The Black Diamond City Council recently passed an ordinance allowing for the official collection of skatepark funds. Screenshot

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Black Diamond collecting donations for new skatepark

The City Council estimates a new park will cost between $300,000 and $600,000.

Black Diamond's annual Labor Days events feature many family and kid-friendly activities, like watermelon eating contests. Photo by Ray Miller-Still

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Summertime fun on the Plateau

Carnivals, rodeos, chainsaws, and more!

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Local races are set, many are uncontested

What was supposed to be an exciting election season is turning out to be a bit of a…

The city of Enumclaw often applies for grants to repair or maintain local roads. Unfortunately, grants are going to be harder to come by as the city's valuation continues to climb. Photo by Ray Miller-Still

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Enumclaw on track to graduate out of program that granted millions for street projects

As the city’s valuation continues to climb, the more competitive it must become to secure grants for road…

King County data on COVID cases in Enumclaw. Screenshot

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Enumclaw COVID test site moving to local middle school

Additionally, the city has surpassed 1,000 COVID cases.

Despite 2020 being a slower year than 2019, more than 4,000 people shopped through the COVID-19 pandemic and spend just under $73,000 between June and September. Photo by Ray Miller-Still

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Enumclaw Plateau Farmer’s Market ready for a third year

The 1st Street market begins June 3.

Despite bad air quality last year, more than 60 volunteers donned their masks and got to work making Enumclaw a more beautiful place to live, including repainting the Rotary Park gazebo. Photo by Ray Miller-Still

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Beautify Enumclaw planning meeting June 2

Here’s your chance to make the Plateau a more beautiful place to live.

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Enumclaw School District to work with two new mental health counselors, thanks to local nonprofit

The Rainier Foothills Wellness Foundation is hoping to continue the program for multiple years.

Mount Rainier has experienced several earthquakes in May already, though none would activate the ShakeAlert system due to being less then4.5 on the magnitude scale. Screenshot from the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network

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New earthquake alert program may also warn you about Mount Rainier eruption

ShakeAlert will automatically send earthquake alerts to your phone to help you “drop, cover, and hold on.”

"A man takes out a plastic bag from a pocket with a dose of cocaine or another concept of drugs." Photo courtesy Marco Verch, licensed under CC BY 2.0

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State Supreme Court’s drug possession decision changes laws on the Plateau

Enumclaw is likely to adopt a new law decreasing the penalty of drug possession from a class C…

Enumclaw's City Hall's front steps are in desperate need of repair; some of the paver bricks, like you see here, have simply been replaced with wooden blocks. Photo by Ray Miller-Still

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Enumclaw finalizing plans to restore City Hall

The project is expected to be completed before the building celebrates its 100th birthday.

Black Diamond's municipal code prohibiting the sale of marijuana inside city limits. Screenshot

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Black Diamond considering nixing marijuana bans

The city has only started the discussion, and there are many boxes still to check before pot can…