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Photos by Ray Miller-Still About a hundred people gathered in SR 164 outside Garden House, a group home for high-level sex offenders, last Friday to protest and gain support to pressure the state to move sole resident Stevan Knapp. After waving at passing cars, the group eventually moved to march in front of the house off 188th Avenue. Many neighbors and Enumclaw community members have expressed outrage that Knapp was moved into the house with little to no communication from the government, and feel no amount of security will keep local children safe.

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Examining safety at the Enumclaw group home for sex offenders

Garden House was been reviewed by the Department of Corrections before residents moved in — but neighbors have…

A sign encouraging local voters to reject the Enumclaw School District’s recent bond measure. Photo by Ray Miller-Still

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Voters strongly reject Enumclaw School District bond measure

While ballots are still being counted, nearly 75% so far did not approve the $253 million bond.

A graph showing how Enumclaw property taxes are distributed. Image courtesy King County

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Enumclaw, Black Diamond sees double-digit property tax increases.

On the other side of the White River, Buckley only saw a 1.4% increase in its residents’ taxes.

Enumclaw Fire Department administration’s new offices, located at 2884 Griffin Avenue, used to be a physical therapy office. The offices are still being fitted for the department; all services are still being done at the department headquarters on Well Street. Photo by Ray Miller-Still

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Enumclaw Fire moves admin to new building, looks ahead at new stations

The department needed to find room for three new firefighters.

Collected works of local authors Blaze Ward, James Peet, and Leah Cutter. Images courtesy Amazon

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Local authors to hold seminar on how to self-publish

Join James Peet, Leah Cutter, and Blaze Ward at Cole Street Brewery on Feb. 16, 6 p.m.

Ballots are still being counted for the Enumclaw School District bond, but results are unlikely to flip. Photo by Ray Miller-Still

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Voters strongly reject Enumclaw School District bond measure

While ballots are still being counted, nearly 75% so far did not approve the $253 million bond.

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Woman found dead off SR 164 identified | Update

Washington State Patrol discovered Marilyn Wright in a white truck and with a gunshot wound to the head…

Hundreds of concerned citizens attended last week's meeting about Garden House, the Less Restrictive Alternative group home for Level 3 sex offenders being released from McNeil Island to Garden House, operating outside the city of Enumclaw. Photo by Ray Miller-Still

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Enumclaw residents outraged over group home for violent sex predators

Many see huge issues with Garden House specifically, but also with the entire process of moving sex offenders…

The Pete's Pool Stadium, used by the Enumclaw School District for football, soccer, and lacrosse games, was built in 1938. Some repairs and upgrades have been made since then, but overall, the district appears to have outgrown the facility. Photo by Ray Miller-Still

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A closer look: Inside the Pete’s Pool stadium | Part 3

Student athletes have to take turns using locker rooms, lines to the bathrooms and concessions are long, and…

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Group home for high-level sex offenders opens near Enumclaw

A meeting about the Less Restrictive Alternative home, called Garden House, is being held at 7 p.m. Feb.…

A map of the trails in the Black Diamond Open Space, and what parcels a nearly $3 million grant could purchase, further protecting unincorporated King County from urban sprawl. Image courtesy King County

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Open spaces around Black Diamond receiving $10 million to expand

The goal is to keep natural spaces natural and slow urban sprawl around King County.

Photo by Ray Miller-Still Allan Thomas, former Drainage District 5 commissioner and Enumclaw dairy farmer, walks away from the Western District of Washington federal courthouse in Seattle. He was sentenced to 2.5 years in prison last Friday, Feb. 3, for his part in stealing more than $460,000 in taxes from locals.

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Allan Thomas gets 2.5 years for tax fraud scheme

The former Drainage District 5 commissioner and his wife were convicted of stealing more than $460,000 from Enumclaw…