Victims begin recoveries from back-to-back house fires
Jul 12, 2023Gofundme accounts have been opened and people are uniting to help two women who recently lost their homes — and a father — to house fires.
Three vying for PenMet commissioner seat
Jul 12, 2023Madelyn Hunter, Steven Nielson and Billy Sehmel are competing for two spots in the Nov. 7 general election.
Property values relatively unchanged after huge spike last year
Jun 27, 2023Values rose 0.8% on the Gig Harbor Peninsula overall and dipped 0.8% within the city limits. The values will be used to calculate next year’s property taxes.
Firefighters monitor site of Highway 16 fire amid dry conditions
Jun 26, 2023Gig Harbor Fire and Medic One spent Monday monitoring the site of a wildfire that spread along Highway 16 on Sunday, June 25, and threatened nearby buildings. The cause of the fire was not immediately available. One person was treated for smoke inhalation. A dog was badly burned and its owner is raising funds for
Brush fire breaks out along stretch of Highway 16
Jun 25, 2023The fire Sunday afternoon along the right side of eastbound Highway 16 attracted a heavy response and back up traffic for miles.
PenMet Parks proposing levy lid lift renewal
Jun 22, 2023PenMet Parks will ask voters in November to renew a six-year levy lid lift that would allow it to continue to collect property taxes of up to 6% more than the previous year instead of the state limit of 1%. When residents voted to form the district in 2004, they agreed to pay 75 cents
State keeps South Sound closed to crabbing for sixth summer
Jun 22, 2023Preseason testing showed one bright spot. Nisqually Reach averaged 7.3 Dungeness per pot pull. Chambers Bay drew 1.8, and the other six sites brought in fewer than one.
PenMet setting stage for Fox Island park improvements
Jun 15, 2023The parks district hired a firm to perform a master plan for Tacoma DeMolay Sandspit Nature Preserve and is pursuing a grant to add adjacent properties.
County delineates first phase of airport tree removal
Jun 08, 2023The first phase of tree cutting at Tacoma Narrows Airport will take down only a fraction of the total number designated for removal. Neighbors of the Pierce County-owned facility received a postcard recently describing Phase 1 of the project. The county sent the cards in late May to about 1,100 residents near the airport, according
Dry weather induces early Pierce County burn ban
Jun 07, 2023With rainfall about one-third less than normal, Pierce County issued a burn ban that began today, June 7. It applies to yard debris and land clearing, not burn pits and barbecues.