Town of Steilacoom announcement. The Steilacoom Town Council is seeking input on revisions to the Town’s sign Code. Please provide your input to Town Planner, doug.fortner@ci.steilacoom.wa.us by March 1, 2022.
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Vision Zero Community Survey Open Now Through March 4
City of Tacoma announcement. Vision Zero is a global initiative to eliminate traffic fatalities and severe injuries while increasing safe, healthy, and equitable mobility for all. In 2020, the Tacoma City Council passed Resolution 40559, committing to joining the Vision Zero Action Network and abiding by a Vision Zero goal that eliminates traffic fatalities and […]
Pierce County COVID-19 data update: Recent data shows case decline
Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department press release. We continue to see evidence this wave has peaked. The 14-day case rates on the state dashboard may increase because of the state’s reporting delays. But our recent data shows the beginning of a decline. Still, our cases are among the highest we’ve ever seen. And we’re reporting 46 […]
Obituary Notices – January 26, 2022
New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: Gilda Coudray Oliver; Maurice Orville Marx, Sr. Mountain View Funeral Home: Dallas L. Bennett. Powers Funeral Home: Richard Emmet Mitchell; Ruben Carroll Baumann. Week’s Dryer Mortuary: Peggy Virginia Brown.
Construction resumes on St. Joseph Station this week
Sound Transit announcement. Crews will resume construction on the St. Joseph Station, located on Martin Luther King Jr. Way just north of S. 18th St., started, Jan. 24. The contractor will paint the metal on the station canopy and start installing equipment at the station. In addition, crews will install concrete paving on S. 18th […]
Pierce College Puyallup President Darrell Cain named interim president at Everett Community College
Pierce College announcement. After three and a half years of dedicated service as president of Pierce College Puyallup, Darrell Cain, Ph.D., will soon begin a new chapter as interim president of Everett Community College. The Everett Community College Board of Trustees voted unanimously to offer Cain the interim presidency, citing Cain’s success building campus and […]
Hidden Hero: Awjaney Markholt
Awjahney Markholt is a senior at Lakes High School, participating in running start at Pierce College and a Lakewood native. She is a natural leader, and her passion for leadership comes alive in the Lakes community where she participates in leadership class and promotes excellence in diversity as a member of the school’s Black Student […]
Rezone and Comprehensive Plan re-designation of School Property
Town of Steilacoom announcement. The Steilacoom Historical School District has requested that the property at the corner of Sequalish and Chambers Streets, formerly used as a football field and bus barn, be re-designated for Housing under the Comprehensive Plan and rezoned to R-7.2. Hearings will begin in February at the Planning Commission. A determination of […]
Strickland Launches First Valentines for Veterans Drive
Office of Rep. Marilyn Strickland announcement. Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) announced the launch of her first annual Valentines for Veterans Drive, where South Sound residents are invited to make handmade Valentine’s Day cards and bring them to her offices in either Lacey or Lakewood starting on Monday, January 24th, 2022 through Monday, February 7, 2022. […]