The Buckley Multipurpose Center, where the city council meets.

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With March retirement, Buckley City Council will look for new member

Council Member James Morem is moving with his family to Nebraska

The "Wear it for Berrett Rally" is April 25, and will feature a skate competition, silent auction and more.

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“Wear it for Berrett” rally scheduled for April 25

Event in honor of Buckley teen will feature skate competition, silent auction

King County Councilmember Reagan Dunn

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King County Councilmember Dunn to host conference on addiction

Virtual conference will highlight resources for recovery, science behind addiction

Rep. Eric Robertson, R-31

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UPDATE | Rep. Robertson rescheduled town hall for April 13

The hourlong event will give citizens a chance to learn, ask questions of the legislative session.

This security footage at the Cenex gas station in Black Diamond shows Anthony Chilcott on his phone before entering, and driving off with, Carl Sanders' Ford Raptor and Monkey, his poodle, in the front seat. Image courtesy Cenex gas station

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King County Sheriff fires detective who fatally shot Black Diamond man in 2019

Sheriff found deputy’s actions “demonstrated a disregard for the public, (his) partner and (himself)”.

Enumclaw author Matthew McCully holds a copy of his 2019 book "The Legend of Luke Daisy" in this courtesy photo provided to the Courier-Herald.

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Enumclaw author Matt McCully on his childhood adventure story “The Legend of Luke Daisy”

The story may be fictional, but it all draws from McCully’s childhood in the mid-20th century.

Teago Manoharan on March 16 holds open the door to the Buckley Kitchen, a commissary kitchen he started in 2019 that hosts a number of bakers and chefs who couldn't otherwise afford a space to cook. Photo by Alex Bruell

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Buckley Bakery builds on bold businessman’s big business plan

Teago Manoharan wants to bring a bakery to Buckley. And an app. And a restaurant. And classes.

Visitors walk along a boardwalk through a marshy area in the Longmire Meadow on the Trail of the Shadows in this public domain image taken from the National Parks Service.

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Hitting the hiking trail to escape pandemic-induced ennui? A bit of preparation could save your bacon

It’s been quite the year for search and rescue operations at Mount Rainier.

For those who want to get some photos with the Easter Bunny, Thomasson Family Farm is having professional photographer Kailey Wallin come to the Bunny Patch on March 27 and 28 from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Photo courtesy Thomasson Family Farm

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Easter Egg hunts on the Plateau this year

For the second year in a row, the hunts are as hard to find as the eggs.

Buckley Mayor Pat Johnson, center, reads a proclamation during the Tuesday evening Buckley City Council meeting committing herself and the council to promoting education and services for the use of helmets in honor of Berrett Wirth Crossley, who died earlier this month after sustaining a head injury while skateboarding without a helmet. Council members in attendance stood during the reading of the proclamation. Photo by Alex Bruell

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Buckley city council passes helmet ordinance in 4-2 vote

Council members agreed kids need to wear helmets, but differed on specifics of the proposal

An electronic traffic sign alerts southbound SR 169 drivers that the intersection with Roberts Drive will soon close for road work. Photo by Alex Bruell

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Black Diamond’s SR 169, Roberts Drive intersection to close for 30 days

The highway will still allow north-south traffic, but expect extra congestion for the next month.

Looking east on March 9 from Mundy Loss Road, the years of wear-and-tear on 112th Street East in Buckley are apparent. The city aims to grind and repave nearly a mile of the road from its intersection at Mundy Loss Road to Highway 165. Photo by Alex Bruell

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Buckley council OK’s plan for 112th Street East overlay project

Council also approved a stormwater ordinance, and discussed skatepark safety efforts.

Josh Sanders, owner of Sanders' Street Rods, points out details in a 1969 Z28 Camaro currently being worked on at the shop in Enumclaw on March 5. Photo by Alex Bruell

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Josh Sanders takes over Enumclaw auto shop

Street Rods by Denny has become Sander’s Street Rods.