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Replica of Vietnam Memorial making Enumclaw stop
Replica of Vietnam Memorial making Enumclaw stop
By Kevin Hanson • February 18, 2020 9:53 am

A local vet has spent six years trying to secure this opportunity.

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The Ravensdale Retreat Natural Area will be closed to the public so work crews can thin out some of the trees. Image courtesy Harry Biped/www.harrybipedhiking.com
Popular trails near Black Diamond closed for five...
By Kevin Hanson • August 10, 2019 4:00 pm

King County Parks is thinning 75 acres of previously-logged land within Ravensdale Retreat Natural Area.

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Plateau Rebels claim national cheer championship
Plateau Rebels claim national cheer championship
By Kevin Hanson • February 9, 2019 3:22 pm

A state championship apparently wasn’t enough for the Plateau Rebels, a competitive cheer squad consisting of girls from 6 to…

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Enumclaw police officer Amanda Reeves will be assigned to Enumclaw High School as the first school resource officer. The position is a joint effort of the school district and police department. Photo by Kevin Hanson
Enumclaw High will have full-time cop on campus
By Kevin Hanson • December 5, 2018 12:19 pm

Enumclaw High School will have an on duty officer on its campus starting in 2019.

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Enumclaw’s Nelson honored as state Superintendent of the Year
Enumclaw’s Nelson honored as state Superintendent of the...
By Kevin Hanson • November 20, 2018 11:08 am

The district’s Board of Directors was also given the honor of being named the 2018 Board of Distinction.

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Hardhats and heavy equipment continue to dot school grounds
Hardhats and heavy equipment continue to dot school...
By Kevin Hanson • September 20, 2018 12:08 pm

The excitement of a new school year has slipped into an established routine, but there’s plenty of activity outside the…

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Pamphlets, primary ballots headed for voters’ hands
Pamphlets, primary ballots headed for voters’ hands
By Kevin Hanson • July 16, 2018 12:30 pm

Mid-July may not seem like election season, but candidates are in full campaign mode and voters are about to make…

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Feds set slight increase in national park fees
Feds set slight increase in national park fees
By Kevin Hanson • April 18, 2018 12:22 pm

Visitors to Mount Rainier National Park could have been looking at huge increases in entrance fees this summer — some…

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Superintendent Mike Nelson shares a laugh with his audience during the recent “Jazzing Up Education” fundraising luncheon. KEVIN HANSON PHOTO
Wallets open for Enumclaw Schools Foundation; more fundraisers...
By Kevin Hanson • March 30, 2018 12:06 pm

By the end of the fundraiser $29,000 was raised.

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Some Enumclaw High School students will be able to move out of portables and into their new learning space much earlier than expected. Photo by Kevin Hanson
School project finishing ahead of schedule
By Kevin Hanson • March 1, 2018 2:13 pm

New classrooms, science labs, an expanded commons, library and career center will be open by October, a couple of months faster than originally expected.

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NPSL football increases from two to three divisions
NPSL football increases from two to three divisions
By Kevin Hanson • February 9, 2018 12:22 pm

Come fall, change is coming to the gridiron.

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Enumclaw School District hoping voters will choose to extend levies
Enumclaw School District hoping voters will choose to...
By Kevin Hanson • February 1, 2018 12:25 pm

Ballots were received throughout area school districts last week and voters have until Feb. 13 to determine if they will…

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Bears take down two schools
Bears take down two schools
By Kevin Hanson • December 13, 2017 11:42 am

The White River High gymnasium was the place to be Dec. 6, as some of the state’s top wrestling teams…

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Arizona ‘cold case’ centers on former Enumclaw couple
Arizona ‘cold case’ centers on former Enumclaw couple
By Kevin Hanson • September 28, 2017 12:17 pm

A “cold case” saga continues to play out, a three-decades-old story of a missing woman and a husband accused of foul play. At the center of the tale are former Enumclaw residents Kevin Dale Jokumsen and Donna Mae (maiden name Douglas) Jokumsen, who married before moving to Arizona.

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Left Behind K9 Rescue helps dogs in need
Left Behind K9 Rescue helps dogs in need
By Kevin Hanson • September 21, 2017 11:10 am

Annual 5K run will take place the morning of Sept. 30 at Lake Wilderness Park

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Pacific Northwest Governor’s Cup polo tournament|Gallery
Pacific Northwest Governor’s Cup polo tournament|Gallery
By Kevin Hanson • July 14, 2017 1:24 pm

On July 8 and 9 polo players from all over Washington, Oregon, Idaho and British Columbia competed in the Pacific…

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King County Fair opens four-day run July 13
King County Fair opens four-day run July 13
By Kevin Hanson • July 8, 2017 11:00 am

With a healthy sampling of new attractions alongside a handful of old favorites, organizers are putting finishing touches on the…

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State OK’s money for SR 410 study
State OK’s money for SR 410 study
By Kevin Hanson • June 11, 2017 10:35 am

Those who regularly travel the stretch of highway between Enumclaw and Buckley can share tales of vehicular angst, commiserating over bumper-to-bumper traffic jams that seemingly stretch from Black Diamond to Bonney Lake.

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Hats tossed in ring for 2017 election
Hats tossed in ring for 2017 election
By Kevin Hanson • May 25, 2017 8:30 am

The paperwork has been filed and now the long slog through election season is under way

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Snow brings closure at Chinook, Cayuse
Snow brings closure at Chinook, Cayuse
By Kevin Hanson • December 1, 2016 3:29 pm

Winter weather has transformed the Cascade landscape and made mountain driving an interesting – and sometimes hazardous – proposal.

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King County is hoping its new ballot drop boxes
King County is hoping its new ballot drop...
By Kevin Hanson • October 6, 2016 2:15 pm

With the 2016 general election on the horizon, King County is hoping its new ballot drop boxes – like the one installed at the Tahoma School District building – will give voters a greater opportunity to make their voices heard.

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410 crash leaves one dead, four injured
By Kevin Hanson • October 5, 2016 6:10 pm

An early-morning crash east of Enumclaw left one young person dead and four others hospitalized.

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Bring your dog to Lake Wilderness for Tails ‘n’ Trails
Bring your dog to Lake Wilderness for Tails...
By Kevin Hanson • September 23, 2016 1:00 pm

Lake Wilderness Park will be going to the dogs the morning of Oct. 8.

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