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Council member Beau Chevassus said that he ran for his position partly on advocating for health and fitness in Enumclaw; supporting a full gym at a potential community center would fulfill that promise, he said. Photo by Ray Miller-Still

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Enumclaw council gives thumbs-up to start preliminary community center design

The design being drawn up will include space for Arts Alive!, the Enumclaw Chamber, the Senior Center, and…

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Enumclaw PEO chapter President Elaine Parks; Diana’s mother, Ana; Diana; and Linda Fisher, Scholarship Chair.

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Future nursing student earns $1,000 Enumclaw P.E.O. scholarship

Diana Fernandez-Renteria will be attending Green River Community College to work toward her CNA.

Workers trimmed and cut down trees around the parking lot behind Arts Alive! and the Enumclaw Chamber of Commerce on July 25. Photo by Ray Miller-Still

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Parking lot construction on the east, west ends of downtown Enumclaw

Parking will be limited while the lots are resurfaced; a new lot is being built by the local…

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Can you imagine airplanes flying over these plains? This farmland on the Enumclaw Plateau near the intersection of 196th Ave SE and SE 400th St is near the area that an aviation study dubbed as a potential “King County Southeast” airport in a report considering locations for the state’s next airport. No location has yet been selected.

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Dunn: New Plateau airport “dead on arrival”

From city council members to the state legislature, elected officials will fight against putting an airport on the…

This map, created via Google, shows the location of the earthquake this morning near Enumclaw and Black Diamond.

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Small earthquake shakes the Plateau

No damage from the 3.1 local magnitude quake has been reported.

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Plateau police blotter | July 7 – 27

The Enumclaw police blotter returns with a months-worth of reports.

Enumclaw firefighters received chainsaw training with other South King Count department earlier this year. Photo courtesy Enumclaw Fire Department

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Enumclaw Fire Department, Mountain View Fire and Rescue levy lid lifts passing | Aug. 8 Update

Support for both levies are staying strong, though numbers have shifted since the initial vote count.

Jason Wood holds up one of the "rubber bullets" left behind from when deputies arrested Aaron Ray Lincoln on July 12. Photo by Ray Miller-Still

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Enumclaw quarry workers recount ‘mass shooting in the making’

Jason Wood and his employees are worried the punishment won’t fit Aaron Ray Lincoln’s alleged crime; prosecutors say…

A 2016 photo of the Newaukum Creek Bridge. Photo courtesy King County

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Enumclaw’s Newaukum Creek Bridge closed indefinitely | UPDATE

A routine inspection on July 28 revealed structural issues; it’s unclear when repairs can be scheduled at this…

The Enumclaw Fire Department. Photo by Ray Miller-Still

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EFD sounds the alarm on rising call volumes ahead of election

Approving the levy lid lift on the current ballot would help the department hire new first responders and…

The Enumclaw Rotary's annual Street Fair was last weekend, closing down Cole Street for two days to accomodate myriad vendors, live music bands, beer gardens, bouncy toys for kids, and more. Pictured is Teo San Jose receiving some SWAG from an Enumclaw firefighter. Photos by Ray Miller-Still

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August 2022 Events | At A Glance

Sunflower Days, the Enumclaw Chamber’s annual golf tournament, the Northwest Swing Music Festival, and — of course —…

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Cyclists as young as 15 and as old as 84, from locals to visitors from as far as the U.K., participate in the Ride Around Mount Rainier in One Day (RAMROD), event every year.

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RAMROD races around Plateau early Thursday

It’s a race around Mount Rainier, with cyclists taking off from Enumclaw at 5 a.m. and returning the…

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Enumclaw, Black Diamond voters to decide fire levy lid lifts

Both departments say they’re “drowning” in emergency calls, and need additional revenue to hire more first responders.