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Two Buckley Log Show contestants team up to see which couple can hand-saw through a log the fastest.

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At a glance | September 2021 events

Log show, rallycross racing, the return to school and more.

Eastern Oregon University

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Graduates and accomplished students

Local students are honored for their academic achievements.

Highline College in Des Moines is one of the most diverse higher education institutions in Washington state. File photo

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State looks at college enrollment goals for high school students

“We want to close racial and ethnic gaps.”

An image shared by the King County Sheriff's Office of the truck stolen on Aug. 18 from an Enumclaw area farm.

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Sheriff’s Office asks for help finding stolen hay truck

Thieves apparently made off with the vehicle on August 18.

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A group of kids shows off backpacks from the Y Social Impact Center’s school supplies drive.

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Donation drive delivers nearly 200 backpacks and other supplies to kids

The Y Social Impact Center handed out rows of pencils, notebooks and other essentials last week.

This graphic by the Washington State Department of Transportation indicates where crews will be working on a new bridge and culvert removal on Ravensdale creek.

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WSDOT begins work on SR 169 bridge project

Transportation crews hope to complete the project without disrupting two-way traffic on the highway.

People hold up signs in protest of Gov. Jay Inslee’s latest proclamations during a Rally for Medical Freedom in Buckley Wednesday. Photo by Alex Bruell.

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Big crowds take to Buckley against Governor’s latest vaccine mandates

Participants at Wednesday’s “Rally for Medical Freedom” shared concerns of government overreach.

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Enumclaw, Black Diamond police blotter | Aug. 2 – Aug. 11 |

Officers responded to vandalism, missing hikers and a burglary investigation, among other calls.

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Tim Floyd became chief of the Enumclaw Police Department July 1 following the retirement of former chief Bob Huebler.

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Enumclaw PD seeks community representatives for deadly force review team

Two citizens will be entrusted with reviewing any uses of deadly force in the area.

Seattle Children’s Hospital (courtesy of Seattle Children’s)

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Group demands accountability following Seattle Children’s racism investigation

King County Equity Now petition calls for resignations and community program funding.

Providence employees look at anti-vaccine mandate protesters as they cross the street outside of Providence Regional Medical Center Everett on Aug. 18, 2021. Olivia Vanni/Sound Publishing

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Governor reinstates indoor mask rule, whether you’re vaxed or not

Inslee also ordered employees of public schools, colleges and child care centers to get vaccinated.

Joey Thompson gets his first shot of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at the Ash Way Park-n-Ride site on April 21, 2021 in Lynnwood, Washington. Sound Publishing file photo

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Some people qualify for third shot of vaccine, says health department

New guidance comes as cases skyrocket in Washington and nation.

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Fraud trial against former Drainage District 5 commissioner, wife, delayed to December

Federal prosecutors allege the couple funneled taxpayer money to themselves through a front company.