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Danna Ohman shares lunchtime conversations Jan. 21 with Lake Tapps Elementary students Drew Engstrom and Jason Miller Sermeno.

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Dieringer School District provides students with the full meal deal

Lake Tapps Elementary School students Katarina, Hannah, Alex and Emily have a few things in common: they’re in…

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Tax assistance available

Tacoma-based South Sound Outreach Services will provide complimentary tax preparation assistance Feb. 21 and March 21 in Sumner.

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• Tuesday’s special election is mail only. Ballots

• Tuesday’s special election is mail only. Ballots must be post marked Feb. 3 or can be dropped…

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The Sumner Police Department responded to 665 emergenc

The Sumner Police Department responded to 665 emergency calls during the period of Jan. 4 through Jan. 17…

Rick Shannon

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Bonney Lake employee retires

After 34 years working in the Public Works Department for Bonney Lake, Rick Shannon has decided to retire.

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• Officers stopped a vehicle on state Route 410 at 3

• Officers stopped a vehicle on state Route 410 at 3:30 a.m. Jan. 21 and both the 53-year-old…

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Pierce Transit expanding routes to serve Sumner

Sumner’s industrial parkway will soon have the convenience of bus transportation.

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Sumner Police Department works on victim response

The Sumner Police Department is trying to improve the way it responds to victims, part of an effort…

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Sumner Police Department works on victim response

The Sumner Police Department is trying to improve the way it responds to victims, part of an effort…

Deputy Mayor Dan Swatman

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Debate draws a crowd and sparks

About 100 Bonney Lake citizens gathered Thursday for a 90-minute debate on Proposition No. 1 at the Bonney…

Life

Heading out on the water isn’t always smooth sailing

My job on Swell Rider, a 34-foot “weekender” type sailboat more suitable for island cruising than offshore ocean…

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“Little Giant” is dark and quirky, but it’s a pleasant read

“The Little Giant of Aberdeen County‚“ by Tiffany Baker, c.2009, Grand Central Publishing, $24.99, 341 pages.

Opinion

Better government is less expensive

What do Washington, D.C., and Washington state have in common?