Eatonville News

Pierce County drivers who use State Route 7 between Spanaway and Eatonville can expect daytime delays beginning Monday, June 15.

Teenage students in Puyallup could sleep later one school day a week next fall while their teachers spend extra time improving instruction, under a proposal before the School Board tonight.. On the down side, those students would lose 30 minutes of class time that they now have on Wednesdays.

The logs and other woody debris that have stacked up in the reservoir behind Alder Dam near Mount Rainier are being used to improve habitat for salmon.

New lawmakers make their mark South Sound's first-year lawmakers say this year's 105-day legislative session was a grueling learning experience, but they think they made a difference.

A 60-year-old man is dead in a Jet Ski accident on Clear Lake in Pierce County. The Pierce County Medical Examiner's office says Gregg Eldridge of Eatonville was pronounced dead at the scene of Saturday's accident.

Height limits in areas of the city designated as mixed-use centers is a brewing controversy.

Diego Rodriguez uses a hand-held weed trimmer to navigate the headstones while cutting grass Wednesday at Woodbine Cemetery in Puyallup.

Historic state budget cuts are pummelling scores of South Sound teachers who were notified by Friday's statewide deadline that they could lose their jobs next school year.

Royce Park loved honey bees. He crafted a book about them, doled out recipes that used their sweet nectar as an ingredient, and peddled jars of Roy's Honey around Eatonville.

South Sound lawmakers had good attendance in the Legislature this year, if the WashingtonVotes.org report of missed votes is a fair gauge.

Wickersham School of Discovery won't be around next school year, but an artistic memento from its students will live on at Northwest Trek.

Cathy McDonald / Special to The Seattle Times Pioneer Farm Museum tour guide Tina Ammann demonstrates how a hand wringer was used to wash clothes.

Shelly Tomlin had a bad feeling when a horrendous crash left her stuck in traffic near her Eatonville, Wash., home.

Jacob Mobley demonstrates the Heimlich maneuver with a dummy during a class last week at Spanaway Lake High School.

The Puget Sound Regional Council determined how some federal stimulus dollars will be allocated amongst regional construction projects at a special meeting Thursday.

Finally, the red wolves of Pierce County will get a little privacy as they try to return from the brink of extinction.

Here is how local lawmakers voted last week on selected bills, compiled by Washingtonvotes.org . Visit www.washingtonvotes.org for a searchable database of all legislative votes.

The Port of Tacoma and several East Pierce County communities were the big winners Thursday as the Puget Sound Regional Council doled out about $36 million from the federal stimulus package.

The Puget Sound Regional Council decided on Thursday how to dole out $78 million in federal stimulus dollars.

James Monroe McGinnis passed away due to complications leading to heart failure.