Sports
SHS FASTPITCH: Lady Spartans’ West Central District path a Cinderella story
The highly touted rapture that was supposed to have gone down Saturday took on an entirely different meaning…
Sports
SHS BASEBALL: Spartan squad reach Elite Eight, lose to Sehome High
Playing in the Sweet 16 of the state baseball tournament for the second year in a row, Sumner…
Sports
SHS TRACK AND FIELD: 4×400-meter foursome take fourth at district, move on to state
Sumner High’s track and field team was familiar with the venue for the West Central District III 2A…
Sports
BLHS FASTPITCH: Lady Panthers win two West Central District games, lose title, move on to state tourney
The 23-2 Bonney Lake High fastpitch squad won a pair of nail biters at Tacoma’s Sprinker Recreation Center…
Sports
BLHS TRACK AND FIELD: Adara Winder qualifies for state this weekend at Mount Tahoma
Bonney Lake High junior Adara Winder, the reigning Class 3A state girls shot put champion, will have a…
News
Car prowls in Sumner on the rise in May
In a statement released Thursday by the Sumner Police Department, citizens should be wary of car prowls while…
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Bonney Lake council leaning toward moving additional staff to Justice Center
Now that staff has moved into the new Justice Center building on Main Street, the city council is…
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Sumner will receive art-centered gathering place in partnership of coffee purveyor and non-profit
Could an alley next to Berryland Cafe become the cultural center of Sumner? That is the apparent intent…
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‘Party Patrol’ snares 50 alleged violators, including 27 at Bonney Lake party
The Pierce County Party Patrol in April shut down three underage parties, including one in Bonney Lake, for…
Opinion
‘R-Word’ is inappropriate to describe mental impairment
I think people should stop using the word “retarded.” Many people use the “r-word” without thinking twice. But…
Opinion
OUR CORNER: Thank you to our subscribers
By Brennan Purtzer Publisher Recently my circulation director shared something surprising and unexpected with me. He said…
Opinion
THE PLATEAU AND THE VALLEY BELOW: Working for Republican values in Olympia
By Pam Roach State Senator, 31st District “What-e’er Thou Art, Act Well Thy Part.” — Scottish saying Our…
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That’s no hitchhiker, that’s my wife | BONNEY LAKE POLICE BLOTTER
SHOPLIFTING: Police on May 1 were dispatched to Kids Country on South Prairie Road for a report of…