Sumner News

Shoppers in Sumner and around the region will soon have a new place to do their shopping as Idaho-based WinCo Foods plans to open its newest store in Sumner.

This summer, orders for brick pavers in Sumner's Heritage Park are more than double over last year.

Like Sumner's trail network, the city's sidewalk system still has some missing parts.

Ken Nicholas, left, general manager at Sumner Woodworker, helps customer Dr. Ralph Reed, right, locate a sandpaper belt.

Hundreds of cyclists took to the roads of Pierce County on Sunday for the annual Tour de Pierce bike ride , sponsored by the county parks and recreation department.

Local author Don Parker is at it again. And this time he has his sights set on the popular Harry Potter series.

Though he officially retired this past week, few deny that former Public Works Director Bill Shoemaker's legacy will live on through the many large and not-so-large projects he helped bring about in the City of ...

The Kosher Red Jots perform Yiddish dance tunes at Heritage Parks last July while lead singer, Shelia Fox, encouraged audience participation and dances with Sierra Smith.

Parking in Puyallup is a two-tier problem. The first issue is that there are more Sound Transit riders than there are long-term parking spaces to put them in.

I know you can't see it, but I have a smile on my face as I write my column this week and include the highlights of this year's - Windish Winnebago Bus Tour.' Even with the dark clouds, wind and threat of rain, ...

SARA GETTYS/Yakima Herald-Republic Jack Rush sits in his apartment at Blssom House, pictures of his family adorning the wall behind him on Friday, June 20, 2008.

The region's most famous ride, the Seattle to Portland Bicycle Classic, sold out last week, but there are still plenty of others worth marking on your calendar.

Finding a solution to Sounder commuter parking needs to be a priority and a parking garage in downtown Sumner and Puyallup may not be the best long-term solution, said Puyallup Councilmember Rick Hansen.

There's a secret about the old white house that sits next to Sumner City Cemetery: Its lumber dates back to some of the earlier timber in the valley - and it's valuable.

Police report four seniors at Emerald Ridge High School in Puyallup were pulled from a graduation rehearsal and arrested in connection with vandalism at the school and four other high schools.

While most people in Washington are complaining about the cool, wet spring, it's good news for rhubarb growers in Sumner, which calls itself the rhubarb Capital of the U.S. Farmers says the weather has been ...

The Sumner City Council after a brief, but vigorous discussion June 2, voted not to instruct staff to work on a building moratorium designed to prevent the construction of a parking garage on Traffic Avenue.

Everett: City's planning awarded Everett was among five Washington cities to win 2008 Smart Community Awards on Thursday.

Three members of the Puyallup City Council came under fire this week for meeting with neighboring leaders in Sumner to discuss a transit proposal not supported by the majority of the council.

Sound Transit will hold an open house today in Sumner to gather feedback on its expansion plans for mass transit in the Puget Sound area.