A man who was convicted of molesting a child in Walla Walla County in 1995 and who has been held nearly two years at the Special Commitment Center on McNeil Island will be released Friday.
Pierce County Washington Association of School Administrators recently presented Community Leadership Awards. Participating school district superintendents nominate those making contributions to both schools and the community in their districts.
A pioneering Pierce County school district and a leading online education company have decided to end a partnership that began in 2006.
Western State Hospital officials confirm that a patient at the mental hospital has died after a suicide attempt. That patient was found just a day after a homicide in a different hospital ward.
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.
Flames destroyed a Steilacoom home early today. The owner of the home at 74 Bonney Street noticed the fire and ran to a neighbor’s house, according the Steilacoom Department of Public Safety. They called 911 about 1:40 a.m.
The Pierce County Council has cleared the way for handing off Fort Steilacoom Park to the City of Lakewood by approving a three-year maintenance agreement. The county will pay Lakewood $50,000 a year to offset the city’s cost to maintain the regional park through 2014, when the county will terminate its lease agreement with the state. Lakewood would then negotiate a lease with the state, allowing the 340-acre property to become a true city park.
Steilacoom Historical School District is accepting registration for kindergarten enrollment for the 2012-13 school year.
Steilacoom School District Superintendent Bill Fritz will recommend to the school board that Brian Hanson be hired as principal of Steilacoom High School.
Steilacoom Historical School District’s Superintendent Bill Fritz will host a community conversation Monday at 6:30 p.m. The informal discussion will take place in the Patriot’s Landing Lobby, 1600 Marshall Circle in DuPont. Students, parents and the community are invited to attend. The Pioneer Middle School Jazz Ensemble will perform. For questions or additional information, please call 253-983-2200.
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