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Town levy rejected; now what?
By Pat Jenkins The Dispatch Voters in Eatonville voters won’t let a boost of property taxes be the way the town improves its finances. In results from the general election…
County budget finalized
The Pierce County Council was expected to approve a final budget this week for 2013 with special earmarks for police protection, parks and financial rainy days. The budget was finalized,…
Missing snowboarders found alive
Two snowboarders stranded since Sunday on Mount Rainier by a winter storm have been rescued. Searchers found Derek Tyndall, 21, and Thomas Dalle, 20, on Tuesday morning. The search had…
Where there’s wood smoke, there’s trouble for lungs
As temperatures drop this fall and winter, smoke from homes will increase as people fire up woodstoves and fireplaces to keep warm. And that concerns Puget Sound Air Pollution Control…
Auction benefits Bethel graduates
The Graham Business Association’s scholarship auction, benefitting high school graduates in the Bethel School District, will be held Wednesday at 7 a.m. at the Silver Creek retirement community. The cost…
Veterans Day: One of two times a year we honor military
By Stan Stuefloten Contributing writer Did you vote? I’m sure you did. Don’t we live in a great country. Where else in the world, if you don’t like your boss,…
Wildlife corridor at 2,500-acre, $10.5 million mark
The Nisqually Land Trust says has completed a 2,500-acre, $10.5 million wildlife corridor connecting local, state and federal protected land near the main entrance to Mount Rainier National Park. The…
Morehouse resignation gives Bethel board another vacancy
For the third time this year, the Bethel School Board has lost a member through resignation. Ronald Morehouse is the latest to depart. He gave up his District 1 seat…
After 20 years, son gives WWII vet the burial ‘he deserves’
By Pat Jenkins The Dispatch George Pitcher didn’t like having a fuss made over him, and “he didn’t like going to funerals,” said his son, Jim. “But he deserves something…
Renewable energy at landfill getting attention
The public has most of this month to get on the record with their opinions about a proposed renewable energy plant at the LRI Landfill in Graham. The Tacoma-Pierce County…
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Community remembers 9/11 victims and rolls up sleeves
By Nancy Ardmore Contributing writer Last Saturday morning at 9 o’clock, while 178 people from the Eatonville area looked on, a special U.S. flag was raised on the Eatonville High School flag pole. What made this flag special was that the stripes on the flag contained all of the names of the victims who died [...]
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