During the week of May 2 – May 8, there were 16,605 initial regular unemployment claims (up 58.0 percent from the prior week) and 436,114 total claims for all unemployment benefit categories (up 7.9 percent from the prior week) filed by Washingtonians, according to the Employment Security Department (ESD). Initial regular claims applications are now […]
322 new Pierce County COVID-19 cases, 1 new death confirmed May. 14
On May 14, our 14-day case rate per 100,000 is 356.3. The 14-day case rate offers the most reliable look at COVID-19 disease burden on Pierce County. Our hospitalization rate is currently 10.8 per 100,000. We confirmed 322 new COVID-19 cases and 1 new death, a man in his 70s from Frederickson. Approximately half of […]
Obituary Notices – May 15, 2021
New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: Monette Chloe Kohler; Michael Anthony Fowlkes; Justiniana “Lola” Worstell. Edwards Memorial Funerals Homes, Chapels and Crematories: Raymond Wilson. Mountain View Funeral Home: Benigno Cantu. Fir Lane Memorial Park: Anthony Victor Zajac.
The power of play
By Bruce Dammeier, Pierce County Executive. Summer is coming and when I was a kid that always meant lots of time playing outside. I would spend time in the woods next to my house, play “kick the can” with our neighborhood kids, and ride bikes to Point Defiance. The last school bell of the year […]
Lakewood City Manager May 14 Info Bulletin
Read the Lakewood City Manager’s (John Caulfield) May 14 Info Bulletin to the Mayor and City Council online by clicking here.
Steilacoom Town Administrator May 14 Report to Council
Upcoming Meetings: Council Meeting – May 18, 2021, at 6:30 PM. Zoom Invite: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84516344123 Planning Commission – June 14, 2021 at 6:30 PM. Zoom Invite: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84392261519 Civil Service Commission – May 27, 2021 at 2:00 PM. Zoom Invite: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86430542756 Preservation and Review Board – May 26, 2021 at 6:30 PM. Zoom Invite: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84705609211 (*) Meetings […]
FCC launches new program that connects consumers to internet access during COVID-19
Submitted by Washington State Health Care Authority. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) just launched the Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB) Program. EBB is a temporary program that helps families and households who are struggling to afford internet service during the COVID-19 pandemic. What is EBB? This program provides a discount on monthly high-speed internet bills for qualifying […]
Pierce County Moves to Phase 3 May 18
Governor Jay Inslee announced on May 13 that the state is moving toward a statewide June 30 reopening date and that all counties in Washington will move to Phase 3 of the Healthy WA: Roadmap to Recovery reopening plan effective May 18 until June 30. The full reopening could happen earlier than June 30 if 70% or more of Washingtonians […]
Morningside Massacre 1879 – A Short Story
We had no idea our leader was sending professional troops to save us. We didn’t know we needed saving. We didn’t even know there was a problem. Friends got news to us with just five days warning. Our little farming and animal husbandry community had always taken care of ourselves and was happy to lend […]