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Separate timed entry reservations are required for the Paradise Corridor on the south side of the park and the Sunrise Corridor in the northeast corner of the park off of SR410. Graphic courtesy National Park Service

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And what name should we put you under? Mount Rainier to require summer reservations to visit

Be on the lookout for reservation releases this spring for trips in May through September.

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Woman dies in crash outside Black Diamond

Patricia Fischetti was killed after her car struck a tree.

Photo by Ray Miller-Still Rainier Fresh Country Store’s owner, Patrick Brown, checking out a customer last Friday.

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Rainier Fresh Country Store celebrates grand opening with new owners, more products

Patrick Brown looks to operate as local as possible — but with some “international flair”.

A picture of the bullet hole from the car that was struck on Jan. 14. Photo courtesy WSP

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Detectives seek witnesses for SR 164 weekend drive-by shooting

A driver heard shots outside Enumclaw near Olson’s Meats last Sunday and found a bullet hole in his…

An excerpt from House Bill 2093, in regard to what conditions have to be met before the Department of Social and Health Services must do before entering into a contract with a housing provider for a former McNeil Island Special Commitment Center resident.

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Bills on sex offender placements off McNeil Island introduced in state legislature

Enucmlaw’s group home officially closed last fall, and a nonprofit’s legal fund is “in a holding pattern.”

Where could a marijuana retail store open in Black Diamond? Based on the city’s planning commission recommendations, it would have to be 1,000 feet away from schools and parks (outside the purple buffers) and relegated to the neighborhood commercial (pink) and community commercial (red) zones. This just leaves a few dozen potential parcels, noted by the green circles. Map courtesy the city of Black Diamond

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Black Diamond’s pot ban to expire January 2025

Lifting the city’s prohibition on marijuana retailers comes at a time when the state is awarding more pot…

Image courtesy Metro Creative Connections

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Enumclaw cold weather shelter opens

Register at Plateau Outreach Ministries to stay at the shelter Jan. 11 - 14.

The Washington State Court of Appeals recently affirmed a $500 fine against Enumclaw’s Headworks Brewing for a COVID-era mask mandate violation. Photo by Ray Miller-Still

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Headworks Brewing loses appeal in mask mandate violation fine

The Liquor and Cannabis Board received several complaints in 2021 over the lack of masks used in the…

Photo by Ray Miller-Still Snow on Cole, recently re-named and expanded to Mistletoe Lane last December, has been a popular event since its debut in 2021.

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New Enumclaw special event policy likely means less Cole Street closures

The city is no longer sponsoring the Friday through Sunday closures, meaning the Enumclaw Business Owners Collective will…

Plateau Outreach Ministries will be moving its food bank operations to Calvary Presbyterian Church next month. Pictured are P.O.M. board and staff members. Courtesy photo

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Enumclaw’s food banks moving to Calvary Presbyterian

Plateau Outreach Ministries is consolidating the Marshall Avenue and Cole Street operations in February.

Enumclaw's city hall. Photo courtesy the city of Enumclaw

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Enumclaw seeks official statements for proposed community center

Here’s your chance to sway people’s vote during the April special election.

Christina King putting the drizzle on a fresh pan of banana bread cinnamon rolls at 6 a.m. Photo by Ray Miller-Still

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Bonnie’s Buns opens in Buckley

Baker Christina King started selling her mother’s cinnamon rolls while she was being treated for brain cancer.

New King County Agricultural Commissioner Leann Krainick with one of her calves at the last King County Fair. Photo by Heather Curbow

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Local Ag Commissioner lays out farming changes, challenges in King County

Leann Krainick says a proposal to raise minimum wage in King County could force farmers to cut back…