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Buckley Fire Department Volunteers. Left to right top row Lieutenant Lucas Ross, Lieutenant Jody Lovejoy, Lieutenant. Brian Rucshner, Firefighter Dave Riggsby, Captain Angie Riggsby, Lieutenant Adam Gallion, Firefighter Rick Haulet, Lieutenant Erik Brandenburger, Firefighter Beck Hannon, Lieutenant Mike Williamson, Firefighter Connor Smith, Lieutenant Emilie Wagner, Lieutenant Jacob Wagner, and Assistant Chief Johan Olson. Left to right bottom row Firefighter Stephen Bair, Chief Eric Skogen, Chaplain Lori Noel, Firefighter Krystal Robbins, Firefighter Cooper Chesley, and Firefighter Haley Armstrong. Photo Courtesy of Eric Skogen

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Buckley Fire Department is 90% volunteer-run

While many volunteers love the area they serve, turnover is high and response times can be slow

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Maxine Glaze at her home in Enumclaw, Washington.

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At 102, she attributes her long life to God

Maxine moved to Enumclaw in 1975, and she likes it here so much, she suspects it was God’s…

Enumclaw High School Thrive club. Photo Courtesy of Thrive Club

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$12,000 awarded to Enumclaw Schools substance use prevention club

Local youths are leading the way to educate their peers about the dangers of alcohol, marijuana, and other…

Photo Courtesy of Enumclaw Chevron
On July 22, burglars broke into the Enumclaw Chevron, stealing various products, cash, and attempting to break into an ATM.

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Burglars hit Enumclaw Chevron again

In the span of a month, there were two more burglaries, and the manager is fed up

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Bill Connell poses for a portrait the week of his 100th birthday.

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At 100, love and family are what Bill cares for

William V. Connell been around the block, living during the great depression and serving in WWII

Blotter bug

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Enumclaw, Buckley police blotter

A self-reported arsonist called in a false alarm and other local crime news

A Buckley Firefighter training with the jaws of life and another photo of a firefighter practicing putting out a car fire for training. Photo Courtesy of Buckley Fire Department

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Buckley fire department expects to put levy lid lift on upcoming ballot

Buckley Fire Department has had to do more with less, so they plan to propose a levy lid…

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The Valley Cities Behavioral Health Van being shown off at the Enumclaw Street Fair.

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Valley Cities Outreach Van connecting the hard to reach

Valley Cities Behavioral Health has a new van that they’re using to connect to those in need

Black Diamond employees participating in a ceremonial groundbreaking at the location where the Lawson Hills Fire Station is set to be. Photo By Joshua Solorzano//Sound Publishing.

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New Black Diamond fire station construction begins

City and officials and Oakpointe employees hosted a groundbreaking ceremony Aug. 2

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Proposed Buckley McDonald’s design.

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McDonald’s could swoop into Buckley and generate taxes

Buckley might welcome a McDonald’s, which could generate much tax revenue

Brian Copes and Skilled Knowledgable Youth partner with schools around the country, including Enumclaw High, to make prostetic legs for amputees in El Salvador and other South American countries. Courtesy of Brian Copes

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Prosthetic legs for South Americans, with love from EHS

Enumclaw High School students teamed up with more than a dozen other school across the country to help…

Lucas Sauve playing chess during his chess clubs weekly meeting. By Joshua Solorzano// Sound Publishing

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Come play chess on Cole Street

Curiosity and love for the game led Lucas Sauve to start the Enumclaw Chess club

Preliminary floor plans for a possible community center in Enumclaw. These are plans from October 2022, so the final design could be different. Photo Courtesy of Cornerstone Architectual Design.

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Enumclaw provides updated Community Center bond, property tax estimates

The city is expecting to put a $19 million bond measure out to voters to help pay for…