PenMet Parks considering non-resident surcharge
Oct 12, 2023Participants living outside district boundaries would pay 20% more and have to wait a week to register.
One dead in collision on Highway 16
Oct 07, 2023A Shelton woman died in a wrong-way collision on Highway 16 early Saturday. Just after 1 a.m., the 30-year-old was riding her 2000 Yamaha motorcycle eastbound on the highway near Rosedale Street, according to the Washington State Patrol. A 2014 Honda Civic going the wrong direction hit her. The motorcycle rider died at the scene.
Nielson, Sehmel campaigning for PenMet Parks board position
Oct 05, 2023One will fill the seat left vacant by Amanda Babich, who isn’t running for re-election. Sehmel topped Neilson in the primary, 49.5%-32.3%.
Voters to weigh pocketbooks, performance in PenMet taxing measure
Sep 29, 2023Editor’s note: This story has been updated since it was first posted. It now includes additional responses from PenMet to statements made by opponents of the lid lift, specifically about overtime costs associated with the end of the parks host program. It also clarifies that the state Auditor’s Office issued a “finding” in a PenMet
Purdy project open to salmon, not yet to cars
Sep 21, 2023As the Purdy culvert replacement winds down to a December completion, fish passage work at Highway 16 will shift eastbound drivers into the median until Fall 2024.
Local businessman David Rhine sentenced in Jan. 6 Capitol riot
Sep 12, 2023David Rhine was sentenced to four months in prison followed by a year of supervised release and a $7,376 fine for non-violently protesting in the hallways for 22 minutes.
Parks district replaces Phase 1 rec center contractor
Sep 07, 2023PenMet fired fired Grenlar Construction, saying it was far past the deadline. The company claimed the job is finished except for a couple tasks being held up by the parks district.
PenMet breaks ground on community recreation center
Aug 25, 2023Parks district recognizes local legislators who acquired $1 million for the project during community groundbreaking celebration.
Conservation grants help add to city’s North Creek property
Aug 16, 2023Conservation Futures money also will fund expansion of Tacoma DeMolay Sandspit on Fox Island and buy 60 acres next to Haley State Park on Key Peninsula.
Sports complex study features several multi-sport fields
Aug 09, 2023During an open house Tuesday, consultants and city staff unveiled five alternatives for Phases 2 and 3 that showed different field configurations for soccer, football, lacrosse and baseball/softball.