Governor Inslee directs that Washington State and United States flags at all state agency facilities be lowered to half-staff Wednesday, April 15, in honor of a Day of Remembrance for President Abraham Lincoln. President Lincoln was assassinated on April 14, 1865, and died on April 15, 150 years ago. Flags should remain at half-staff until…
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Milroy Bridge over Puyallup River to close April 15 for inspection
The Milroy Bridge over the Puyallup River at 66th Avenue East and River Road will be closed from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on April 15 to allow crews to perform a detailed structural inspection and general maintenance. Motorists should use an alternative route during the closure. Crews from Pierce County Public Works and Utilities…
Pierce County CASA Program to host event at LeMay America’s Car Museum
Pierce County’s Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASAs) will gather at the Lemay America’s Car Museum from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, April 16 to “Get the Word Out” about the CASA Program and the need for more CASAs. CASAs are trained volunteer advocates who are assigned to walk with a child through their time in foster…
Pierce County ferry peak season fare rates take effect May 1
Peak season fare rates start May 1 for Pierce County ferry passengers that drive a vehicle or motorcycle onto the ferry. Peak season runs through Sept. 30. Passengers driving vehicles 21 feet in length or less will see their fares increase from the non-peak season rate of $17.80 to the peak season rate of $22.30,…
Community invited to open houses for Pierce County’s Comprehensive Plan update
PIERCE COUNTY — Pierce County has issued a draft Comprehensive Plan update package and invites the community to learn more about such topics as land use, transportation and regional parks at a series of open houses. “This is the community’s opportunity to learn how Pierce County will deal with growth in the unincorporated area over…
Weekend weather warning – April 11
From Pierce County Emergency Management: A strong cold front will sweep across western Washington tonight. In addition to creating gusty winds, this front will usher in a colder air mass. Snow levels will be in the 2000 to 2500 foot range during the day Saturday. This means that the heavier showers or any thunderstorms that…
Pierce County CASA Program participates in Pinwheels for Prevention campaign
Watch for silver and blue pinwheels to appear around Tacoma and Pierce County. For the second year Pierce County’s Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Program is planting pinwheels around town during April, which is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. The blue pinwheel has become a symbol for the happy, healthy, and carefree childhood every child deserves. There…
Pierce County opens application window for Historic Preservation Grant Program
Pierce County Landmarks and Historic Preservation Commission has opened the application process for the 2016 Preservation Grant Program. Grant requests can be made for historic preservation or history-related project proposals. For stabilization, restoration, or rehabilitation of Certified Local Government (CLG) register-listed buildings or structures, the maximum request is $15,000. For photographic/document preservation, historic markers, history…
Where We are Going & What We Need to Get There
From: Paul Pastor – Pierce County Sheriff We recently held our Sheriff’s Department Awards Ceremony for 2015 honoring those who have performed with special distinction over the past year. We honored 69 of our employees for valor, for life saving and for meritorious actions on behalf of the community. We also honored six citizens for…
Navigating your county government – from Jim McCune
[Editor note: the following is from an email County Councilman Jim McCune put out otday. It has a lot of helpful citizen information so we decided to post if for you.] Our daily lives can be complicated enough, then you get a postcard or an e-mail from a government agency (federal, state or local) seeking…
Editorial: Graham Community Plan update
By David M. Friscia Bottom up Growth Management at work in Pierce County Bloated “Community” Plan Rubber Stamped By the Graham Advisory Commission At the 6 PM Tuesday March 24 Graham Advisory Commission meeting, the Chair of the Graham Advisory Commission was in such a hurry to get a positive vote on the County Staff’s…
County unemployment in Washington State
Unemployment figures were released this week by county. The data is below.
Pierce Prairie Post 