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Kasey Kahne makes top 75 greatest NASCAR drivers list

The former Enumclaw local is being honored for his many achievements, including being an 18-time NASCAR Cup Series…

The bridge between Enumclaw and Black Diamond, known locally as the Kummer Bridge and elsewhere as the Green River Bridge, remains closed this week. Photo by Ray Miller-Still

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Green River Bridge on SR 169 remains closed

Materials to repair the bridge were unavailable over the weekend.

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Third annual substance use disorder conference announced

The conference, organized by King County Councilman Reagan Dunn, will be held May 11.

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Rep. Kim Schrier (WA-08, far left) and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Undersecretary Xochitl Torres Small (center), try Fantello Creamery’s Filomena cheese during an April 4 visit.

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Two local farms received federal grants to expand cheese, simple syrup production

Fantello Creamery and Simple Goodness Sisters will be using the funds to help expand production and hire help

Ballot measure for King County Crisis Care Levy. File photo

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$1.25 billion mental health levy is on April 25 special election ballot

King County Crisis Care Centers proposal would raise money through a property tax.

A pickleball court at McFarland Park will soon be constructed over the current basketball court. Image courtesy the City of Enumclaw
A pickleball court at McFarland Park will soon be constructed over the current basketball court. Image courtesy the City of Enumclaw

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Pickleball court finally coming to McFarland Park

The city council balked at prices in the past, but finally budgeted enough money to move forward with…

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King County Sheriff’s deputy hit by car near airport

The deputy was responding to reports of a car blocking the roadway with a passed out driver inside.

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Enumclaw dismisses DUI charges in prep for King County felony case

Kimberly Meinin has been named as a suspect in a fatal hit and run on April 1; another…

Leticia “Leti” Martinez-Cosman, 58, was last seen on March 31 at a Seattle Mariners baseball game. (Photo courtesy of the SPD Blotter)

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Man accused of kidnapping, attempting to kill son of missing Seattle woman

The suspect, Brett Michael Gitchel, is also accused of setting the missing woman’s car on fire.

AR-15 rifle that was recovered by Mercer Island police. (File photo)

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WA Senate OKs assault weapons ban, longer wait on gun sales

Bills outlawing many semiautomatic weapons and adding restrictions on gun purchases are now on course to becoming law.

Fish culvert in Issaquah. (Cameron Sheppard/Sound Publishing)

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Advocacy group looking to empower local stewards of salmon habitat

Mid Sound Fisheries Enhancement Group is offering a free training program.

The Green River Bridge separating Enumclaw and Black Diamond, also known as the Kummer Bridge, was built in 1933 as a way to connect the two cities. Photo by Ray Miller-Still

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Green River Bridge closed this weekend

It’s a planned repair of the extension joint, which necessitates a full closure.

Fryingpan Creek Bridge was built in 2930-1931. (Image taken in 1992 by photographer John “Jet” Lowe, accessed via the Library of Congress)

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Mount Rainier wants public input on replacing historic Fryingpan Creek Bridge | National Park Service

A virtual public meeting about the bridge is scheduled for April 12.