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DOH strongly urges individuals get vaccinated to prevent spread of flu | Department of Health

About 13% of people tested for a flu strain at the beginning of the month were positive; for…

Allen W. Bittner has been sentenced to at least 130 months — nearly 11 years — in prison.

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Child poisoner, molester gets 11 years

It’s been three years since Allen W. Bittner exposed his daughter to home-made chloroform, sending her to the…

A birds-eye view of what the Enumclaw Community Center could eventually look like. Design by Cornerstone Architectural Group

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Enumclaw council discusses preliminary community center designs

All council members are on board for a community center, but there was strong debate over whether the…

The new walk-through Living Nativity promises to be more interactive than in the past. Photo courtesy Grace Point Church

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Expo Center to host new ‘Christmas Experience’

This year will be far different than years past.

It’s unclear when the highway will open to traffic. Photo by Ray Miller-Still

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SR 164 remains closed

A power line came down around 6 a.m.

Randall Stevens alleges Pierce County deputies did not attempt to de-escalate during his 2020 arrest — instead, they attacked him for seven minutes.

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Buckley man sues deputies for “seven-minute assault”

Randall Stevens said law enforcement had “no mercy” during his 2020 arrest.

King County Councilman Reagan Dunn lobbied for Enumclaw organizations to receive thousands in county grants. File photo

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Enumclaw organizations receive thousands in grants

$31,500 will be going to eight local nonprofits and sports groups.

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You invest in your community when you invest in your local paper.

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A few dozen St. Elizabeth hospital nurses, off duty, and their families and friends held an information picket last Thursday to protest high nurse-patient ratios, unsafe working conditions, and low pay.

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‘It is strictly not safe’; local nurses picket St. Elizabeth working conditions

Editor’s note: Virginia Mason Franciscan Health provided comments to the Courier-Herald after print deadline. This article has been…

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Enumclaw’s Forest Service office, which serves as a home base for permanent staff, seasonal workers, and volunteers, may close in 2024. Opponents against the move say this will drastically affect the area’s natural recreation services and upkeep.

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Forest Service again moves to close local office

The office was planned to close three decades ago, but a cost analysis of moving staff to North…

King County’s Proposition No. 1, which aimed to lift a conservation levy to its fill 6.25 cents, is currently passing with 67.60% of the vote.

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Elections: King County’s charter amendment, Prop No. 1 passing

Voters decide on conservation levy and changing election years.

The Enumclaw Middle School student who threatened a school shooting recently has been charged with a felony. As the Courier-Herald does not normally identify minors charged with a crime, this court documents has been redacted.

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Student charged with felony after Halloween shooting threat

Previous criminal history means his sentence will not be deferred.

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Gridline Skateparks project manger James Klinedinst and design associate Brett Johnson fielded some suggestions from the Enumclaw public about how to design the city’s new skatepark.

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Grindline, Enumclaw meet to discuss skatepark design

Correction: The print version of this article incorrectly reported the meeting was on Oct. 18; it was actually…