Steilacoom News

Who: Speakers include Pierce County Executive Pat McCarthy, County Councilman Dick Muri, David Jacobsen, ferry liaison for the Anderson Island Citizen Advisory Board, and Deb Wallace, airport and ferry manager for Pierce County Public Works and Utilities.

Construction is expected to begin next month on the Everett School District's new two-story, $16.96 million administration building.

Lakewood residents, start your grills. When it comes to the best place in town for a Memorial Day barbecue, Fort Steilacoom Park is tops.

Brad Shannon maintains this blog. He is political editor at The Olympian and can be reached at 360-753-1688 or bshannon@theolympian.com . Sue Gunn’s background fighting for the environment goes back decades at the state and federal levels.

Brad Shannon maintains this blog. He is political editor at The Olympian and can be reached at 360-753-1688 or bshannon@theolympian.com . Steve Hannon drives an old pickup with 300,000 miles on it.

Major construction on a $353 million expansion of Pierce County's sewage treatment facility in University Place will begin late this year.

Here's some welcome news for ferry riders: the Steilacoom ferry terminal will finally reopen after more than five months of remodeling inside and out.

STEILACOOM, Pierce County - The county is holding a meeting next Tuesday for the public to learn about potential safety and efficiency improvements to the three ferry loading lanes at the Steilacoom Terminal.

Washington state must embrace online learning, "the future of education," but a lawsuit against funding cuts interferes with the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction's right to decide where to allocate dollars.

Pierce County Washington Association of School Administrators recently presented Community Leadership Awards.