Office of Rep. Marilyn Strickland announcement. Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) announced middle schooler, Anusha Jain, as the 2022 Congressional App Challenge winner for Washington’s 10th Congressional District. Jain was selected by a panel of judges for her app, EcoFriend. “After reviewing many incredible submissions from students across the South Sound, I congratulate Anusha for winning the Congressional […]
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Tacoma Light Trail Bike Ride 2023
Downtown On the Go announcement. Tacoma, Wash. – Celebrate the light and the new year with Downtown On the Go and Tacoma Light Trail on a free, family friendly bike ride on Thursday January 5th, 2023. The ride will highlight light art on the Trail, with details on the installations provided by Tacoma Light Trail […]
Obituary Notices – December 28, 2022
New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: Sandra Sue Young (Wambem); Dale Rutherford Stevens; Richard Leroy Holman Sr.; Melba Hubbard Slemp. Mountain View Funeral Home: Georgia Clark Fischlin; Stuart J. Maier; Minnie L. McClarron; John J. McKewen; Orlin D. Oliver; Olympia Pearson; Estela Reid; LaTonia A. Sharpley; Mau Taala; Larry G VanNatta Jr. Scott Funeral Home: Mother […]
Day Island Residents Battle Rising Tides
West Pierce Fire & Rescue announcement. On Tuesday morning, residents on Day Island in University Place found many of their homes with water inside due to the king tides rising from Puget Sound. Fortunately, there were no injuries or rescues necessary. West Pierce Fire & Rescue (WPFR) responded to a service call on Day Island, […]
1855 envelope and letter from Steilacoom City, Washington comes to Auction in New York City
Submitted by H.R. Harmer. On January 17, 2023, H.R. Harmer Fine Stamp Auctions will be offering at public auction the eighth of ten installments of the “Erivan” Collection of United and Confederate States Postal History. This collection represents one of the most comprehensive and important holdings of American postage stamps ever assembled, and its appearance […]
Fircrest’s Whittier Park Trails Closed
City of Fircrest announcement. Due to forecasted high winds, the Whittier Park trail system will be closed until further notice. Please call Public Works at (253) 564-8900 if you have any questions or concerns.
System outage still impacting City of Lakewood
City of Lakewood announcement. We continue to experience an outage with our email. Phones are operational, but we aren’t receiving emails at this time. If you need to reach someone at the city, please call them.
Assisted Living Locators Provides New Year’s Resolutions For Adult Children To Help Aging Parents
Submitted by Rhonda Grundemann. The New Year is a great opportunity for adult children to reflect about their aging parents and to make goals and resolutions to help them in the coming year. Assisted Living Locators Tacoma/Olympia, a local no cost senior placement and referral service, is providing New Year’s resolutions for adult children to […]
DuPont December 24 Report from Mayor, Council
Read the DuPont Mayor and City Council December 24 report by clicking here.