The Enumclaw School District and its board of directors say they must follow the statewide mask mandate or risk losing three-quarters of its funding. Pictured is a student from Sunrise Elementary. Photo courtesy Enumclaw School District

Parents want local school boards to stand against mask mandate

But any meaningful action would result in major loss of state funding.

The Federal Way Performing Arts and Event Center is located at 31510 Pete von Reichbauer Way S. Olivia Sullivan/the Mirror

FEMA to send mobile COVID-19 vaccination unit to Western Washington

The mobile site is set to open Dec. 20 in Federal Way; additional locations to come.

Courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Washington health officials discuss response to new COVID variant

Things will be handled with Omicron variant similar to the Delta variant.

One of the highlights of Holiday Fantasy has been outright donations to a worthy cause. Here, attendees show their support during the 2018 event. This year, the event will be holding a virtual auction over four days while having the dinner at the Enumclaw Thunder Dome museum. Photo by Kevin Hanson

Holiday Fantasy online auction begins; dinner at Thunder Dome sold out

Bidding is open through Friday at 7 p.m.

Chad and Jan Martinell are the owners of one of Cole Street’s newest businesses, “The Game Vault.”

Vaulting toward fun

New, big game store brings board games and other hobbies to the heart of Enumclaw.

So many people wanted to attend the Nov. 22 school board meeting that the venue had to change from the high school library to the auditoriu. Photo by Ray Miller-Still

Racial slur repeated at school board meeting

It appears two rogue Zoom users briefly interrupted the meeting with a recording of the “n” word.

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FILE PHOTO BY KEVIN HANSON One of the Plateau’s top returning players is Enumclaw High senior Rosie Penke who earned first team all-league honors a season ago. Here, she goes up for two points during a game last season.

Plateau basketball coaches see cause for optimism this season

A look at the girls and boys of Enumclaw and Whiter River’s basketball teams.

 

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