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County Council plans to meet Sheriff’s Department staffing request once union negotiations wrap up

Dec 10, 2025 | By:

The council did not fund any new deputy positions, but it plans to once the county and the deputies guild agree on a new contract.

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City’s Christmas tree needed emergency surgery, stat

Nov 28, 2025 | By: Chapin Day

The patient’s prognosis is bright after two city employees, who don’t even play doctors on TV, performed emergency surgery.

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Election certification confirms results in Nov. 5 balloting

Nov 26, 2025 | By:

The closest race in the Gig Harbor area was a school board contest between Matthew Bruhn and Emily DuCharme. That was decided by just 190 votes.

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City staff recommends pausing Masonic Lodge plans

Nov 25, 2025 | By:

The Gig Harbor Parks Department recommends setting aside the Masonic Lodge question for now but continuing with other aspects of a Crescent Creek Park redesign.

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Washington Way program aims to make corrections centers healthier for everyone

Nov 25, 2025 | By:

The old way resulted in chronic health problems for staff and worse outcomes for inmates. The Washington Corrections Center for Women is trying a new way.

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Great Peninsula Conservancy buys Butterfield Forest, adjacent to Sehmel Park

Nov 24, 2025 | By:

The conservancy will transfer ownership of the 21-acre Butterfield Forest, located south of the park, to PenMet Parks.

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Health district laying off 22 employees

Nov 20, 2025 | By:

The Tacoma-Pierce County Health District notified employees late last month that their positions would end Dec. 19

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Fox Island Bridge neighbors worry they’re in replacement span’s path

Nov 19, 2025 | By:

An unknown number of properties will be “impacted” if the county replaces the Fox Island Bridge. People who live near it say they feel whiplashed.

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City Council approves water, sewer and stormwater rate increases to begin on March 1

Nov 13, 2025 | By:

Gig Harborites can expect to see changes in their utility bills starting next year after the Gig Harbor City Council approved a rate increase at its Nov. 10 meeting. Councilmember Emily Stone cast the sole “no” vote. The city has deliberated increasing rates for all three utilities — water, sewer, and stormwater — since July. The

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Family Promise uses AI to help combat homelessness in Pierce County

Nov 13, 2025 | By:

Family Promise, a national organization whose local chapter is a central player in fighting homelessness in Pierce County, plans to expand to other Western Washington communities.

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