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Want to help lead your local government? Filing week is coming soon

Positions in all Plateau-area city councils and the two school districts will be up for election

Reagan Dunn’s proposed legislation aims to give communities advanced notice that a transition home for sex offenders, known as a “Less Restrictive Alternative”, could operate nearby. Screenshot

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Legal effort against sex offender homes begins

King County Councilmember Reagan Dunn also proposed new legislation to limit where these homes can be placed

Fine-time Grammy nominee David Arkenstone will be playing at the Chalet Theater on May 14. Doors open at 6 p.m., and the show starts an hour later. Courtesy photo

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Have an adventure with Arkenstone at the Chalet

Doors at the theatre open at 6 p.m.

Alysen Posey finishes up rehearsing her floor routing at Peak Gymnastics. Photo by Ray Miller-Still

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Peak Gymnastics sends first athlete to Westerns competition

Alysen Posey has been doing gymnastics since she was just one year old.

The Enumclaw School District is again collecting public opinion on possible future bond measures. Head to enumclaw.wednet.edu/article/1082511 or scan the QR code above to take the short questionairre. Screenshot

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ESD seeks input on future bond measure

Did you support the last bond measure? Oppose it? Why? This is your chance to let the district…

Chickenwire rehearsing for the upcoming Cinco de Mayo show at the Thunderdome Car Museum. From left to right, John Ghosn, Auggie Vereecken, Seth Polson, and Michael Chang. Photo by Ray Miller-Still

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Meet Chickenwire, the band that “conquered” Enumclaw

The group’s next performance is Friday, May 5, at the Thunderdome Car Museum.

Deadly Accident

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SR 410 now open after major collision’ | UPDATE

Two people are reported dead, and another received lift-threatening injuries.

Enumclaw’s last Comprehensive Plan, created in 2015 to plan out through 2035, is being revised. The kickoff meeting to start drafting the new plan’s overall vision statement is April 25. Screenshot

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Enumclaw kicks off Comprehensive Plan revisal April 25

The Comprehensive Plan is the public’s chance to shape how their city will grow over the next 20…

Mayor Jan Molinaro recounted Enumclaw’s many successes last year during his fifth-annual State of the City speech. Photo courtesy Beau Chevassus

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Mayor gives 2023 “State of Enumclaw” address

The city had many successes last year — and there are more than a few projects residents can…

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Sen. Phil Fortunato (R-31), who represents the Enumclaw area, introduced on the Senate Floot a last-minute amendment to HB 1791 that would have required a new airport commission to not examine airport sites recommended by a previous commission, effectively excluding Enumclaw from further scrutiny. The amendment was resoundingly not adopted.

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Bill to study airport sites passes Senate; Enumclaw site could be reconsidered

A previous commission’s study ranked Enumclaw high on a list of possibilities. Will a new commission find the…

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Kasey Kahne makes top 75 greatest NASCAR drivers list

The former Enumclaw local is being honored for his many achievements, including being an 18-time NASCAR Cup Series…

The bridge between Enumclaw and Black Diamond, known locally as the Kummer Bridge and elsewhere as the Green River Bridge, remains closed this week. Photo by Ray Miller-Still

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Green River Bridge on SR 169 remains closed

Materials to repair the bridge were unavailable over the weekend.

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Rep. Kim Schrier (WA-08, far left) and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Undersecretary Xochitl Torres Small (center), try Fantello Creamery’s Filomena cheese during an April 4 visit.

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Two local farms received federal grants to expand cheese, simple syrup production

Fantello Creamery and Simple Goodness Sisters will be using the funds to help expand production and hire help