Wilkeson NewsLocal news for Wilkeson, WA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Monday snowfall leaves trouble in its wake- January 31, 2008 An early morning snowstorm hit the Plateau and Puget Sound region Monday morning dropping about 3 inches of snow, closing schools and snarling traffic.By 5 a.m. the Enumclaw, White River and Carbonado school districts had closed schools due to the slippery road conditions.In Enumclaw, city crews were out sanding streets, but plows were put on hold. Public Works Director Chris Searcy said the plowing would come if the forecast called for greater accumulations of snow.Pierce County sent 22...http://www.topix.net/city/wilkeson-wa/2008/01/monday-snowfall-leaves-trouble-in-its-wake?f... A monument to mining- January 29, 2008 "There is nothing better than coal." Former coal miner Robert Peloli, 84, still chops his own firewood. An old image of Peloli inspired a mining monument. via Tacoma News Tribunehttp://www.topix.net/city/wilkeson-wa/2008/01/a-monument-to-mining?fromrss=1 Pierce County Council selects leadership team- January 17, 2008 "As long as I'm in the wheelhouse I'll try my best to keep this ship off the rocks in 2008." Pierce County Councilmembers voted Tuesday to retain their 2007 leadership team of Chair Terry Lee, Vice Chair Calvin Goings and Executive Pro Tem Shawn Bunney. via Tacoma Daily Indexhttp://www.topix.net/city/wilkeson-wa/2008/01/pierce-county-council-selects-leadership-tea... |