A story from Chief Greg Premo, City of University Place Police. I want to share an experience one of our officers had recently. He was on routine patrol one morning when he came across a disabled vehicle in the roadway. He stopped to see if he could help. The driver said she was trying to […]
Celebrate the Fall Season at Lakewood’s Truck & Tractor Day
A press release from City of Lakewood. LAKEWOOD, Wash. –The City of Lakewood will celebrate its annual Truck & Tractor Day on Saturday, Oct. 9 from 12:00 to 3:00 p.m. Attendees will enjoy hayrides, fall festivities, and free pumpkins and hard hats. Autumnal activities will include pumpkin decorating, a pumpkin slingshot, and more. Free pumpkins will be […]
Back to School Means Back to Mouthguards for Student Athletes
Submitted by Jeff Reynolds, DMD, Delta Dental. Up to 60 percent of student-athletes will experience a sports-related dental injury, and some 30 percent of all sports injuries are related to the mouth and teeth, making mouthguards an important part of back-to-school equipment for those who play sports. While mouthguards are often mandated for football, hockey […]
Pierce County COVID-19 data update confirmed September 30
A press release from Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department. On Sept. 30, our 14-day case rate per 100,000 for Sept. 8-21 is 574.4. The 14-day case rate offers the most reliable look at COVID-19 disease burden on Pierce County. Our hospitalization rate is currently 11.2 per 100,000. Today, we confirmed 238 COVID-19 cases and 5 new […]
Obituary Notices – October 1, 2021
New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: Donald Sanford Leinum. Edwards Memorial Funerals Homes, Chapels and Crematories: Joseph Royce Robertson; Arthur Roy Melius; Cheryl Jo Lorenz. Mountain View Funeral Home: Gary Belmore; Christopher Hale; Heidi Jean Johnson; Loretta King; Carlos Carton Castillo Lan; Carol Lord; Doris M. Norris; Maurice Edward Perry; Karl Kurt Thierbach; Patricia Ann Wellman; […]
Statewide Flag Lowering Oct. 3 for National Fallen Firefighters Memorial
A press release from Office of the Governor. Governor Inslee hereby directs that Washington State and United States flags at all state agency facilities be lowered to half-staff on Sunday, October 3, 2021, in honor of the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service. The Governor’s Office has no objection to agencies lowering the flags at the close of business on […]
JBLM to train with artillery Oct. 1
Joint Base Lewis-McChord will conduct day and nighttime training with artillery from 12 a.m. 1 Oct to 11:59 p.m. Oct. 1. Public queries or comments about noise may be directed to JBLM Public Affairs.
Dance Theatre Northwest presents Fairy Garden Dance Workshops
Local nonprofit Dance Theatre Northwest presents the first in an innovative new series of story time dance workshops, Fairy Garden Dance, on Saturday November 6. Geared to children ages 3 1/2 to 5 (Sprouts) and ages 4 1/2 to 6 (Seedlings) the workshop series will be taught by Stephanie Herbst, M.S., in environmental science and […]
ARNORTH concludes military wildland fire ground response operation in California
A press release from Joint Base Lewis-McChord. At the request of the National Interagency Fire Center, and in support of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service, U.S. Army North, U.S. Northern Command’s Joint Force Land Component Command, concluded its wildland fire ground response operation in California. Approximately 200 Soldiers from the 23rd Brigade Engineer […]