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We’ll be live-streaming Tuesday’s City Manager finalists’ ‘Meet & Greet’
We’ll be live-streaming the City of Des Moines’ ‘Meet & Greet’ with the final four candidates vying for the position of City Manager starting at 6:30 p.m. this Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, on our Facebook page here. The event will be held at the Beach Park...
Washington Tribes Restore Salmon Habitat on South Fork Nooksack River
NOAA’s Office of Habitat Conservation is investing $9.5 million through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction Act to restore salmon habitat for South Fork Nooksack River Spring Chinook. Projects led by the Lummi Nation and Nooksack Indian Tribe will install engineered log jams in the river. These...
City of Seattle renames section of Second Avenue North to Sue Bird Court
SEATTLE, Wash.- The Seattle Mayor, in conjunction with the City of Seattle, honored the Seattle Storm basketball player Sue Bird on Monday, August 26, by renaming a section of Second Avenue North in Seattle to "Sue Bird Court." According to the Women's Basketball Association (WNBA), the move aims to highlight...
Steilacoom Farmers’ Market: Aug 28 is Last Day of the season
Submitted by Steilacoom Farmers’ Market Management. Make it to the LAST WEDNESDAY of Steilacoom’s Farmers’ Market. Bring your families down and see what we have to offer you. With more than 50 vendors to choose from, you will find fresh & processed food and drinks, wine/mead, mushrooms, numerous speciality food items, flowers, and artisanal craft vendors. We are confident you will have fun filling your appetites and shopping bags! See who is at the market on August 28th: https://maps.managemymarket.com/6628.
Reader View: The degradation of Yost Park
I do not want to be writing this letter, but having exhausted every official channel I can think of, from letters to Edmonds Parks and Recreation to councilmembers and others, I must hesitantly “go public.” I have lived near the park for going on 16 years and visit almost daily. In the last few years, the park has experienced significant degradation.
‘Thankful the rain stopped when it did’ | Friday thunderstorm floods Wenatchee areas
WENATCHEE — Deputy public works director Jessica Shaw says the city of Wenatchee experienced some seasonal flooding from Friday night’s thunderstorm. “Friday night, we did have a pretty good thunderstorm that came through Wenatchee,” said deputy public works director Jessica Shaw. “We did see about a half an inch of rain up the canyon, which does put some pressure on the canyon drains or streams that run through town, but then we also saw that much, or more, in the city, which put stress on our stormwater system. In town, we saw up to 0.9 inches of rain at some of the private rain gauges that we watch. That’s quite a bit of rain in a short period of time.”
80-year-old Seattle dog walker remembered by family and community after carjacking
SEATTLE — Melanie Roberts recalled her grandmother Ruth Dalton's passion for animals that took up much of her time and her heart. “I got married 7 weeks ago and I told my grandmother as far in advance as I could, because if I didn't, she would be walking dogs,” Roberts said. “This was more than full-time work. This was seven days a week! This was whenever people needed her.”
Woman rescued from vehicle after 50-foot fall off Mount Baker Highway
First responders rescued the driver of a vehicle that had driven off the road and plummeted 50 feet off Mount Baker Highway on Wednesday night. The driver was conscious in the vehicle but she was stuck because it had rolled over. Rescuers were able to free her after about 45 minutes, and helped her back up to the road using rope gear, according to Fire District 14 Chief Jerry DeBruin. District 19 also responded to the incident, according to DeBruin.
Classic tractors, steam engines and more in Ethel over weekend for Olsen Field Progress Days
Farmers from throughout Lewis County came to Ethel last weekend with their prized classic tractors for the second annual Olsen Field Progress Days festival. Throughout the weekend, the normally
Tilley Road to temporarily close for repairs on August 28
Olympia residents and commuters should prepare for a temporary road closure on Tilley Road S between Maytown Road SW and 140th Avenue SW. The road will be shut down for asphalt repairs on Wednesday, August 28, from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. To minimize disruption, a detour will be set...
Emerald Downs: Friday Night and Saturday Muddy fun as Roll Dem Bones wins the Sprint series and Lucinda Rella upsets on Friday!
(Auburn, WA) 41 of the 42 race days going into Friday have been all fast tracks with the lone off track day was 1/3 wet fast and 2/3’s sloppy. Friday night after a day long deluge the track was sloppy to begin the night. It didn’t stay sloppy long as after the 1st race the stewards shifted the condition to wet fast which stayed for the rest of the card. Then on Saturday it was sloppy all day with addfitional rainfall.
City of Seattle to rename section of street 'Sue Bird Court'
SEATTLE -- In a ceremony Monday outside Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle mayor Bruce Harrell announced that the city is renaming a section of street leading up to the arena the legendary guard called home as a member of the Seattle Storm for more than two decades "Sue Bird Court." Bird...
Key performers in Defiance’s shootout loss to The Town FC
The Tacoma Defiance were forced to settle for just one point after surrendering a penalty and then falling in a shootout on the road against The Town FC on Sunday. Chris Aquino gave the Defiance an early lead, but they could make it stand up. The Town then claimed the bonus point with a 2-1 win in the shootout.
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