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12 hrs ago | Patch.com

Local Gymnasts Advance to State Competition

One gymnast from Bonney Lake High School and three from Sumner High School will compete in the State Gymnastics competition being held February 17-18, 2012 at the Tacoma Dome.

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Sat Feb 11, 2012

KMVT Twin Falls

Joshua Powell's actions revealed before Sunday's explosion

PIERCE COUNTY, Washington Investigators are piecing together a timeline of Joshua Powell's actions before the fatal fire.

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Fri Feb 10, 2012

Salt Lake Tribune

Comforter with bloodstain taken from Powell storage unit being tested

Puyallup, Wash. a A search warrant report released to the news media Friday by Washington authorities reveals West Valley City law enforcement is testing a small bloodstain on a comforter found last week at Josh Powell's storage unit.

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Thu Feb 09, 2012

PNW Local News

Pierce Transit sets public hearing on boundary changes

Pierce Transit is proposing a boundary adjustment that would remove all of the areas shown in green on this map, including Bonney Lake and Sumner.

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Patch.com

JBLM Soldier Confesses to String of Indecent Exposure Incidents in Sumner, Puyallup

Puyallup Police arrested a 21 year-old Puyallup man suspected in a string of indecent exposure crimes in Puyallup and Sumner.

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Wed Feb 08, 2012

Patch.com

Where are the Best Places to Kiss in Bonney Lake and Sumner?

Laying a big, wet one on your sweetheart is the easy part. Sometimes, it's choosing the right spot to lay said kiss that's tough.

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The Olympian

'Tumwater U' to teach about city's workings

Tumwater University is a two-night classroom-style event at which residents can learn more about city government and Tumwater’s history.

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Tue Feb 07, 2012

Q13.com

Investigators search shed in Powell case; funeral for boys set for Saturday

Police searched a shed belonging to Josh Powell on Tuesday in the hope of finding evidence or more insight into the man who was a person of interest in his wife's disappearance and who killed his two young sons and committed suicide in a violent house fire Sunday.

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Mon Feb 06, 2012

The News Tribune

Sumner puts weight restrictions on Bridge Street Bridge

For the second time in a year, a bridge has been given weight restrictions in the heart of the Puyallup Valley, where heavy freight moves regularly between the Interstate 5 corridor and points east.

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The News Tribune

SUMNER: Block Fest links with Science Fair-Art Show

The Sumner School District Early Learning Department will host Block Fest in conjunction with the District Science Fair and Art Show.

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Fri Feb 03, 2012

Patch.com

Man Wanted in Sumner for Indecent Exposure to Teenage Girls

Sumner Police and Sumner School District released information Friday regarding a man wanted for indecent exposure to girls in what appear to be three related incidents.

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Patch.com

Sumner Resident, Auburn Union Representative Appointed to IAM Aerospace Territories Post

A Machinists Union officer who worked for more than 25 years at Boeing in Puget Sound will now be one of the union's top negotiators with aerospace companies across North America.

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Thu Feb 02, 2012

KING-TV Seattle

State paying record amount for records lawsuits

In the state of Washington if a citizen requests a public record, it should be turned over unless there is a compelling reason not to do so.

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Tue Jan 31, 2012

PNW Local News

Change of government resolution in the air | Black Diamond

Black Diamond Dieringer school playground to get $25,000 thanks to Coca-Cola grant Sumner to opt out of Pierce Transit district Councilman Craig Goodwin said by phone Friday there is a possibility a change of government resolution could be considered by the council in May for placement on the general election ballot Nov.

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King County Journal

Volunteer firefighters, from left, Tim Bergman, Brent Duckworth and...

Dieringer school playground to get $25,000 thanks to Coca-Cola grant Sumner to opt out of Pierce Transit district Volunteer firefighters, from left, Tim Bergman, Brent Duckworth and Jim Schoeggl, in 2009 when the Kirkland Fire Reserve Program was threatened due to a lack of funding.

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PNW Local News

Dieringer school playground to get $25,000 thanks to Coca-Cola grant

Dieringer school playground to get $25,000 thanks to Coca-Cola grant Sumner to opt out of Pierce Transit district Lake Tapps Elementary School Principal Connie GeRoy stands in front of the school's playground, which is getting a $25,000 upgrade thanks to a parent and Coca-Cola. Lake Tapps Elementary School's playground is about to get a $25,000 ... (more)

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Mon Jan 30, 2012

PNW Local News

Man charged with murder of 'friend'

Dieringer school playground to get $25,000 thanks to Coca-Cola grant Sumner to opt out of Pierce Transit district Police claim Denzil Rick Moore shot and killed 55-year-old Thomas Humphries because Moore believed that his on-again, off-again friend was a child molester, then disposed of his body at a vacant home in Auburn.

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PNW Local News

Sumner to opt out of Pierce Transit district

Dieringer school playground to get $25,000 thanks to Coca-Cola grant Sumner to opt out of Pierce Transit district In the original map proposed by Pierce Transit, Sumner remained in the district, but since then the city has announced intentions to leave Pierce Transit.

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The News Tribune

SUMNER: UW educator to speak at early learning workshop

The Sumner School District will offer an Early Learning Linkages Winter Workshop, designed for those who work with children up to age 8. The workshop, to be held from 5-8:30 p.m. Feb.

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Sun Jan 29, 2012

The News Tribune

Tacoma, Sumner schools may avoid makeup days

Kids in at least two Pierce County school districts might be able to avoid making up some class days lost to the January snow and ice storm.

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