TACOMA, Wash. – North 16th Street – between North Proctor and North Adams streets – will be closed for maintenance April 25-May 2, from 8 AM – 5 PM, and detours will be in place while this work is happening. This work is weather-dependent, and timing may be subject to change. Community members with questions about […]
Put your food waste in your yard waste cart
Pierce County’s curbside residential yard waste program now accepts food waste. Residents can put all food and yard waste in their existing yard waste container. In accordance with Washington State House Bill 1799, Pierce County is now accepting residential food waste with yard waste. Accepting food waste is a critical action in Pierce County’s Sustainability […]
Virginia Mason Franciscan Health Grants $1.7 Million to Local Nonprofit Organizations
Submitted by Virginia Mason Franciscan Health. April 22, 2024, Virginia Mason Franciscan Health (VMFH) announced its commitment of $1.7 million to support local nonprofit organizations across the Puget Sound that address some of the region’s most pressing health issues – access to care, behavioral health, chronic disease prevention, and violence prevention. The goal of the […]
Obituary Notices – April 24, 2024
New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: Demara Marie Vandervort. Edwards Memorial Funerals Homes, Chapels and Crematories: Rose Marie Margaret Collazo Castro. Mountain View Funeral Home: Dale Curtis Schueller. Hill Funeral Home: Christopher Lee Mares.
DuPont Mayor, Resident invited to join San Diego to Washington D.C. Honor Flight
Mayor Ron Frederick and DuPont resident Larry Metzler, Captain, USN (Ret), have been invited to travel on a special San Diego Honor Flight to Washington D.C., April 26-28. This is a first of its kind Honor Flight as it includes only Navy Veterans who participated in Naval Special Warfare combat operations during the Vietnam War. […]
Letter: Loving in the Rain
“Singin’ in the Rain” was the centerpiece of the film by that title (1952) in which Gene Kelly memorably dances to the song “while splashing through puddles during a rainstorm in California.” “Why am I smilin’ and why do I sing?Why does December seem sunny as Spring?Why do I get up each morning to startAnd get […]
Letter: Lakewood – Sometimes It’s The Small Things
Submitted by KM Hills. I enjoy water features. For years, I have enjoyed watching koi glide through the water, as a waterfall makes a relaxing splashing sound. Some of you may recognized a few of the Lakewood water features in the included pictures. For me the most iconic Lakewood water feature is the fountain on […]
Daytime closure scheduled for SR 7 ramp to southbound I-5
TACOMA – People who use the State Route 7 on-ramp to southbound I-5 in Tacoma will want to plan additional travel time Wednesday, April 24. From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Washington Department of Transportation maintenance crews will close the ramp. During the closure, travelers will detour via northbound I-705, SR 509 and southbound I-705. […]
Letter: To The Hearing Examiner
Submitted by Claudia Riiff Finseth. Please, protect the waterat the heart of our community—The Spanaway Marsh may mean little to some,but not to us. It is our arterial blood,our breath, our home. We are done with the hundred-year destructionof filled-in wetlands, re-routed streams,toxic human pollution and buildings too closeto these arteries of life. We are […]