Office of Rep. Marilyn Strickland announcement. Today (August 18, 2023), U.S. Representatives Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) and Derek Kilmer (WA-06), Co-Chairs of the Puget Sound Recovery Caucus, announced that the Puyallup Tribe of Indians and the Port of Tacoma will receive grants from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to improve fish passage […]
Obituary Notices – August 21, 2023
Edwards Memorial Funerals Homes, Chapels and Crematories: Robert Frank Barber; Philip John Hogman. Mountain View Funeral Home: Rebecca Blackshaw; Donald A. Brooks; Garry Stanley Davey Sr.; Willam Allen Howard; Douglas Claude Ramsey; Brandon Sean Sanders; Charles E. Owings Sr.
Lakewood City Manager August 18 Info Bulletin
Read the Lakewood City Manager’s (John Caulfield) August 18 Info Bulletin to the Mayor and City Council online by clicking here.
News about your Lakewood Library
Interim Lakewood Pierce County Library The interim Lakewood Pierce County Library remains a top priority for the Pierce County Library System. The Library is working with Modern Building Systems, Inc. (MBS), architects and various government agencies, including the City of Lakewood, for building requirements needed for the interim library. A preliminary rendering of the interim library is […]
Summer Leadership Academy – Preparedness & Partnership 2023
I had a nice introduction to the Summer Leadership Academy, which builds a collaboration and coordination between a host of military and civilian organizations with a focus on transportation and logistics. COL Richard N. Strand USA (R) gave an excellent keynote address concerning U.S. Strategic Insights and Interests. He also spoke later about “Understanding Ukraine.” […]
Brown Bear Car Wash offers free anniversary “Beary Clean” car washes on August 24
Submitted by Brown Bear Car Washes. Brown Bear Car Wash will provide free “Beary Clean” car washes on Thursday, August 24, as it celebrates 66 years of serving customers throughout the Puget Sound area, including the Brown Bear tunnel car wash at Tacoma – 5950 6th Ave, 3002 S 38th St and 13204 Pacific Ave […]
Are you signed up for Emergency Alerts?
On Wednesday, August 16th at approximately 12:50 p.m., West Pierce Fire & Rescue firefighters were dispatched to a brush fire at Fort Steilacoom Park in Lakewood. Crews arrived to find a fast-moving grass fire near Waughop Lake in Lakewood. Due to the size of the brush fire and how quickly it was moving, it elevated […]
U.P.’s Piper Spencer graduates from Whitman College
University Place native Piper Spencer received their Bachelor of Arts degree from Whitman College on May 21. A graduate of Bellarmine Preparatory School, Spencer graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Astronomy.
Special Operations units to training at JBLM, Yakima Training Center and Grant County International Airport, Aug. 21-31
“Elements of U.S. Army Special Operations Command are conducting routine military training at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Yakima Training Center, Wash., and Grant County International Airport, Moses Lake, Wash., August 21-31, 2023. The Soldiers will use training ammunition and other training devices to make the exercise as real as possible. There will be periods of […]