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    Articles by Alex Bruell
    Lilli, 6 and Charlie, 10 play on the new playground at Foothills Elementary.
    Farewell, “Cafeterianasium”
    By Alex Bruell • November 22, 2021 4:00 pm

    Foothills Elementary and Glacier Middle School projects cap years of work across White River schools

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    Photo by Alex Bruell 
Dolls, birdhouses, and holiday swags were among the many goods sold to raise money for Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital.
    Buckley Ida Marge Holiday Bazaar raises nearly $7,000...
    By Alex Bruell • November 22, 2021 12:30 pm

    Holiday market fundraiser smashed records for the fundraiser

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    Paul Weed, Buckley’s new City Administrator, is a White River High School Class of 2002 graduate. Photo by Ray Miller-Still
    Buckley City administrator resigns
    By Alex Bruell • November 19, 2021 2:50 pm

    Paul Weed occupied his position for little more than a year and a half.

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    This photo, shared by Mount Rainier National Park, shows the point of failure on Carbon River Road that is preventing access to the Carbon River Area.
    Stormy weather inflicts scattered outages across Plateau area,...
    By Alex Bruell • November 24, 2021 2:40 pm

    Power had been restored across the Plateau by Wednesday, but park closures lingered.

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    According to the Washington State Department of Transportation, it takes around 3,000 hours for snow crews to clear two billion cubic yards of snow to re-open the passes every year. Photo courtesy WSDOT
    Chinook, Cayuse closed until spring 2022
    By Alex Bruell • November 12, 2021 10:00 am

    A cold, wet winter has closed the passes a bit earlier this year.

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    Police lights
    WSP seeks witnesses to Monday night SR 169...
    By Alex Bruell • November 9, 2021 2:45 pm

    Troopers say a man’s vehicle was shot at while driving south from Black Diamond.

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    Vote pin for american election
    Beau Burkett takes strong early lead in Buckley...
    By Alex Bruell • November 2, 2021 8:15 pm

    Tuesday night’s first drop of ballots put Burkett up with 63.1 percent of the vote.

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    Reagan Dunn faced Kim-Khanh Van in the race for Metropolitan King County Council District 9.
    Reagan Dunn wins fifth term on King County...
    By Alex Bruell • November 2, 2021 8:15 pm

    Dunn has defeated challenger Kim-Khanh Van, a Renton city council member and fellow attorney.

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    Courtesy image
    Mountain Meadow ranked No. 1 Pierce County elementary...
    By Alex Bruell • November 2, 2021 11:13 am

    The ranking comes from U.S. News World Report, a digital media company famous for ranking colleges and universities.

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    This image of the banner supporting Beau Burkett for mayor comes from an official PDC filing made by Burkett’s challenger, Richard O’Neill.
    State regulators: Buckley did not violate law in...
    By Alex Bruell • November 1, 2021 1:50 pm

    The complaint brought against the city by a mayoral candidate has been dismissed.

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    A 2019 Office of Police Accountability report stating that former Seattle Police Officer, and current Buckley City Council member Ron Smith engaged in "biased-based policing" through the use of his personal social media account.
    Buckley city councilor, retired SPD officer responds to...
    By Alex Bruell • November 1, 2021 9:30 am

    Ron Smith is running to retain his city council seat.

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    Flood watch issued through Friday morning
    By Alex Bruell • October 28, 2021 11:30 am

    Forecasters warn the Plateau could get dumped with heavy rain tonight and early Friday morning.

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    North Kitsap Baptist Church is holding a trunk-or-treat event Oct. 30. Courtesy illustration
    Prairie Ridge needs help with Trunk-or-Treat Halloween evening
    By Alex Bruell • October 27, 2021 11:30 am

    The community event needs volunteers to provide car trunks.

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