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Enumclaw High School students were set to enjoy some new amenities at their school for the entire year — until COVID-19 hit. Now, the school — like this courtyard — will remain empty, at least for the time being. File photo by Kevin Hanson

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Free meals available this year for all Enumclaw, White River students

More information is available on the districts’ websites.

From left to right: Julie Reece-DeMarco and her daughters Natalie and Sophia DeMarco organize and pack supplies for Afghan families coming to the Pacific Northwest area.

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All hands on deck: Enumclaw family starts program to aid, encourage incoming Afghan refugees

The backpack program seeks to give Afghan kids something to hold on to when they arrive in the…

Juanita High School student Ria Mahon. Courtesy photo

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Student brings awareness to menstrual health among Puget Sound’s homeless

When Ria Mohan, a junior of Juanita High School in Kirkland, had to choose a topic of focus…

Photo by Ray Miller-Still 
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.

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Beautify Enumclaw, Buckley back for a day of sprucing-up

You can help make Enumclaw or Buckley a prettier place to live on Sept. 11.

Matt Axe, the Wildfire and Forest Resiliency Coordinator with the King Conservation District, speaks to homeowner Anita Kissee-Wilder about fire reduction strategies at her home in North Bend on Aug. 24. Photo by Conor Wilson/Valley Record.

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King County braces for more wildfires in rural areas

Firefighters have already responded to a number of large fires.

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Enumclaw, Black Diamond, Buckley police blotter | July 16 – Aug. 24 |

Noise complaints, shoplifting and a handful of burglaries.

The modern day Osceola schoolhouse. Photo provided by John Anderson.

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Memories from the Nielsen family and early days in Osceola

Horses didn’t take well to the onset of fancy new automobiles.

Courtesy Photo, Lumen Field

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King County to require masks at large outdoor gatherings of 500 or more

New health officer order to control the spread of COVID-19

Photo taken from the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department Facebook page.

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Deputies seize meth, explosives, stolen gun from Bonney Lake area property

Neighbors in the area reportedly told deputies the 8-acre property had become a nuisance.

This image, taken from a video shared by the King County Sheriff’s Office, shows the conflagration started by an unknown person on the porch of an Enumclaw household. A link to the video is included in the article.

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Search is on for Enumclaw arsonist

287th Ave SE family has been targeted twice in only two weeks

This 2019 security footage at the Cenex gas station in Black Diamond shows Anthony Chilcott on his phone before entering, and driving off with, Carl Sanders’ Ford Raptor and Monkey, his poodle, in the front seat. Courtesy photo

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Oversight office releases scathing report on King County Sheriff’s Office

Report analyzes 2019 killing of Anthony Chilcott by deputies.

This map was created to help travelers meet their basic needs while respecting Greenwater businesses and private property owners.

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Greenwater tired of trying to meet bathroom needs of growing crowds

Locals are looking for a permanent solution to some sanitary troubles.

The Enumclaw City Council chambers. File photo

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City Council revives discussion of a downtown pavilion

It’s part of the grander conversation about the future of Enumclaw’s small but bustling downtown.