Eatonville officials tonight will consider whether to dissolve the town’s decades-old police department and instead hire the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department to provide law enforcement services.
The state recently awarded $20.9 million for school facility energy-cost savings improvements to 40 school districts, and the Eatonville, Steilacoom and Sumner school districts were local recipients. To qualify, districts conducted audits of their schools that identified projects that would yield energy-cost savings while responding to facility needs. In most cases, state money is augmented with local dollars and funds from local utility providers.
Voters appeared to be approving new levels of property taxes in support of Eatonville schools and emergency services in Gig Harbor, according to early returns in Tuesday’s special election.
Eatonville officials used $164,418 in donations meant for a multi-use trail and pedestrian bridge project to help cover general operating expenses for the town in 2010, according to state auditors.
A 63-year-old bicyclist was injured Sunday after being struck by a vehicle on state Route 161 near Ohop Creek.
Since Northwest Trek opened on July 17, 1975, people have traveled to the 723-acre park to see native animals in their habitat – bison, elk and moose; cougars, wolves and bears.
The Eatonville School District is asking voters this month to approve local property taxes to help pay for school operations. It’s the second time around for the school levy, which failed in a February election.
Jeff Lucas has been appointed to fill an at-large position on the Eatonville School Board. His appointment lasts until the November election. He said he plans to run for the seat at that time.
Eatonville residents sent their town leaders a message Monday night: Don’t get rid of the Police Department.
Eatonville leaders might dissolve the small town’s Police Department and hire the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department to provide coverage.
No criminal charges will be filed against an Eatonville High School teacher who was placed on paid administrative leave Feb. 7 following a student’s allegations of wrongdoing, a Pierce County deputy prosecutor said Wednesday.
The Town of Eatonville may hire the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department to provide law enforcement services and dissolve its own police department.
In the foothills of Mount Rainier, Eatonville is a place where residents know each others’ names, and often their life stories. But tension is simmering. Some people in the town of 2,800 residents say police are pulling drivers over for relatively minor offenses so frequently that people are afraid to go out because they might get a ticket.
In the foothills of Mount Rainier, Eatonville is a place where residents know each others’ names, and often their life stories.
Students in high school and college who are considering becoming a zookeeper, zoo veterinarian or zoo educator should plan to attend Northwest Trek’s career day.
Eric Anderson, the husband of Mount Rainier National Park law enforcement ranger Margaret Anderson, who was shot and killed on New Year’s Day, today issued a thank you note.
The owner of a Pierce County boarding home faces charges of criminal mistreatment after a client died in the home. She also faces multiple theft charges for allegedly taking more than $265,000 from the state and her patients.
Northwest Trek will reopen Friday after volunteers and staff spent weeks cleaning up debris and repairing damage from a series of January storms.
Northwest Trek will reopen Friday after volunteers and staff spent weeks cleaning up debris and repairing damage from a series of January storms.
Early election returns showed most tax measures passing in seven Pierce County school districts Tuesday.
An Eatonville High School teacher is on paid administrative leave while the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department investigates allegations of wrongdoing involving the teacher and a student, Eatonville Superintendent Rich Stewart said Monday.
Eatonville resident Joel Turner took second place in the professional division during the recent 2012 Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation/Leupold World Elk Calling Championships.
Everything was a little bit harder. Navigating the hallways. Weaving through the maze of desks in the classroom. Even participating in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Bruce Lachney said today he will run as Democrat for the state Senate seat representing the 2nd District. Republican Sen.Randi Becker is the incumbent.
The mother of a boy hit by an Eatonville school bus and dragged more than 80 feet three years ago is suing the school district and the bus driver, alleging their negligence resulted in her son’s injuries.
Northwest Trek has closed its gates to the public so employees can clean up the wildlife park and repair exhibits damaged by the snow, ice and wind storms that battered the region over the past week.
Seven Pierce County school districts are hoping voters show them some love in a Valentine’s Day election that includes property tax measures to sustain school operations. One district, Franklin Pierce, is asking voters for help to upgrade outdated schools.
The Department of Transportation says that SR 161 is now open to traffic. The power lines and tree debris that blocked the road were cleared just after 1 p.m. Sunday.
Dawn hadn’t yet arrived Wednesday when South Sounders stepped outside to measure a night’s worth of snow, then figure out what to do with it, in it, about it.
Forty Pierce County vehicles are clearing primary arterial routes today and hope to shift over to secondary arterials and residential roads tonight, said Bruce Wagner, of Pierce County Public Works and Utilities.
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