Who should fund Pierce County flood control? Public weighs in
Residents and officials debated Tuesday whether it would be fair for Pierce County to charge all residents the same tax rate to create and operate a new flood-control zone district.
Kids in at least two Pierce County school districts might be able to avoid making up some class days lost to the January snow and ice storm.
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 One district, Franklin Pierce, is asking voters for help to upgrade outdated schools.
Firefighters are shooting snow off the roof of the pool at Pacific Lutheran University as the school tries to figure out how cracks surfaced in the building’s ceiling this morning.
Parkland is an unlikely neighborhood for bayou eating. Nevertheless, for close to a decade, it was our version of the best Louisiana parish for etouffee, gumbo and po' boy sandwiches.
They were retirees, moms, workers, National Park Service staffers and law enforcement officers – some of the thousands of people who turned out Tuesday to honor Margaret Anderson in their own way.
The body of Mount Rainier National Park ranger Margaret Anderson was carried into Olson Auditorium at Pacific Lutheran University around 11:30 a.m. today, following a procession from a Lakewood funeral home to the Parkland university campus. Thousands of community members, park rangers and law enforcement personnel have turned out to pay tribute to Anderson.
As National Park Service and law enforcement colleagues said goodbye to slain Mount Rainier ranger Margaret Anderson on Monday at a private viewing in Lakewood, officials prepared Pacific Lutheran University for the crush of people expected for Tuesday’s public memorial service.
Pierce Transit is warning riders this morning that its routes in Parkland and Lakewood will likely be impacted by today’s memorial service for a slain Mount Rainier law enforcement ranger.
The public service to honor the life of Mount Rainier National Park ranger Margaret Anderson will begin at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Olson Auditorium at Pacific Lutheran University. Among the people scheduled to speak are Department of Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, National Park Service Director Jon Jarvis, Mount Rainier Superintendent Randy King, two of Anderson's ranger co-workers and three ministers.
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