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City Administrator Chris Searcy (right) and incoming Senior Center Manager Melissa Holt (center) present the plaque that will adorn the Enumclaw Senior Center’s activity room, now named the Jobyna Nickum Activity Room. Nickum stands to the left.

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Jobyna Nickum retires after 30 years running Enumclaw’s senior center

Recreation Programmer Melissa Holt will be taking her position.

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Enumclaw police blotter | Sept. 23 – 29 |

Trespassing, driving under the influence and a man just putting on his shoes.

The fire destroyed nearly everything in Don Dotson's home, including irreplaceable antiques and photos. Courtesy photo

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GoFundMe started for man who lost home, dog in recent fire

Don Dotson lost his home during the Sept. 17 power outage when his generator caught fire.

King County Flood Control District

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Enumclaw awarded $483,000 grant for flood reduction

Funds should help reduce flooding at the Enumclaw Golf Course.

The Sept. 13 Enumclaw City Council meeting was a full one, though no members of the city council, and few of the audience, actually wore masks. Screenshot

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Enumclaw council returns to full force, but without masks as city breaks COVID records

Read why several council members choose not to wear a mask, even though the council is back to…

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Enumclaw, Black Diamond police blotter | Sept. 9 – 15 |

Stolen motorcycles recovered and hit-and-run collisions

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Social media trend leading to local students damaging school property

The “Devious Licks” challenge, and related videos, are being removed from the TikTok platform.

A student in Jody Emerson’s third grade class at Southwood Elementary listens in. Photo by Alex Bruell

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Plateau students head back to class

Even in a life-changing pandemic, a kid is still a kid.

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Fall coaches have been putting their squads through their early-season paces, all in preparation for the coming campaigns. Above, Enumclaw High volleyball coach Jackie Carel begins a drill.

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What’s in store for fall sports at Enumclaw

Some teams are looking more competitive than they have in years — others are building their way there.

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Despite bad air quality last year, more than 60 volunteers donned their masks and got to work making Enumclaw a more beautiful place to live, including repainting the Rotary Park gazebo.

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Beautify Enumclaw, Buckley back for a day of sprucing-up

You can help make Enumclaw or Buckley a prettier place to live on Sept. 11.

This image, taken from a video shared by the King County Sheriff’s Office, shows the conflagration started by an unknown person on the porch of an Enumclaw household. A link to the video is included in the article.

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Search is on for Enumclaw arsonist

287th Ave SE family has been targeted twice in only two weeks

The Enumclaw City Council chambers. File photo

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City Council revives discussion of a downtown pavilion

It’s part of the grander conversation about the future of Enumclaw’s small but bustling downtown.

An image shared by the King County Sheriff's Office of the truck stolen on Aug. 18 from an Enumclaw area farm.

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Sheriff’s Office asks for help finding stolen hay truck

Thieves apparently made off with the vehicle on August 18.