More than a dozen local residents — including students — spoke at the Nov. 22 Enumclaw School Board meeting, while audience members, filling up half the high school auditorium, showed their support for speakers with enthusiastic applause. Photo by Ray Miller-Still

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Enumclaw PD closes investigation on School District Zoom bombing

Enumclaw police have closed their investigation into the November “zoom bombing” of an Enumclaw School District meeting, finding…

Buckley Mayor-elect Beau Burkett takes his oath of office from outgoing Mayor Pat Johnson. Photo by Alex Bruell

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A changing of the guard

After 16 years, Pat Johnson passes the torch to Beau Burkett at her final council meeting.

Several inches of snow fell on the Plateau over the Christmas weekend, and another 1 to 4 inches can be expected tonight (Wednesday, Dec. 29) and tomorrow. Photo by Ray Miller-Still

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Snow blankets Plateau; severe weather shelter open in Enumclaw

Lows around 15 degrees, a few inches of snow are forecasted over the next week

Blotter bug

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Enumclaw, Black Diamond police blotter | Dec. 6 – 16

Stolen U-Haul, shenanigans on Ten Trails Parkway, and a self-stabbing.

Homeless encampment in wooded area in Auburn on Friday, Aug. 27, 2021. Photo by Henry Stewart-Wood/Sound Publishing

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King County to skip annual homeless count again, citing faulty methodology

The King County Regional Homelessness Authority said the count is inaccurate and “harmful.”

Enumclaw School District Board President Tyson Gamblin and Directors Jennifer Kent, Lori Metschan, Julianne DeShayes, and Paul Fisher. Photo courtesy Enumclaw School District

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Enumclaw school board member tackles masks, sex-ed, and CRT in year-end speech

Tyson Gamblin, the board’s new president, touched on several controversial issues during the Dec. 13 meeting.

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Park Service trail maintenance jobs open locally

Applications are due Dec. 23.

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State legislators unsure if federal infrastructure law will help Highway 18

U.S. Rep. Kim Schrier (D-District 8) held a press conference Dec. 13 in North Bend to discuss how…

The Enumclaw transfer station. File photo

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Enumclaw transfer station to start accepting, recycling mattresses

Recycling your old beds comes with a $30 fee.

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500 more COVID cases in Enumclaw since September

The local vaccination rate continues to lag behind rest of the county.

Formerly known as the Bonney Lake Food Bank, The Market aims to provide those experiencing food insecurity with a true 'grocery store' concept - meaning no limits on how many times you can visit the store, or how much food you can take. Photo by Ray Miller-Still

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New market flips the script on food insecurity

The Market, located just outside Bonney Lake, aims to do away with some of the more “dehumanizing” aspects…

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Pfizer, Moderna vaccines now recommended over Johnson & Johnson

Recommendation comes following additional reports of blood clots after J&J vaccinations.

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UW researchers looking for stressed nurses and doctors to take part in a psilocybin study

Study will examine how psilocybin can be used in therapy for clinicians burned-out by the pandemic.