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Enumclaw Fire Department administration’s new offices, located at 2884 Griffin Avenue, used to be a physical therapy office. The offices are still being fitted for the department; all services are still being done at the department headquarters on Well Street. Photo by Ray Miller-Still

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Enumclaw Fire moves admin to new building, looks ahead at new stations

The department needed to find room for three new firefighters.

A ranger leads a snowshoe program in the Paradise area. Snowshoe programs are available in the spring. Photo courtesy National Park Service

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Mount Rainier seeks housing to lease for staff | Mount Rainier National Park

The new program will support park employees during the 2023 peak season.

Enumclaw Mayor Jan Molinaro giving his State of Enumclaw speech at City Hall on Thursday, April 7. Photo by Ray Miller-Still

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Mayor Molinaro will serve as 2023 Sound Cities president

The Sound Cities Association represents 38 cities are more than 1 million people in King County.

Collected works of local authors Blaze Ward, James Peet, and Leah Cutter. Images courtesy Amazon

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Local authors to hold seminar on how to self-publish

Join James Peet, Leah Cutter, and Blaze Ward at Cole Street Brewery on Feb. 16, 6 p.m.

Ballots are still being counted for the Enumclaw School District bond, but results are unlikely to flip. Photo by Ray Miller-Still

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Voters strongly reject Enumclaw School District bond measure

While ballots are still being counted, nearly 75% so far did not approve the $253 million bond.

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Woman found dead off SR 164 identified | Update

Washington State Patrol discovered Marilyn Wright in a white truck and with a gunshot wound to the head…

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Plateau police blotter | Jan. 29 – Feb. 8

A death threat in Buckley, an (attempted) fire in Enumclaw, and a car vs. utility poll collision in…

Hundreds of concerned citizens attended last week's meeting about Garden House, the Less Restrictive Alternative group home for Level 3 sex offenders being released from McNeil Island to Garden House, operating outside the city of Enumclaw. Photo by Ray Miller-Still

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Enumclaw residents outraged over group home for violent sex predators

Many see huge issues with Garden House specifically, but also with the entire process of moving sex offenders…

The Pete's Pool Stadium, used by the Enumclaw School District for football, soccer, and lacrosse games, was built in 1938. Some repairs and upgrades have been made since then, but overall, the district appears to have outgrown the facility. Photo by Ray Miller-Still

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A closer look: Inside the Pete’s Pool stadium | Part 3

Student athletes have to take turns using locker rooms, lines to the bathrooms and concessions are long, and…

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Plateau police blotter | Jan. 22 – Feb. 2

Suspended licenses in Buckley, a fight at The Ski in Enumclaw, and a child unhappy with his chores…

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Group home for high-level sex offenders opens near Enumclaw

A meeting about the Less Restrictive Alternative home, called Garden House, is being held at 7 p.m. Feb.…

Photo by Ray Miller-Still Allan Thomas, former Drainage District 5 commissioner and Enumclaw dairy farmer, walks away from the Western District of Washington federal courthouse in Seattle. He was sentenced to 2.5 years in prison last Friday, Feb. 3, for his part in stealing more than $460,000 in taxes from locals.

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Allan Thomas gets 2.5 years for tax fraud scheme

The former Drainage District 5 commissioner and his wife were convicted of stealing more than $460,000 from Enumclaw…

Photo courtesy Megan Muntean Amara Muntean sleeping in her hospital room, where she has to stay for at least 30 days at a time for her chemo treatment.

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Local infant fighting leukemia at Mary Bridge

Amara’s parents thought it was just an ear infection. Thankfully, a trip to the hospital caught the cancer…