Pictured are kids and families enjoying last year's snow play day. Photos by Ray Miller-Still

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Update: Weekend Snow Play Day nixed

Truck drivers feel they couldn’t make the trip up Crystal Mountain safely, postponing or cancelling the event for…

Photos by Ray Miller-Still 
If you are looking to get a quick COVID test in Enumclaw, you may be out of luck — the testing site has recently been swamped with visitors (one Enumclaw police officer on scene said the line sometimes stretches from the tent at 550 Semanski Street S., down McDougall Ave., and onto 244th Ave. SE, roughly a half mile away), and “staffing challenges” at the site are further exacerbating wait times, King County has said. The test site now requires visitors to make an appointment online at www.solvhealth.com/book-online/pYWRj0 — however, as of Jan. 10, it appears there were virtually no appointments available through Jan. 14. The testing site is open Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. In lieu of going to the testing site, you may be able to have a free COVID testing kit sent to your home, courtesy of the Greater Seattle Coronavirus Assessment Network. To enroll in the program, head to www.scanpublichealth.org/screener; kits typically arrive 24 hours after enrolling. The program warns it has a limited number of tests each day.

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Enumclaw COVID testing site overwhelmed

You must now make an appointment to get tested, but the site is booked through Jan. 17.

Whether your want to join a local gym or start working out at home, Enumclaw-area trainers have some advice for you. Photo courtesy Metro Creative Connection

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Don’t let COVID put your fitness on hold

Local trainers give tips for getting fit and staying healthy for the new year.

Jorge Espinosa proposed to his fiancée Andrea Abbott on Cole Street last December, with help from local business owners. Photo courtesy Emily Cole / http://emilyanncole.com

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Meet me on Cole Street: couple gets engaged on Enumclaw’s main thoroughfare

Jorge and Andrea were on each other’s social periphery growing up — until a fateful night on Cole…

Enumclaw's newest daily coronavirus case count is now 52 as of Dec. 27, 2021. Screenshot

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The ‘Claw breaks COVID case records over Christmas week

Enumclaw’s daily case coronavirus record now stands at 52, although few hospitalizations — and no deaths — have…

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Enumclaw, Black Diamond police blotter | Dec. 13 – 22

Someone sleeping in the Expo dugout, a laser pointer incident, and a car vs. elk crash.

Happy New Years to you from the Courier-Herald!

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The Courier-Herald’s Top 10 news stories of 2021

Let’s reflect on the last year, to better prepare for the year to come.

More than a dozen local residents — including students — spoke at the Nov. 22 Enumclaw School Board meeting, while audience members, filling up half the high school auditorium, showed their support for speakers with enthusiastic applause. Photo by Ray Miller-Still

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Enumclaw PD closes investigation on School District Zoom bombing

Enumclaw police have closed their investigation into the November “zoom bombing” of an Enumclaw School District meeting, finding…

Blotter bug

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Enumclaw, Black Diamond police blotter | Dec. 6 – 16

Stolen U-Haul, shenanigans on Ten Trails Parkway, and a self-stabbing.

Enumclaw School District Board President Tyson Gamblin and Directors Jennifer Kent, Lori Metschan, Julianne DeShayes, and Paul Fisher. Photo courtesy Enumclaw School District

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Enumclaw school board member tackles masks, sex-ed, and CRT in year-end speech

Tyson Gamblin, the board’s new president, touched on several controversial issues during the Dec. 13 meeting.

The Enumclaw transfer station. File photo

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Enumclaw transfer station to start accepting, recycling mattresses

Recycling your old beds comes with a $30 fee.

Image courtesy King County

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500 more COVID cases in Enumclaw since September

The local vaccination rate continues to lag behind rest of the county.

Jeff Pratt finishes cutting the family Christmas tree at Mt. Rainier Nobles in Enumclaw. Photo by Alex Bruell

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Sawing around the Christmas tree

A Buckley family visits the Mt. Rainier Nobles tree farm to select their Christmas tree.