Sumner Food Bank searches for new director
Just like any food bank of its kind, the Sumner Food Bank is facing more demand on its community services.
A 43-year-old motorcyclist who died early Saturday after crashing near the intersection of state Routes 167 and 410 near Sumner has been identified as Paul Butler.
A 43-year-old motorcyclist who died early Saturday after crashing near the intersection of state Routes 167 and 410 near Sumner has been identified as Paul Butler.
A 43-year-old Kent man died in an motorcycle accident early this morning near the intersection of state highways 167 and 410, the State Patrol says.
NEW YORK — The founder of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc., who was ousted as chairman for a stock sale that violated company policy, said the transaction was triggered after he was caught off-guard by a swift drop in the coffee maker’s stock price.
A Northwest chemical company whose plans to open a storage and distribution facility in Sumner have stirred questions and concerns for years is now a step closer to construction.
An appeal of a controversial East Pierce County land-use decision is a step closer to resolution.
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.
A bus route that carries commuters between the Bonney Lake Park & Ride and the Sounder station in downtown Sumner might not disappear this summer after all. Pierce County Executive Pat McCarthy and Sumner Mayor Dave Enslow are set today to announce their proposal to replace the Pierce Transit route with a new Sound Transit express route.
So many recollections marking the 50th anniversary of the Seattle World’s Fair have been wistful and a bit romantic. The world came to Seattle. Thirty five nations participated. John Glenn visited. Elvis too. Jonas Salk. Lyndon Johnson. Prince Philip. Igor Stravinsky. The Shah of Iran. Lassie. Belgian waffles. All there.
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