Applicant files Project Permit Application for the construction of a 10,364 sf warehouse with a 17-stall parking area, 4 loading bays, an emergency turn-around, trash enclosure, and new landscaping improvements at 7005 150th Street SW in the Woodbrook neighborhood of Lakewood. The project borders an existing wetland on its northern boundary. Learn more and comment (by […]
Obituary Notices – July 19, 2021
Edwards Memorial Funerals Homes, Chapels and Crematories: Barbara Ann Inabnit; Sonja Marlene Springer. Mountain View Funeral Home: Evangeline B. Britt; David Lloyd Goudelock. Hill Funeral Home: Adam Jacob Young.
Local Students Named to University of Northern Colorado Dean’s List of Academic Distinction
Over 2,100 students have been named to the 2020-21 Dean’s List at the University of Northern Colorado. Julianna Martin from DuPont been named to the Dean’s List of Academic Distinction. Students who received this distinction earned a combined GPA of 3.75 or higher during at least two academic semesters and completed a minimum of 24 […]
Hybrid Pierce County Council meetings launched, in-person attendance and remote participation welcome
An announcement from the Pierce County Council. The public is once again invited to join the Pierce County Council in person for its public meetings. Council opened its chamber doors July 12 for its first in-person meeting in more than a year, following state guidance that meetings could resume. With the return of in-person meetings, […]
Tacoma’s Shiloh Baptist Church leads the charge to bring more renewable energy to our community
A press release from Tacoma Public Utilities. TACOMA, Wash. – On Friday, Shiloh Baptist Church in Tacoma unveiled a 19.78 kW solar system funded in part by a $50,000 grant from Tacoma Power. The solar system, installed by Sphere Solar Energy, the only minority-owned solar firm in the region, will generate more than half of the […]
Bought ReJuvenation pills? Get your money back
A blog post from the Federal Trade Commission. Last year, the FTC reached a settlement agreement with makers of ReJuvenation and sent refund checks to people who bought this so-called “anti-aging” pill that claimed to be a cure-all for ailments including cell damage, heart attack damage, brain damage, and deafness. If you bought ReJuvenation and […]
Candidate Forum – Steilacoom Town Council, Position 2
Submitted by League of Women Voters of Tacoma-Pierce County. The League of Women Voters of Tacoma-Pierce County is hosting a nonpartisan candidate forum along with several other community groups for races in Pierce County for which there are three or more candidates in the Primary election. This is an opportunity for the public to hear […]
The Lakewood City Council July 19 Meeting Agenda
The Lakewood City Council will hold a Regular Meeting on July 19 (7 PM). Access the agenda and access instructions on the City’s website.
Initial and continued claims for regular benefits decreased July 4-10
A press release from Washington State Employment Security Office. During the week of July 4 – July 10, there were 5,488 initial regular unemployment claims (down 7.4 percent from the prior week) and 340,204 total claims for all unemployment benefit categories (down 0.9 percent from the prior week) filed by Washingtonians, according to the Employment Security […]