We recommend you don’t swim or wade anywhere in the Thea Foss Waterway. Lab tests found high levels of bacteria in the water, which increases your risk of gastrointestinal illness if you come in contact with it. The Blue Water Task Force collected the first samples that showed high bacteria counts. Our staff conducted follow-up […]
Obituary Notices – November 25, 2023
Edwards Memorial Funerals Homes, Chapels and Crematories: Bart Anthony Minnitti; Luther John Smith. Mountain View Funeral Home: Richard Albedyll; Cheryl Boyles; Patricia Lee Devenny; Dorothy Jean Jennings; Ronald James Schill; Seth Michael Stoltenberg. Gaffney Funeral Home: Michael Lucas Milasich.
Overnight I-5 lane and ramp closures in DuPont planned for the week of Nov. 27
DUPONT – Next week, contractor crews working for the Washington State Department of Transportation will close two lanes of northbound Interstate 5, one lane of southbound Interstate 5 and several ramps overnight. The closures allow construction crews to install guardrail and maintenance vehicle pullouts as part of ongoing construction at the Steilacoom-DuPont interchange. Lane closures on northbound […]
New field trip initiative ensures every Tacoma Public Schools student has equal access to out-of-classroom experiences
Tacoma, WA: A group of children skipped down a muddy trail at Tacoma Nature Center, bending to examine nurse logs, gnarled tree roots and an ant hill next to an orange mushroom. “This is the best day ever!” said Murphy Hinds, a second grader at Bryant Montessori. Murphy is one of about 16,000 students guaranteed a […]
Lakewood City Manager November 24 Info Bulletin
Read the Lakewood City Manager’s (John Caulfield) November 24 Info Bulletin to the Mayor and City Council online by clicking here.
CWA Students Selected To Perform With Honor Assemblies
We are pleased to announce that 12 Charles Wright Academy students have been selected to participate with prestigious ensembles in the Northwest. Seven students were chosen to perform in the Northwest American Choral Directors Association Honor Choirs at the January regional conference. Allison C. ’25, Kaela C. ’24 and Hazel P. ’25 were selected to […]
In the Book Nook with … Katherine Cobb
Author Katherine Cobb from south central Virginia splits her time between being an author and her boutique marketing communications agency. She wrote short stories, beginning in junior high. She started writing professionally in 2002 when she landed an editorial column which she wrote for 15 years, earning her a Best Lifestyle Columnist award from the […]
Letter: When Those Grieving Return Home
The setting of the story entitled “The Secret Garden” where the narrative unfolds, centers around a private-walled, bramble-invested, weed-overgrown, unkempt- and long-unattended theater of sorts where once roses took center stage. Following the death of Archibald Craven’s wife – who tended the garden – the sorrowing, grieving husband locked the garden gate, buried the key, […]
The Lakewood City Council Nov. 27 Meeting Agenda
The Lakewood City Council will hold a Study Session on Nov. 27 (7 PM). Access the agenda and access instructions here.