Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department press release. To better reflect our goal of getting everyone who is eligible in Pierce County up to date on vaccinations, we are now highlighting that number on our main data page and on our weekly report. You’re considered up to date on vaccination once you’ve gotten your primary series of […]
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Obituary Notices – June 3, 2022
New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: Marilyn M. Cooksie; Mary Lucille Sclair; Mary Silata Unger; Pavel Konstantinovich Derkach; Chun Kyu Kim. Mountain View Funeral Home: Dolores R. Allen; Yolanda Gina Montgomery; Thomas Lizama Salas; Billy Gene Wasson. Fir Lane Memorial Park: Shirley Ann Corp; Elisabeth Luise Silva. Powers Funeral Home: Suzanne Marie Balcom. Hill Funeral Home: Steven […]
2022 Mike McGowan Educational Incentive Award Recipients Announced
Submitted by Rotary Club of Lakewood. LAKEWOOD, WASH—Rotary Club of Lakewood recently bestowed Mike McGowan Educational Incentive Awards to 10 graduating high school seniors from Harrison Preparatory, Clover Park, Lakes and Steilacoom high schools. Recipients: Clover Park High SchoolNevaeh Canley Harrison Preparatory SchoolKarole-Anne AlvisoShailyn SchaeferPhoenix Schumacher-TuckerJohn Simpson Lakes High SchoolCannon CombsKevyn GordonHaley Rusbuldt Steilacoom High […]
JBLM-North Phase I (Gravelly and east end of Washington) Update
City of Lakewood announcement. Paving of the roadway has been completed in all locations north (west) of Nyanza. Paving previously scheduled for tonight (June 2) and into tomorrow morning (June 3) has been postponed due to anticipated weather. The remaining paving of Gravelly between Nyanza and Pacific Highway and along Nyanza just northeast of Gravelly […]
Sunnyside Beach Erosion: Fight it With a Wall, or Embrace it With Access
Submitted by A Chaney. The next time you visit Sunnyside Beach, look toward the Tacoma Narrows and pan left as you take in the vast area of water. Then consider that the tide changes the water’s level by more than ten feet on a typical day. All this water runs through the Tacoma Narrows, and […]
Community Conversations with Councilmember Jani Hitchen
Office of Jani Hitchen, Pierce County Council, District 6 announcement. I wanted to extend an invitation to community members to come and speak with me about District 6 issues. Saturday, June 4 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Steilacoom Ferry Terminal, 56 Union Ave., SteilacoomThere is no set agenda, I will just be there to chat about […]
CPSD Staff Spotlight: Mariana Bejar
A Clover Park School District story. Our CPSD Staff Spotlight this week features Lakeview Hope Academy assistant secretary Mariana Bejar. Mariana worked as an interpreter for the district for many years and began her time with Lakeview six years ago as a family involvement coordinator while continuing to interpret for events such as Coffee with […]
TPD: Talks with the Chief
Tacoma Police announcement. Introducing “Talks with the Chief”, a new video series. Chief Moore answers one question in each video, from technical aspects of policing to lighthearted topics like what he does with his time off. This episode: TPD’s officer vacancy rate and recruiting: https://youtu.be/37zelb4Cjpc
City of Puyallup wants to know your thoughts about redesigned website
City of Puyallup announcement. The City has recently redesigned its website, www.CityofPuyallup.org. We’d like to ask for your impressions of our new website redesign. This survey should take a few minutes to complete. Your feedback with help us better serve you. Take our online survey.