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State track meet berths on the line

The stakes get bigger this week for Eatonville High School’s track and field athletes. They’ll compete Thursday and Saturday in the class 1A tri-district meet at King’s High…

Weyerhaeuser to start charging for access to its land

HOOK AND FUR By Bob Brown Weyerhaeuser Co. recently announced that all access, motorized and non-motorized onto its Vail and Pe Ell tree farms will require a recreation…

Green River lands recruit from Eatonville

Green River lands recruit from Eatonville

Kendra Trummert of Eatonville High School has signed a letter-of-intent to play basketball at Green River Community College. Trummert, who will graduate in June from Eatonville, was a…

Top golfers tee it up in Puget Sound Amateur

Some of the top amateur golfers in the region will compete in the 48th annual Puget Sound Amateur May 18-19. The 36-hole event – the first round at…

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And baby makes 17

And baby makes 17

A wobbly-legged baby bison was born April 28 at Northwest Trek, becoming the 17th bison…

Park trims visitor center and camping

Two popular campgrounds will open later, a visitor center won’t open at all, and fewer…

National spotlight on libraries’ literacy work

National spotlight on libraries’ literacy work

Pierce County Library System’s efforts to advance early learning and be a “cornerstone of the…

Mayor will run for council instead of re-election

Eatonville Mayor Ray Harper won’t run for re-election this fall, but he will try to…

Student-produced documentary stirs environmental concscience

Student-produced documentary stirs environmental concscience

By Leah Traxel Contributing writer When rain falls on natural soil, it gets soaked up…

For 87th year, Community Day unites schools and public

For 87th year, Community Day unites schools and public

Nearly 90 years of community togetherness had its latest incarnation last Friday during Community Day…

Add radiology assistants to Medicare?

U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert is one of the prime backers of legislation in Congress that…

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Opinion

It’s onward and upward for our Teen Focus contributors

PAT JENKINS Dispatch editor Kids grow up and move on – and sometimes stop writing newspaper columns. Both apply to Lydia Nyhuis and Corrie Morgan. Readers have become…

Keep our county open for business, employment and financial stability

Keep our county open for business, employment and financial stability

By Jim McCune Thank you for this opportunity to respond to an op-ed written by a Mr. Josh Magill in the April 17 issue (“County road closure makes…

Forum: Where are the big hearts?

Remember the “small town, big hearts” era in Eatonville? I still have my t-shirt with hearts. We were all proud of the way we took care of our…

Marketing mountain and communities is a worthy investment

By Mary Kay Nelson National parks continue to be important, even critical economic engines for local communities, with visitors generating $30.1 billion in economic activity and supporting 252,000…