Pacific Lutheran University’s Campus Ministry and Center for Graduate and Continuing Education will co-host the spring virtual convening of The People’s Gathering: A Revolution of Consciousness (TPG) conference on April 22, 2021 centered on the topic Anti-Racism, Advancement Advocacy: What is it AND how do we engage? The People’s Gathering: A Revolution of Consciousness conference […]
102 new Pierce County COVID-19 cases, no new deaths confirmed Apr. 8
On April 8, our 14-day case rate per 100,000 is 194.9. The 14-day case rate offers the most reliable look at COVID-19 disease burden on Pierce County and it includes a 6-day data lag. We confirmed 102 new COVID-19 cases and no new deaths. Our totals are 40,274 cases and 516 deaths. Find more information […]
Obituary Notices – April 9, 2021
New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: Joseph Leroy Irby; Brian Peter Twomey. Edwards Memorial Funerals Homes, Chapels and Crematories: Nancy Inez Sternberg; Elaine Catherine Seeberger. Mountain View Funeral Home: Ernest Franklin McAtee; Robert D. Thomas. Gaffney Funeral Home: Thomas P May; Estelle Lamken Farber. Week’s Dryer Mortuary: Andrew Craig Schoolmaster.
City of DuPont, Northwest Landing’s 2021 4th of July Hometown Celebration Canceled
In a joint decision, the City of DuPont and Northwest Landing have canceled their annual 4th of July Hometown Celebration for 2021, which includes the fireworks show. This decision was made with an abundance of caution, in keeping with the Governor’s phased re-opening. Current public health guidelines in Phase 3 in the “Roadmap to Recovery” […]
City of Lakewood Presents of 25th Anniversary Art Contest Gallery
LAKEWOOD, Wash. – The City of Lakewood has published a gallery of submissions to its 25th Anniversary Art Contest. 2021 marks the 25th anniversary of the incorporation of the City of Lakewood. The City adopted a theme of “commUNITY” to commemorate the quarter-century milestone. The theme is an acknowledgement of the importance of togetherness after a year […]
Letter: Let Children Stand Out
Never tell boys or girls to line up. For us first-time coaches of first-time baseball players who just hours ago had finished their first day of first grade, we wondered what the first practice would be like. Could we keep these decidedly rough-but-future-stars-of-the-baseball-diamond in line to do anything? “You don’t,” one coach answered, “but you’ll […]
MudBay Reopens to Rave Reviews and Big Crowds
More than 500 people came out over Easter weekend to enjoy the grand re-opening of the MudBay Pet Supplies Store at 3804 Bridgeport Way W., with staff reporting that the new store had a phenomenal sales weekend. The University Place store is among MudBay’s highest volume locations, putting it near the top of the chain’s […]
I-5 construction brings weekend Portland Avenue on-ramp closure in Tacoma
TACOMA – If the weather cooperates, a weekend ramp closure in Tacoma will bring an end to the temporary location of southbound Interstate 5 exit 133 to Tacoma’s city center. Weekend ramp closure April 10-12Starting at 7 p.m. on Saturday, April 10, the Portland Avenue/East 27th Street on-ramp to southbound I-5 will close around-the-clock until […]
WorkForce Central releases February 2021 Employment Report
The February unemployment rate for Pierce County was 7.1%, roughly unchanged since October (7.3%). The rate represents a 25% year-over increase in the number of job seekers (+6,120). While the regional workforce has made a strong return, gains have stagnated in recent months, with over 34,000 fewer people employed today than a year ago. Read […]