News
Puyallup Valley Community Band kicks off Music Off Main Friday
The Puyallup Valley Community Band will kick off Sumner's Music Off Main series Friday evening.
News
‘Grandpa Gray’ named 2013 Bull of the Woods | Buckley Log Show
The Buckley Log Show is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year and 68-year old Bull of the Woods…
Sports
Tour de Pierce holds 23rd race Sunday
To promote family-friendly fitness and fun, the 23rd annual Tour de Pierce bicycle ride will commence on Sunday,…
News
Sumner charity holds community garage sale
Each year, Just Because We Can — a Sumner-based non-profit — gives Christmas gifts to over 400 children…
News
Rockhounding seminar at Sumner Library Friday
What is rockhounding? It's the hunt for interesting and collectible geologic formations. Rockhounders venture out into the wild…
News
Three charged in Lakewood murder possibly connected to drug cartel
On Monday, the Pierce County Prosecutor's Office charged William Alvarez, 26, Mazzar Robinson, 41, and Robert Leon Smith,…
News
Burglars steal kitchen sink — and nothing but the kitchen sink — out of home under remodel | Bonney Lake Police Blotter
Suspects in the police blotter are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Opinion
Where the Bonney Lake mayor and city council have been | Carter’s Community
Okay, Laurie. You told us to go to council workshops, council and committee meetings. How can we if…
Opinion
Courage in the midst of pain | Our Corner
I often read stories where the words “courage” or “heroic” are used, normally to saccharine excess.
News
Apartment agreement furthers Bonney Lake Downtown Plan
After nearly two years of inactivity following completion of the city Justice Center, an approved Angeline Road apartment…
News
Former Albertson’s becomes fire training ground
Since the end of May, and continuing through the end of June, East Pierce Fire and Rescue has…
Life
Legislative confusion | Editorial Cartoon
This week's editorial cartoon examines a legislative analysis. The legislature is compared to a firework that looks bigger…
Business
Elder abuse and exploitation | U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration on Aging
Millions of older Americans are living in nursing homes or assisted living facilities and roughly seven percent of…