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Steve McCammon, Fife School District superintendent, gets a high-five from kindergartner Ocori Lemus on Tuesday, the last day of the school year, at Discovery Primary School in Fife. After 12 years on the top post in Fife schools, he has accepted a new job in Kentucky. (LUI KIT WONG/Staff photographer)

Fife schools’ longtime leader says goodbye

11:38 PM - When Steve McCammon became principal of Fife High School in 1996, the Fife School District was recovering from a 37-day teachers strike the previous fall, which was a state record at the time.

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New Puyallup River bridge at SR 167 expected in next few years; funding an issue with Milroy span
Published June 17th, 2013 - 10:38PM
Two low-rated bridges that connect thousands of commuters each day to River Road are at different stages in their replacement.
Guns stolen in Fife in 2011 burglary still turning up
Published June 12th, 2013 - 9:25PM
As the legal system grinds through defendants charged in one of Fife’s most notorious heists, guns taken in the Christmastime 2011 burglary of a sporting goods store continue to turn up, one as far away at Connecticut.
Father sees daughter’s photo on Web; 2 arrested in Fife
Published June 12th, 2013 - 12:05AM
A father recognized his 15-year-old daughter’s photograph Monday on Backpage.com and called Fife police, who arrested two men suspected of pimping her and another teenage runaway.
Two men charged after father recognizes teenage daughter's picture on Backpage.com
Published June 11th, 2013 - 1:28PM
A father recognized his 15-year-old daughter’s photograph on Backpage.com Monday and called Fife police, who arrested two men suspected of pimping her and another teenage runaway.
Milton, Edgewood, Fife protest Pierce Transit cuts, propose new route
Published June 9th, 2013 - 11:40PM
Milton, Fife and Edgewood have adopted a joint resolution rejecting Pierce Transit’s planned service cuts in the three cities. Instead, they propose an alternate route in hopes of softening the blow for riders in the area.
Milton approves joint resolution with Fife, Edgewood that rejects Pierce Transit cuts, moves ahead alternative proposal
Published June 4th, 2013 - 10:13AM
The Milton City Council unanimously approved a joint resolution with Fife and Edgewood that rejects Pierce Transit’s plan for cuts to service in the three cities and proposes an alternative to soften the blow of the reductions.
Business of jailing helps Fife, hurts others
Published June 1st, 2013 - 6:40PM
To understand the math behind the ongoing budget crisis facing the Pierce County Jail, start with the county’s two largest cities: Tacoma and Lakewood. Then picture an interloper: the city of Fife, hanging around like a predator at the edge of the herd.
Oregon fugitive caught after run-in with Fife police
Published June 1st, 2013 - 12:05AM
A manhunt that started with an assault on a Fife Police officer ended Friday evening with the capture of a 24-year-old man wanted in Oregon for homicide and attempted murder.
Police: Girls alone for hours while dad gambled at Emerald Queen
Published May 30th, 2013 - 10:26PM
A Yelm man was in jail Thursday after Fife police said he left his two young daughters alone in a parked semitrailer while he gambled at the Emerald Queen Casino for more than five hours.
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