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UPDATE | Pierce County Prosecutor’s office confirms manslaughter charge in stray bullet case
UPDATE | Pierce County Prosecutor’s office confirms manslaughter...
By Ray Miller-Still • November 12, 2016 11:15 am

The incident began when Tobin Hugh Panton witnessed his car being stolen from his driveway.

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Black Diamond fights over agendas, attorneys continue
Black Diamond fights over agendas, attorneys continue
By Ray Miller-Still • November 3, 2016 12:56 pm

The Oct. 20 Black Diamond City Council meeting was uncharacteristically restrained, with little in the way of unchecked emotion and even less action and content.

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Please let it all end very soon | Our Corner
Please let it all end very soon |...
By Ray Miller-Still • October 28, 2016 1:30 am

I feel like a high school kid again.
Like I have a big test in the morning that I’m not prepared for but, wait, hope is on the horizon. The forecast called for snow, so I’m going to pray for snow – please snow, I’ll do anything just let it snow.

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Body of Mountain View firefighter Ken Ward found in Grant County
Body of Mountain View firefighter Ken Ward found...
By Ray Miller-Still • October 27, 2016 4:55 pm

After an extensive one-week search, the body of Mountain View Fire and Rescue firefighter Ken Ward was found near the Wildhorse Monument near the city of George in Grant County.

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Body of Mountain View firefighter Ken Ward found in Grant County
Body of Mountain View firefighter Ken Ward found...
By Ray Miller-Still • October 27, 2016 4:55 pm

After an extensive one-week search, the body of Mountain View Fire and Rescue firefighter Ken Ward was found near the Wildhorse Monument near the city of George in Grant County.

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Please let it all end very soon | Our Corner
Please let it all end very soon |...
By Ray Miller-Still • October 27, 2016 4:48 pm

I feel like a high school kid again.

Like I have a big test in the morning that I’m not prepared for but, wait, hope is on the horizon. The forecast called for snow, so I’m going to pray for snow – please snow, I’ll do anything just let it snow.

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Please let it all end very soon | Our Corner
Please let it all end very soon |...
By Ray Miller-Still • October 27, 2016 4:48 pm

I feel like a high school kid again.

Like I have a big test in the morning that I’m not prepared for but, wait, hope is on the horizon. The forecast called for snow, so I’m going to pray for snow – please snow, I’ll do anything just let it snow.

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Black Diamond council continues to ignore staff, legal advice
Black Diamond council continues to ignore staff, legal...
By Ray Miller-Still • October 14, 2016 1:00 pm

Forget tuning in to the 2016 presidential election – if you crave political entertainment, you can find it locally at the Black Diamond City Council.

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A look at the life of newspapers | Our Corner
A look at the life of newspapers |...
By Ray Miller-Still • September 29, 2016 1:00 pm

You’re looking at a brand new Covington-Maple Valley-Black Diamond Reporter.

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Black Diamond Comprehensive Plan suffers further delays
Black Diamond Comprehensive Plan suffers further delays
By Ray Miller-Still • September 22, 2016 12:02 pm

It looks like Black Diamond’s Comprehensive Plan will be further delayed as the city’s traffic adviser, DKS Associates, appears to be running out of patience with the City Council.

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Top: Council members Brian Weber
Most Black Diamond City Council business tabled; attorney,...
By Ray Miller-Still • September 8, 2016 1:15 pm

It was business as usual at the last Black Diamond City Council meeting, with the majority of the meeting’s agenda items being tabled indefinitely by the majority of the council.

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Black Diamond school traffic agreement near miss, and mess
Black Diamond school traffic agreement near miss, and...
By Ray Miller-Still • August 26, 2016 12:00 pm

The Black Diamond City Council’s approval of a resolution regarding a traffic mitigation agreement with the Enumclaw School District was one of the messier and more confusing matters the city has faced this year.

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Black Diamond Labor Days permit dispute settled, festival set to run Sept. 3-5
Black Diamond Labor Days permit dispute settled, festival...
By Ray Miller-Still • August 18, 2016 12:00 pm

The last two virulent Black Diamond City Council meetings boiled down to this: the 102-years-old Labor Day festival is ready to go, and city code specifies that the council does not need to approve the celebration’s special event permit.

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Nicole White was reported missing June 7
Suspect pleads guilty in Nicole White murder case
By Ray Miller-Still • August 4, 2016 4:00 pm

On July 28 Jonathan Daniel Harris, 30, pleaded guilty to the murder of Enumclaw resident Nicole White.

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Gomer Evans pilots the Green River Queen float in the Black Diamond Labor Day parade. The Green River Queen returned to the parade last year
Black Diamond council majority holds Labor Day permit
By Ray Miller-Still • July 29, 2016 12:00 pm

Chaos and anger has defined the last seven months of Black Diamond City Council meetings, but the outrage residents expressed flared hotter than ever on July 21 as a century-long tradition looked to be put on the chopping block: the city’s three-day Labor Day Festival.

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Talking about transgender issues | Our Corner
Talking about transgender issues | Our Corner
By Ray Miller-Still • July 27, 2016 8:45 pm

It’s looking like Washington’s new bathroom laws are staying in place, for now.

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Top row: Council members Brian Weber
Black Diamond rules illegal, says interim attorney; Police...
By Ray Miller-Still • June 8, 2016 2:34 pm

The June 2 Black Diamond City Council meeting started rough and derailed entirely when one council member was asked to leave and another two followed.

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A little, a lot, blindly | Point of Review
A little, a lot, blindly | Point of...
By Ray Miller-Still • June 3, 2016 2:00 pm

We all build walls around ourselves.

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Tussle turns into not so funny late-night skit | Black Diamond City Council
Tussle turns into not so funny late-night skit...
By Ray Miller-Still • April 27, 2016 4:21 pm

“This is like a Saturday Night Live skit.”

Councilwoman Janie Edelman made her feelings clear at the beginning of the three and a half hour long council meeting on April 21 – the Black Diamond City Council is looking less like a body of elected officials and more like a late night comedy show.

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Black Diamond political turmoil continues to boil | City Council
Black Diamond political turmoil continues to boil |...
By Ray Miller-Still • March 24, 2016 12:12 am

It took only two meetings for the Black Diamond City Council to revise its rules and procedures, giving metaphorical whiplash to staff and city residents as they wrestled with the council’s new structure.

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