Submitted by Dr. Paul Sherman, Chief Medical Officer with Community Health Plan of Washington. Federal health officials have cleared the Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty) COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use in children ages 5-11. It’s the first COVID vaccine to be made available for this age group. About 28 million kids in the U.S. are newly eligible. Should […]
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Sound Transit Board meeting November 18
Sound Transit press release. The Sound Transit Board of Directors will convene its regular Board meeting on November 18 from 2:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. The meeting has been rescheduled this month due to the Thanksgiving holiday. The Board is scheduled to consider the following items: Agreements for the OMF East Transit Oriented Development project […]
Pierce County COVID-19 data update confirmed November 15
Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department press release. On Nov. 15, our 14-day case rate per 100,000 for Oct. 21-Nov. 3 is 379.3. The 14-day case rate offers the most reliable look at COVID-19 disease burden on Pierce County. Our hospitalization rate is currently 9.1 per 100,000. Today, we confirmed 205 COVID-19 cases and 5 new deaths: […]
Obituary Notices – November 16, 2021
New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: Darryl Lloyd Harris; Sharon Ina Benson; Judiann Jacobs; Mary Helen Day. Mountain View Funeral Home: Joseph L. Castonguay. Week’s Dryer Mortuary: Gloria (Schelp) Johnson; Audrey Jeanne (Carrell) Skrzyniarz.
JBLM will conduct mortar training Nov. 16
Joint Base Lewis-McChord announcement. Joint Base Lewis-McChord will conduct day and nighttime mortars from 6 a.m. Nov.16 to 11:59 p.m. Nov. 16.
Gravelly Lake road construction continues
City of Lakewood news story. The contractor has commenced work along the section of Gravelly Lake Drive between Veterans Drive and Washington Boulevard. They are moving along with the final segment of water main along Gravelly and will be spending the next two weeks completing the main, testing, tying it in to the existing mains, […]
Pierce Transit CTAG Nov. 18 Meeting Agenda
The Pierce Transit Community Transportation Advisory Group (CTAG) will meet on Nov. 18 remotely at 5:30 pm. Read the meeting agenda participation instructions here.
The Board of Health Nov. 17 Meeting Agenda
The Board of Health will hold a Study Session on Nov. 17 (3-5 PM). Access the agenda and access instructions here.
New trustee, Clemencia Castro-Woolery, appointed to Pierce College
Pierce College announcement. As the newest member of Pierce College’s governor-appointed Board of Trustees, Clemencia Castro-Woolery looks forward to supporting the college’s efforts in building an anti-racist institution. As the daughter of a physician and a lawyer, she understood the power and importance of education from a young age. “I’ve always believed that education is […]