WSDOT workers clearing snow at Chinook Pass this year. Photo by Washington State Department of Transportation

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Chinook and Cayuse passes to reopen Friday, May 28

Plus, news about clearing snow around Mount Rainier National Park.

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.

Photos of Kaloni Bolton. (Courtesy of Kristina Williams)

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She couldn’t breathe: Child dies from asthma attack at Renton medical clinic

Family of Kaloni Bolton, 12, seeks answers as to why staff couldn’t treat her.

Blotter bug

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Enumclaw, Black Diamond police blotter | May 4 – 12

Stolen lumber, strange storm grate happenings, and a child custody issue.

Ian McLeod speaks with customers behind the desk at Rock Paper Games on Main Street in Buckley on the afternoon of May 11. Photo by Alex Bruell

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Buckley game shop is a critical hit

‘Rock Paper Games’ has weathered COVID-19 with the help of the Plateau gaming community

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First ORCA card free for youth ages 6-18

ORCA cards accepted on Sound Transit, King County Metro, Washington State Ferries, and more.

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King County health officer issues directive urging continued use of face masks

Effort needed to slow the spread of COVID-19

Colyn McCall is the latest school resource officer assigned to Enumclaw High. Photo by Kevin Hanson

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New resource officer walking the halls at Enumclaw High

Officer Colyn McCall began working May 12.

JoAnn Taylor, left, and Winona Jacobsen, right, pose for a picture at the Bonney Lake Public Works Center flanking the gravemarker of former Lake Tapps area Daisey Kirtley, who died in 1886 at the age of eight. This year, her gravemarker is being reunited with her family at the Buckley Cemetery.

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How a grave marker found in the woods in Bonney Lake led to a century-spanning detective story

Daisey Kirtley died in 1886. Now, the Lake Tapps girl’s memory is finally coming home to Buckley.

Boy Scout Troop 557 visited the Buckley Cemetery May 25 and placed flags on veterans graves in preparation for Memorial Day 2018. AUSTYN YOUNG CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

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History Walk returns to Buckley, Enumclaw cemeteries this Memorial Day weekend

Stories of residents from the past will be on display