TACOMA, Wash. – In Pierce County, too many young adults are falling through the cracks. And too many adults don’t know it’s not too late to graduate with their high school diploma or GED. … [Read more...]
Board of Health Feb. 20 meeting agenda
The February 20, 2019 Tacoma-Pierce County Board of Health Study Session Agenda is available for view on our website. … [Read more...]
Alex Cruz Wins Lakewood MLK Literary Contest
Alex Cruz, a senior at Lakes High School, was the recent winner of the Lakewood Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Literary Contest. The annual contest is done in collaboration with the Lakewood MLK Committee, the Lakewood Arts Commission and the three high schools in the Clover Park School District. … [Read more...]
U.P. City Council Feb. 19 meeting agenda
The University Place City Council will hold a Regular Meeting on Monday, Feb. 19 (6:30 P.M.) in the Town Hall Meeting Room (3715 Bridgeport Way West.) Access the agenda on the City's website. … [Read more...]
Obituary Notices – February 16, 2019
New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: Eiko Nakanishi; Eileen Bartle; Bob Steve; Betty Norton. Edwards Memorial Funerals Homes, Chapels and Crematories: Sally Celia Herrera; Shirley Emilie Sturgis; Byong Kyu Yun; Gerald Arthur Toupin. Mountain View Funeral Home: Karla Jean Mooers … [Read more...]
I-5 ramp and lane closures pick up again after snow delay in Tacoma
TACOMA – Over the next two weeks, construction crews will begin installing signs and restriping Interstate 5 between East L Street and Port of Tacoma Road to create a median work zone as weather allows. Overnight drivers should be prepared for multiple lane closures on I-5 from 54th Avenue East in Fife to South 48th Street in Tacoma, and on eastbound State Route 16 near South Sprague Avenue. … [Read more...]
Steilacoom Town Administrator Feb. 15 report to council
Upcoming Meetings: Council Meeting – February 19, 2019, at 6:30 PM at Town Hall. Planning Commission – March 11, 2019 at 6:30 PM at Town Hall.Civil Service Commission – March 7, 2019, at 2 PM at the Community CenterPreservation and Review Board – February 27, 2019 at 6:30 PM at Town Hall. … [Read more...]
Letter: Lakewood City Council ignore advice of its citizen volunteer Waughop Lake water quality monitors
Submitted by Don Russell. That advice is as follows: Discontinue pursuing Lakewood's consultants' proposed $210,000 to $780,000 lake-wide alum treatment. This treatment does not address the proximate cause of Waughop Lake's recurring harmful Cyanobacteria blooms. The proximate cause of the lake's recurring harmful Cyanobacteria blooms is the existence of a layer of nutrient polluted sediment … [Read more...]
Daughter of man killed in attack at adult family home joined Sen. O’Ban for press conference on behavioral health bills
Submitted by Sen. Steve O'Ban's Office Freedom Nitschke, whose father was recently killed in an attack by a fellow resident at a Lakewood adult family home, joined Sen. Steve O’Ban to discuss two behavioral health bills at a 1:30 pm press conference on Friday, Feb. 15 in the Senate Rules Room on the 2nd floor of the Legislative Building in Olympia. … [Read more...]
Attend a Free Program on World War II Japanese-American Relocation
Subtitled "Fact, Fiction and More"—all to be sorted out by "Historical Phil" Raschke in a presentation sponsored by the Lakewood Historical Society. … [Read more...]