Enumclaw News

Empathy is not part of the state's standardized tests for students in public schools.

Two students from Enumclaw recently graduated from Whitman College in Walla Walla at its 126th commencement ceremony.

Troy Kelley, a small business owner and state legislator running for State Auditor, is currentlyA on a statewide tour.

De Marco Best, an active parent in the Bethel School District, was recently elected as Washington State PTA Region 5 director for a one-year term beginning June 1. As a region director, he is responsible for holding officers' leadership workshops and providing support for the councils and local units in Region 5, which includes southeast Pierce ... (more)

With a 4-star rating for providing excellent customer service, Rainier View Construction & Roofing, LLC has won the prestigious CMUS Talk of the Town Customer Satisfaction Award in the Home Improvement & Remodeling category.

Thundershowers that developed over the Cascades drifted over parts of Western Washington Friday afternoon and evening, bringing heavy rain, thunder and even lightning to some areas.

Earlier this month Washington state auctioned off the rights to sell liquor in their current stores - 167 licenses were sold, but 18 buyers fell through.

Marina Bae Graham of Enumclaw had the No. 1 entry in the state of Washington, then placed third in theA 2012 4-H national essay contest A sponsored by theA National Foundation for the Preservation of Honey Bees, according to the Enumclaw Courier Herald.

With private stores getting ready to enter to the liquor business in Washington, the state Liquor Control Board has released a schedule of several-dozen liquor stores that it will close next week.

It is often said the "third time is the charm," and that looks to be so for owners Grzgorz and Maria Goch of Europa.

The Enumclaw City Council approved a resolution Wednesday for city staff to pursue a community development block grant seeking about $98,000 for needed upgrades and repairs to the Enumclaw Senior Activity Center .

All King County and city residents can safely dispose of old car batteries, oil, paint and other household hazardousA wasteA items when the Wastemobile comes to Renton, May 25-27. The Wastemobile will be in the Fred Meyer parking lot at 365 Renton Center Way, and will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.

Filing week is over, and plenty of faces from the Plateau will be vying to make it out of the September primary election.

Police arrested a 25-year-old man at 2:53 a.m. on Tuesday, May 15, in the parking lot of Mercer Island Covenant Church in the 3200 block of 78th Avenue S.E. The man was sleeping in his car and had a $350 misdemeanor Enumclaw warrant for using and delivering drug paraphernalia.

Thank you to Diane Anderson of the Enumclaw Rotary Club for passing along the following update: The Enumclaw Rotary Club recognized the following students as Students of The Month at their May 17, 2012 meeting.

From turkey and swiss to Philly cheese steak to a hot grilled panini, even the pickiest eater can find some form of sandwich to eat in town.

Editor's Note: The following is a press release issued last week by the National Federation of Independent Business/Washington. The Washington state director for America's largest small-business association will present Rep.

A public meeting will be held Thursday in Enunclaw to allow the pulic the chance to comment on a potential land exchange and adjustment to the long-term boundary at Nolte State Park.

We've been following the progress of five middle school students from Cedar River Academy in the past few months as they work toward putting a plan into action for the development of Mahler Park in Enumclaw.

This week's Readers' Choice poll topic asking what is your favorite outdoor dining spot in Enumclaw required a little creativity on our part in coming up with six choices -- four of which require you to bring your own food.