Pierce County is excited to announce the opening of the 2025 Art Grant program, beginning Monday, Dec. 2. This grant initiative aims to expand access to the arts, foster educational opportunities, support underserved communities and celebrate the rich cultural diversity within Pierce County. Nonprofit organizations based in unincorporated Pierce County are encouraged to apply if […]
Pierce County Library System closed Nov. 28-29 for Thanksgiving
The Pierce County Library System will be closed Thursday, Nov. 28, and Friday, Nov. 29, for Thanksgiving. During that time, the Library’s online services, as always, will be open at www.mypcls.org, featuring online e-books, audiobooks, videos and magazines as well as other services and resources.
Obituary Notices – November 26, 2024
Mountain View Funeral Home: Laquisha Sade Baldtrip; Jonathan T Cammon.
Public Days at Festival of Trees return this Saturday
Submitted by Mary Bridge Children’s. The 38th annual Festival of Trees Public Days are coming this weekend, a Tacoma holiday tradition presented by Mary Bridge Children’s Foundation and Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital. This year’s theme “Magic Lives Here” invites families to get in the spirit and sparkle with the season. 🎄 When: Saturday, Nov. 30, […]
Shooting at Us
At 1:56 a.m. on Thursday November 7, our deputies saw a green Tahoe parked in the Farrelli’s parking lot at the corner of Garfield St S and Pacific Ave S in Parkland. As deputies drove past they could see it was occupied and they ran the license plate. They discovered the vehicle had been reported […]
Clover Park Superintendent Named Washington State Superintendent of the Year
Submitted by Washington Association of School Administrators. Clover Park School District Superintendent Ron Banner has been named the 2025 Superintendent of the Year by the Washington Association of School Administrators (WASA). The announcement was made during WASA’s Fall Superintendent Component meeting in Spokane. The annual award is designed to recognize the outstanding leadership of active, front-line superintendents and pay tribute to those who lead Washington’s public schools. In announcing this year’s […]
Resourcing Frontline Communities: APCC to award $410,000 to organizations and groups working on a Healthy Environment for All
Asia Pacific Cultural Center (APCC), with Front & Centered, N’aah Illahee Fund, Latino Community Fund, and the Washington State Coalition of African Community Leaders (WASCL), announces a $3 million community capacity-building grant. APCC will distribute $410,000 in sub-grants to organizations working to advance environmental justice and climate resilience for overburdened and vulnerable communities in Washington […]
Career Path Services Receives a $30,000 South Sound Career Training Grant from the Wells Fargo Foundation
Submitted by Wells Fargo. LAKEWOOD, Wash. – Career Path Services has received a grant of $30,000 from the Wells Fargo Foundation to provide banking industry career training for students in the South Sound. The grant will be used to support Career Path Services’ BankWork$ (BW$) goal of serving 60 students in 2025. BW$ is a […]
Letter: Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Nicole Milton
Submitted by Teairrau Mason. Our beloved Nicole Milton was so much more than words can capture. She was a devoted mother to five incredible children, ages 3 to 17, and the heart of our community. Her laugh could light up a room, her kindness could soften the hardest of days, and her unwavering dedication to […]