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    Recycling rates rise on the Plateau
    Recycling rates rise on the Plateau
    By Ray Miller-Still • June 25, 2018 2:40 pm

    Sumner, Bonney Lake, and Buckley will be seeing rate increases in July, with Black Diamond’s service provider also looking to raise their rates.

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    Spartans rock the cap and gown | Slideshow
    Spartans rock the cap and gown | Slideshow
    June 18, 2018 2:30 pm

    Check out some photos from last Friday’s Sumner High School graduation.

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    Programs provide free summer meals to kids in need
    Programs provide free summer meals to kids in...
    By Kevin Hanson • June 14, 2018 9:50 am

    Know where and when kids, and sometimes their families, can get free or reduced-fare meals over the summer break.

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    Local students among county-wide art competition
    Local students among county-wide art competition
    June 6, 2018 10:40 am

    Kaylie Steinbacher, Zoie McCarter, Grace Sieber, and Katherine Hunter were among the top placers.

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    Ground broken for Sumner School District’s new early education center
    Ground broken for Sumner School District’s new early...
    By Tiani Grosso • May 25, 2018 11:40 am

    The Sumner School District broke ground last week on the new Valley Learning Center.

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    Pacing Parson to walk across Cascades for ALS
    Pacing Parson to walk across Cascades for ALS
    By Ray Miller-Still • April 4, 2018 11:00 am

    He’ll start the 300- mile trek in early May

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    Briley Conant, second from the left, and Zach Pederson, far right, ask other Sumner high schoolers to link arms in a show of unity and support for each other and other students around the nation. Photo by Ray Still
    Unity, ‘radical civility’ preached at walkout
    By Ray Miller-Still • March 20, 2018 10:10 am

    Sumner High School joined thousands of other students in a nation-wide walkout last week.

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    Sumner, White River school districts closed | UPDATE
    Sumner, White River school districts closed | UPDATE
    February 21, 2018 10:10 pm

    It’s officially a snow day.

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    Speakers offer plans, passion for a Bonney Lake city pool
    Speakers offer plans, passion for a Bonney Lake...
    By Ray Miller-Still • February 5, 2018 1:50 pm

    Parents are worried about the future of the Bonney Lake and Sumner aquatics program. A new Bonney Lake pool looks to be their best opportunity for students and community members, but they say council members must start planning soon.

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    Local school districts hoping voters will choose to extend levies
    Local school districts hoping voters will choose to...
    By Kevin Hanson • January 29, 2018 3:00 pm

    With the state’s new “levy swap,” levies for the Enumclaw, White River, Sumner-Bonney Lake and Dieringer school districts will amount to less than what they have in the past.

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    County seeks volunteers for Point In Time homeless count
    County seeks volunteers for Point In Time homeless...
    By Ray Miller-Still • January 8, 2018 12:50 pm

    Pierce County is once again gearing up for its annual Point In Time homeless count. The large-scale event is set for Friday, Jan. 26, and the county is looking for volunteers to help count and survey homeless residents in the area.

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    2017s top 10 stories | Year In Review
    2017s top 10 stories | Year In Review
    By Ray Miller-Still • January 3, 2018 2:45 pm

    The constant stream of reports and stories means it can be difficult to take a fresh breath and give yourself room for reflection. But looking back over a years-worth of news can be remarkably thought-provoking, and that’s exactly what New Years is for

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    A new face at Exodus Housing
    A new face at Exodus Housing
    December 27, 2017 9:40 am

    Tonya Tunnell-Thornhill, the new executive director of the non-profit that aims to help families escape domestic violence, came in at a time when funding was being slashed at many domestic violence programs in the county.

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