Citizen demands prompt King County to restore recycling

King County is restoring recycling service at its Enumclaw and Cedar Falls solid waste facilities, two rural areas of the County where residential sign-up for curbside garbage and recycling collection has lagged. Recycling collection services at those two facilities is scheduled to resume Saturday, Feb. 11.

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updated 1:22 PM February 9, 2012 1

Public hearing set on Pierce Transit boundary changes

The public hearing will take place at 6 p.m. March 8 at the Pierce Transit Training Center, 3720 96th Street SW, Lakewood, Wash. The PTIC will accept public comment on the new proposed boundary for Pierce Transit.

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updated 12:20 PM February 10, 2012 Bonney Lake-Sumner Courier-Herald 0

Buckley firefighters battling house fire on Third Street

The Buckley Fire Department has responded to a fire that appears to have gutted a Third Street home Wednesday.

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updated 2:10 PM February 8, 2012 1

Enumclaw police reports Feb. 2-6

SUSPICIOUS: A city officer made contact the morning of Feb. 6 with a man who claimed to have been involved in using explosives with other individuals. Because the alleged incident occurred outside the city limits, the officer contacted the King County Sheriff’s Office.

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9:26 AM February 8, 2012 0

Sparks fly when fire commissioners host open house

Local fire commissioners sought to provide an open forum for citizens worried about management of Enumclaw/District 28 by hosting a town hall meeting Thursday. However, attendance was limited to just three citizens outside the firefighter community.

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2:26 PM February 7, 2012 0

Lonesome Lake group hosting eighth cook-off

The Lonesome Lake Preservation Group will host its eighth annual campfire cook-off and potluck March 3 at the Greenwater Community Center.

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2:09 PM February 7, 2012 0

Seniors will again receive tax help

The Enumclaw Public Library and the Enumclaw Senior Activity Center are again partnering with AARP to provide free tax assistance.

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2:00 PM February 7, 2012 0

Westminster show awaits for Cooper and Kathy

Cooper enjoys the limelight, so when he and Kathy Lockyer step onto the green carpet at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show Monday in Madison Square Garden in the heart of New York City, the 4-year-old wirehair standard dachshund should be a hit.

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1:42 PM February 7, 2012 0

Carbonado voters will decide school levy

Superintendent Scott Hubbard is banking on Carbonado residents vote “yes” on a four-year replacement levy that will keep his small kindergarten through eighth-grade school going.

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1:37 PM February 7, 2012 0

Sites remain open to take debris from ice storm

As Plateau property owners continue clearing their land of snapped branches that fell during January’s ice storm, a couple of local sites remain open to accept the woody debris.

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updated 11:29 AM February 7, 2012 0

Emergency crews race to brush fire on Enumclaw's north side

Plenty of sirens were screaming through Enumclaw between 4:30 and 5 p.m. Monday. The reason? A brush fire on the city's north side that was whipped by gusty winds.

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5:13 PM February 6, 2012 0