MultiCare press release. MultiCare Health System on Oct. 28 announced a broad range of employee programs to acknowledge the significant contributions its staff has made to care for the community during the COVID-19 pandemic. The goal of these programs, which represent a $53.5 million investment by the system, is to reward and retain employees as […]
Kilmer Statement on Build Back Better Framework
Office of Rep. Derek Kilmer press release. Washington, DC – On Oct. 28, U.S. Representative Derek Kilmer (WA-06) released the following statement in response to President Biden announcing the Build Back Better framework: “Today, President Biden announced the Build Back Better framework – a historic investment in middle class families, in creating jobs, and in combatting the […]
Clover Park school board recognized as a 2021 Board of Distinction
Clover Park School District press release. LAKEWOOD, Wash — Clover Park School District’s Board of Directors was recently named a 2021 Board of Distinction by the Washington State School Directors’ Association (WSSDA). The school board has been recognized as a Board of Distinction five of the last six years. “We are proud to receive this […]
Curbside Oversized Brush Pickup in University Place
City of University Place announcement. The Oversized Brush Pickup is available to all residential customers of University Place Refuse and Recycling, even those without yard waste service. The pickup day for your area will be the same as your curbside recycling or yard waste pickup day during the weeks shown above. Remember, this is a […]
THE PEOPLE’S GATHERING: Truth Tellin’ About Critical Race Theory
Pacific Lutheran University announcement. Pacific Lutheran University’s Campus Ministry and Center for Graduate and Continuing Education will co-host the virtual fall convening of The People’s Gathering: A Revolution of Consciousness (TPG) conference on November 10, 2021, focusing on Critical Race Theory. The People’s Gathering: A Revolution of Consciousness conference is a professional and personal development learning […]
Pierce County COVID-19 data update confirmed October 29
Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department press release. On Oct. 29, our 14-day case rate per 100,000 for Oct. 6-19 is 436.8. The 14-day case rate offers the most reliable look at COVID-19 disease burden on Pierce County. Our hospitalization rate is currently 11.1 per 100,000. Today, we confirmed 255 COVID-19 cases and 2 new deaths: A […]
Obituary Notices – October 30, 2021
New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: Vera Georgievna Berezina; Marilyn Magdalena Dampies. Edwards Memorial Funerals Homes, Chapels and Crematories: Alec Hayden Waltos. Mountain View Funeral Home: Kenya Bougard Burgess; Ebony Doster; Richard Hayward; Kenneth D. Mitchell; Rheinheart Siose. Fir Lane Memorial Park: Bernice I. Caple.
Section of Steilacoom Blvd closes for 3 months starting Nov. 1
Pierce County press release. Starting Nov. 1, 2021, a contractor working for Pierce County will be replacing the broken sewer main and removing the bypass equipment in Lakewood along Steilacoom Boulevard. The project has been designed, and the construction is being coordinated with the City of Lakewood. This is the final phase of the project, which […]
Interfaith Solidarity Against Attacks on Places of Worship on Sunday at 2:00pm
Associated Ministries press release. On October 24, 2021, there was an arson attack on a Catholic church in Tacoma. This followed the recent arson attack at a mosque in Tacoma; break-in and vandalism at a Mountlake Terrace mosque, and at a Federal Way Sikh gurudwara; aggravated assault on a Buddhist nun outside a Buddhist temple in […]