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    Best of the Plateau 2025: Vote for your...
    September 22, 2025 3:30 pm

    Voting round ends Oct. 8.

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    Screenshot of the letter Gov. Bob Ferguson sent to the federal Office of Disaster Recover and Resilience.
    Plateau businesses can now apply for Economic Injury...
    September 19, 2025 5:00 pm

    The Enumclaw and Buckley economy has suffered since the White River bridge closed in August.

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    Daisey and Darla, two micro-mini Scottish Highland cows, had to be walked across the bridge to become part of a the local Heritage Farm School’s Montessori program. Photo courtesy Tara Twiggs
Daisey and Darla, two micro-mini Scottish Highland cows, had to be walked across the bridge to become part of a the local Heritage Farm School’s Montessori program. Photo courtesy Tara Twiggs
    Tales from the Trail, Part II: It’s a...
    By Ray Miller-Still • September 17, 2025 9:30 am

    Have you seen the cows? Eagles? How about the five-foot-something raccoon?

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    WSDOT crews working on installing temporary bracers on the White River Bridge on Sept. 8, during a press conference. Photo by Ray Miller-Still
    WSDOT completes temporary repairs early, signs private contract
    By Ray Miller-Still • September 12, 2025 3:44 pm

    Guy F. Atkinson Construction crews will begin permanent repairs Sept. 13.

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    The location of the wells the city of Buckley uses to provide water to its residents. Image courtesy city of Buckley
    Buckley aims to take full ownership of water...
    By Ray Miller-Still • September 12, 2025 9:45 am

    The city and the Rainier School currently share ownership of the reservoirs and water treatment plant. But the Department of Social and Health Services is looking to get out of the game.

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    Photo courtesy Pierce County
The Spiketon Ditch Bridge closed in November 2023, cutting off Buckley (and eventually, Enumclaw) recreationalists from accessing the vast majority of the Foothills Trail.
    Pierce County to celebrate Spiketon Bridge opening
    By Ray Miller-Still • September 11, 2025 10:00 am

    An organized walk and two bike rides will take you to the Sept. 13 party.

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    Photo courtesy Pierce County
    Pierce Transit launches Buckley shuttle after bridge closure
    By Ray Miller-Still • September 11, 2025 8:40 am

    The shuttle will run Monday through Friday from 6 to 10 a.m., then 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. and stops at multiple points around town. Rides are free.

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    The White River Bridge was struck by a vac truck on Aug. 18, resulting in an emergency closure. After declaring an emergency, Gov. Bob Ferguson visited the bridge on Sept. 9 to say he hopes to have the bridge open by mid-November. Photo by Ray Miller-Still
    Work ‘seven days a week’: Ferguson, WSDOT aim...
    By Ray Miller-Still • September 8, 2025 1:50 pm

    WSDOT engineer said the Plateau was “really lucky that we didn’t have another Skagit River incident.”

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    Here are the five places the Washington State Department of Transportation plans to attach temporary bracers to the White River Bridge. After these are installed, the department hopes to start permanent repairs straight away. Photo courtesy WSDOT
    WSDOT hopes to jump into ‘permanent repairs’ on...
    By Ray Miller-Still • September 5, 2025 11:00 am

    This could mean that the bridge may not open to a single lane by the end of the month, but could also speed up a construction timeline for a full opening.

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    Here are the five places the Washington State Department of Transportation plans to attach temporary bracers to the White River Bridge. Photo courtesy WSDOT
    WSDOT begins work on opening White River Bridge
    By Ray Miller-Still • September 3, 2025 10:00 am

    A comprehensive account of the White River Bridge saga, from closure to emergency proclamations and a new bus service.

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    Photo courtesy King County
The Foothills Trail bridge went from a fun way to add recreation into the lives of Plateau residents into a lifeline, as hundreds, if not more, of people are using the bridge in some capacity to detour around the White River Bridge closure.
    Tales from the Trail: Vignettes of disrupted lives...
    By Ray Miller-Still • September 3, 2025 9:50 am

    I talked to about a dozen people on the Foothills Trail about how the bridge closure is affecting them. Here are a few stories that stood out.

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    The White River Bridge is hoped to be open by mid- to late-September. Photo by Ray Miller-Still
    WSDOT hopes to open White River bridge as...
    August 27, 2025 9:11 pm

    The department says it’s too unsafe to open both lanes, similar to the Green River Bridge situation.

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    All 7 panels of the White River Bridge were damaged, both horizontal & vertical components, when a large truck hit it on Aug. 18. Photo courtesy Washington State Department of Transportation
    Gov. Ferguson issues emergency proclamation on White River...
    August 27, 2025 1:23 pm

    This allows the state to seek federal reimbursement for bridge work currently underway.

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