Submitted by Tacoma Photographic Society. Have a great image? Why not enter it into the 2024 TPS Spring Fair Photo Competition and get a chance to win cash prizes! All photos will be exhibited at the 2024 Washington State Fair. Amateur photographers who derive less than 50% of their income from photos are eligible to […]
Pierce County
Put your heart into it
Submitted by Bruce Dammeier. I’ve always said that we work with amazing people, and I recently learned about another extraordinary County employee. During the day, Kyra (O’Keefe) Smithlin is an Accounting Assistant II with the Finance Department. But the rest of her time is devoted to the American Heart Association. Once you hear her story […]
Cascade Regional Blood Services to Transition Operations
Submitted by Cascade Regional Blood Services. After nearly eight decades of partnering with thousands of Pierce County donors to deliver life-saving blood products to local hospitals and patients in need, Cascade Regional Blood Services (CRBS) has announced plans to transition its local blood bank operations in February. The move comes in support of Bloodworks Northwest, […]
Ride Pierce Transit fare free on Sunday, Feb. 4
Pierce Transit is inviting everyone to ride Pierce Transit for free on Sunday, Feb. 4 for Transit Equity Day. This day commemorates the birthday of African American civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks, best remembered for her brave act of resistance when she refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama in […]
Chase is on When ID Theft Suspect Flees From Deputy
At 09:20 am, on January 8th, our deputies responded to the South Hill Walmart to help a woman had tracked her stolen keys to the parking lot. She said her purse was stolen out of her truck at 7 am when she went inside the Target just up the road. The woman said her credit […]
Pierce College Athletics holds fifth Hall of Fame induction ceremony honoring student atheletes and staff
The Pierce College Athletics Hall of Fame welcomed its 5th class of inductees on Jan. 20th with a ceremony celebrating alumni and staff, and, for the first time, retired the uniform numbers of two Raider alumni – No. 42, Anthony “Tony” Adams and no. 1, Michaela Hougland. The uniform numbers of Hougland and Adams […]
Nobles bill to increase student access to free school meals heard in committee
A bill to increase students’ access to free meals was heard in the Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education Committee Monday. Senate Bill 5964, sponsored by Sen. T’wina Nobles (D-Fircrest), would require all school districts to provide breakfast and lunch without charge to any requesting students, beginning with the 2024-25 school year. Nobles said for […]
Health Department moves closer to getting a new Director of Public Health
Three finalists for the Director of Public Health position answered questions for Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department staff and a group of community partners on Jan. 18. Each candidate had a half hour to answer 8 questions developed in advance. Marissa Karras of Karras Consulting facilitated the interviews. Staff and community partners gave input for the […]
Social Security Cards Are Safer At Home
Submitted by the Social Security Administration. Scams to steal your personal information are at an all-time high. That’s why it remains critical to safeguard important personal documents like your Social Security card. A Social Security card is not an identification document. In many situations, you only need to know your Social Security number (SSN). […]