Wilkeson News

A trick to keep a hungry puppy from eating people food recently won Wilkeson couple Kim and James Main and their lovable Australian Shepherd Maverick a trip to Hollywood for a filming of "America's Funniest Home Videos." The Mains, both teachers, have no children and instead devote their loving to their two Australian Shepherds Maverick and Cooper.

Where do old buildings go to die? Sadly, most go to the landfill. Unless the parts have high value - think of fat, old-growth timbers or stained glass windows - the rubble is too often carted off to the dump.

Puyallup police were one of 12 agencies to partner in an advanced law enforcement network last week that resulted in the arrests of two men suspected of 18 armed robberies in the past two months.

A man who committed 18 bank robberies in the Pacific Northwest "became sloppy and greedy" at a Seattle-area bank and left behind a fingerprint that led to a major break in the case, police said Monday.

The White River School District has two contested seats up for election. Current School Board President Denise Vogel is being challenged by Kim Demarest for the District No.

The Washington State University-King County Extension Youth Development/4-H Team says the Enumclaw area has a oeamazing 4-H volunteersa and programs and they are coming to town to host a gather to recruit more volunteers and participants in Plateau area programs.

The Buckley City Council hosted its first formal budget discussion to address what will be done about a deficit of approximately $278,000 heading into discussions surrounding its 2010 financial plan.

Four of the survivors walked out to the end of the dock on Lake Tapps and lightly tossed four flowers into the water.

Four of the survivors walked out to the end of the dock on Lake Tapps and lightly tossed four flowers into the water.

"A phenomenal job" kept coming across White River School District leaders' lips when the board honored more than 25 custodial and maintenance staff members with Apple of Distinction Awards at its Sept.

The town of Wilkeson will be one of 12 Washington communities to receive funding from the Washington Department of Ecology to prevent future damage from floods.

Unless Buckley City Council members come up with money in an already-tight 2009 budget, the associate city planner's position will be eliminated at the end of September.

An old political axiom maintains that nothing really heats up until after Labor Day.

Two small Pierce County communities have received state grants for flood control projects.

Students and parents will find plenty of changes as Plateau schools open their doors Monday and Tuesday.

The White River Family Support Center presents The Incredible Years, a free parenting series for families with children ages 4 to 10.

Lambert "Skeek" Gon-zales proclaims to know more about the history of Wilkeson and its glory days - " when the rich natural resources fueled the local economy - " than any person alive.

Puget Sound Energy is notifying customers in Wilkeson and Carbonado of a scheduled power outage from 2 to 5 a.m. July 25.

The Pinch Plum in Burnett may be the town's newest store, but everything behind the store, from the building to the name, is ripe with history.

Nearly two years of planning will culminate in Wilkeson this weekend, as the small foothills community celebrates its centennial.