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City Administrator Chris Searcy (right) and incoming Senior Center Manager Melissa Holt (center) present the plaque that will adorn the Enumclaw Senior Center’s activity room, now named the Jobyna Nickum Activity Room. Nickum stands to the left.

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Jobyna Nickum retires after 30 years running Enumclaw’s senior center

Recreation Programmer Melissa Holt will be taking her position.

This image of the banner supporting Beau Burkett for mayor comes from an official PDC filing made by Burkett’s challenger, Richard O’Neill.

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Prominent campaign sign becomes controversy in Buckley mayoral race

Mayoral candidate says banner gave his opponent unfair advantage

Image courtesy White River Hometowns Fund

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Want to improve your foothills community? The Hometown Funds is looking for projects to support

You can get a slice of $66,600 in grants to boost communities in Buckley, Wilkeson and Carbonado.

Students from Enumclaw High School and other local schools busily pack backpacks for Afghan refugees in the high school’s common area during just after the end of the school day on Sept. 20. Photo by Alex Bruell.

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Plateau and beyond donates hundreds of backpacks to Afghan refugees

In less than a month, the project pulled together businesses, students and the community at large

This 1993 photo of Walter Olsen was provided by the Buckley Fire Department.

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‘He just got things working:’ Buckley firefighter, historian and renaissance man dies at 81

For some, “Uncle Walt” represented a simpler, more cooperative time in history.

Police lights

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Pierce County Sheriff investigating fatal shooting in Buckley

Shooting reportedly followed an altercation in a small garage / shed

Photo by Alex Bruell 
The view down Buckley’s Main Street.

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Buckley commits $50,000 in grants to revitalize downtown

The money will go toward a new non-profit dedicated to making Main Street pop.

King County Flood Control District

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Enumclaw awarded $483,000 grant for flood reduction

Funds should help reduce flooding at the Enumclaw Golf Course.

Mount Rainier. Photo courtesy National Park Service

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Rainclouds and cooler temperatures put an end to several local burn bans

Campfires are once again permitted at Mount Rainier park campgrounds.

Becky Rush-Peet is embarking on a 500 mile journey through the Camino de Santiago this year. Photo by Alex Bruell.

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Enumclaw woman starting second, longer pilgrimage after nearly dying in 2015 tree crash

Five years after being crushed by a tree, Becky Rush-Peet is going for a 500-mile walk.

Crossing the Carbon River requires a bit of balance.

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Public comment sought for Carbon River Corridor plan

What should the future of the area look like?

A student in Jody Emerson’s third grade class at Southwood Elementary listens in. Photo by Alex Bruell

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Plateau students head back to class

Even in a life-changing pandemic, a kid is still a kid.

Provided by the City of Enumclaw, this map shows the ironman bike route where it cuts through the core of the city.

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Road closures and detours during Sunday’s ironman race through Enumclaw

Some local streets will be affected by the race.