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The Buckley library is changing its open hours. Photo courtesy PCLS

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Buckley library to change hours, focus on evenings

With earlier hours being cut, the library is slightly scaling back.

Emergency work has started on SR 410 after the road was closed earlier this month when Boise Creek washed sediment under the highway away during a flood. Photo courtesy WSDOT

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Emergency work on SR 410 begins; Crystal Mountain opens with limited operations

It’s unclear when the highway may fully open, or how construction will affect traffic delays.

Tanie Valison, the wife of Nick Valison, hugs her daughters after giving a final statement to the media. Photo by Ray Miller-Still

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Baim handed maximum sentence for Valison murder; “deserves no leniency or forgiveness”

Tanie Valison described a neighborhood “cloaked in trauma” after her husband’s death.

The Enumclaw City Council chambers. File photo

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Enumclaw council accepting applications for vacant seat

Position No. 6 will be open come the new year as Mayor-elect Anthony Wright starts his first term.

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Enumclaw warns of fake text

A resident received an A.I.-generated text containing inaccurate information about city business.

Washington State Department of Transportation crews spent the last week altering state Route 410 so traffic can alternate in the westbound lane. Photo courtesy WSDOT

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SR 410 opens to alternating traffic to Greenwater, Crystal Mountain

Boise Creek took a chunk out of the highway when it overfilled on Dec. 11 during the state’s…

The city of Enumclaw council chambers. File photo

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Enumclaw predicts increased revenue in 2026 budget

Although sales tax revenue growth is likely to remain flat, additional development is hoped to help pad the…

Photoscourtesy Enumclaw Police Department An aerial view of the Elk Meadows area in Enumclaw.

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Enumclaw “fared well” as atmospheric river floods Washington

Convoys have been organized to help Greenwater residents in and out of the town.

King County has its own battery energy storage system at the West Point Treatment Plant; according to the county, it proved its effectiveness during last year’s “bomb cyclone” by providing operators with reliable power amid voltage sags. Photo courtesy King County

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Battery storage systems in Enumclaw? Not so fast

Despite online chatter, no informal or formal proposals have been made to build a BESS facility in the…

Although mayoral candidate Geoff Bowie secured “Old Black Diamond” votes, sometimes having more than double the votes than Mayor-elect john Adler, Adler’s control of the Ten Trails neighborhood and his strong 3:1 voting ratio secured him the 24 additional votes to become the new city executive. Image courtesy King County/Ray Miller-Still

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Old versus new: Black Diamond mayoral race split city’s neighborhood lines

Precinct data shows that Ten Trails voters may soon be the key to controlling the city’s political future.

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KC employee helps Black Diamond man suffering seizure

The unidentified man was on his morning run when the seizure hit.

The Enumclaw School District administration offices. Photo courtesy the Enumclaw School District

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ESD relinquishes interest in land for Oakpointe, approves two replacement levy measures for upcoming election

There was a fair bit of action with the Enumclaw School District last week.

File photo by Ray Miller-Still Plateau Kids Network volunteers spend hours and hours organizing toy donations and helping families “shop” before the Christmas holiday. You can help the nonprofit out by registering as a volunteer at plateaukidsnetwork.com/volunteer.

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Holiday Helping Hands toy drive prepares for another year of joy and cheer

The Plateau Kids Network organizes an annual toy drive that helps close to 400 local kids.