On May 5, our 14-day case rate per 100,000 is 379.1. The 14-day case rate offers the most reliable look at COVID-19 disease burden on Pierce County. Our hospitalization rate is currently 10 per 100,000. We confirmed 126 new COVID-19 cases and 1 new death, a man in his 70s from Spanaway. Our totals are […]
Obituary Notices – May 6, 2021
New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: Gail Ellen Marinella; Eugene Vincent Ames, Jr.; Dorine Kay Doyle. Mountain View Funeral Home: Barbara Jean “B.J.” McMire; Kyong Su Owens; John Dare “Jack” Roberts. Powers Funeral Home: Lars Sandvik. Hill Funeral Home: Robert Carl Jackson, Jr.; Joan Relda Collins.
Pierce County Council approves $4/hour hazard pay for grocery workers
In a 4-3 vote, the Pierce County Council adopted an ordinance that would require grocery businesses located in unincorporated Pierce County to pay their workers an additional $4/hour in hazard pay through the duration of the governor’s declared COVID-19 emergency. “Today grocery workers in Pierce County got the respect they deserve,” said Councilmember Ryan Mello […]
Letter: Restrain the Governor’s Politically Motivated COVID-19 Mandates
Submitted by Lakewood Mayor Don Anderson. On Tuesday Governor Inslee refused to follow his own arbitrary COVID-19 guidelines which would have re-imposed “Phase 2” restrictions on King, Snohomish and other counties. Three weeks earlier he had no problem restricting freedom and commerce in Pierce County when we had COVID-19 case count and hospitalization metrics which […]
Massive 15-ton Washington Artifact will Return to Tacoma’s Waterfront on May 6
Thursday morning commuters along I-90 and I-5 will be among the first to view the renewed Dickman Mill head saw as it journeys from Spokane to Tacoma following a major restoration. The historic Dickman Lumber Company head saw was a mechanical marvel manufactured by Sumner Iron Works in Everett. Originally installed in 1923, it once […]
Lakewood Police Department Welcomes Four New Officers
LAKEWOOD, Wash. – The ranks of the Lakewood Police Department grew yesterday as four new officers were sworn in by Judge Lisa Mansfield. Officers John Babcock, Kasey Bentz, Lesha Cockle, and Brian Topasna all have prior experience in law enforcement. Additionally, Officer Tim Borchardt was promoted to Sergeant. “The Lakewood Police Department hires the best,” […]
Protecting Your Valuables and Your Orders from Porch and Parks
If you’re like many of us, we order goods delivered to our door. The pandemic made shopping from our homes even easier for us to make that decision. But this has also resulted in upticks in theft directly from our own front steps or porch. “According to the 2020 Package Theft Statistics Report from C&R […]
U.P. Economic Development Advisory Commission Names New Leadership
The City of U.P.’s Economic Development Advisory Commission (EDAC) has announced that Michael Gruener, production manager for U.P. Refuse and Recycling, is the group’s new chair and U.P. resident Joshua Koontz will serve as vice chair. The EDAC is comprised of seven citizens who advocate for the implementation of the Economic Development Strategic Action Plan […]
Unsolved Mysteries: Tacoma Edition
Join Tacoma Historical Society as they mark Historic Preservation Month at the May 10 (7 pm) virtual meeting, as author, researcher, journalist, Tacoma Historical Society member and Historic Tacoma board member Steve Dunkelberger will chat about five unsolved mysteries from our collective past — from cold cases of murder and disappearances, to unexplained sightings of […]