Residents should anticipate increased traffic in University Place from May 22-26 when the United States Golf Association holds its 6th U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championship at Chambers Bay. The tournament will bring an estimated 350 people to the course each day, including 128 players, plus caddies, USGA officials and course marshals, as well as players’ guests. […]
Locust Cider opening in Gig Harbor
Locust Cider & Brewing Co. is expanding again in Pierce County – and this time it is across the bridge in Gig Harbor. If all goes as planned, it will open later this summer. It’s a Harbor space that craft beverage lovers will know well. I certainly do. I’ve sipped countless brews and watched liquor […]
Puyallup City Council hearing on Public Works Vehicle
The Puyallup City Council will conduct a public hearing on Tuesday, May 18, 2021, at approximately 6:30 p.m., to consider Public Works Vehicle #6418 as surplus to the needs of the city and authorizing its disposal. Due to the Governor’s orders related to public gatherings and the Open Public Meetings Act during the pandemic, the […]
Initial and continued claims for regular benefits increased May 2-8
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 […]