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Lake Tapps at top through Labor Day
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Sarah Wehmann Staff Writer
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Weather Wednesday will likely bring some clouds, but temperatures could reach 73 degrees during the day, dropping to 55 at night. The rest of the week looks sunny with highs starting at 76 Thursday and reaching the mid-80s by the weekend. Nights will stay clear with temps around 55 degrees.
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Bonney Lake Officer Nathan Vance, back, and Officer Tobie Johnston talk with boat owner Greg Massey on Sunday during a routine inspection on Lake Tapps. Photo by Sarah Wehmann
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Wilkeson chooses Buckley, Carbonado for fire service By Dennis Box
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On Monday Cascade Water Alliance and the Lake Tapps Community Council announced Lake Tapps will be raised to its maximum level of 543 feet within the coming week. The lake will stay at that level for several days. Raising the lake to its full recreational level is in anticipation of maintenance outage that require the headgates to close. For the remainder of the recreational season, no more water will be added to Lake Tapps, according to a press release from the Cascade Water Alliance. Cascade Water Alliance will minimize the amount of water released through the tailrace. The recreational level on Lake Tapps will likely remain the same through Labor Day. Aside from maintenance needed, the press release stated Cascade Water Alliance will replace the remaining section of the timber
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If there is a fire or medical emergency in Wilkeson, the Buckley and Carbonado fire departments will be first on scene. The Wilkeson Town Council decided to contract with the Buckley and Carbonado departments rather than remaining with
East Pierce Fire and Rescue, which had been providing fire and emergency medical services to the community. Buckley and Carbonado Fire Chief Alan Predmore said Wilkeson has been receiving services from Buckley and Carbonado for about the past two weeks.
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Marijuana sales in state, not city Sarah Wehmann Staff Writer
On Monday, the Washington State Liquor Control Board issued the state’s first 24 marijuana retail licenses. These are the first of 334 licenses that will be issued by the control board. Sales are expected to begin this week.
Bonney Lake is on the list of allotted licenses, receiving one, but the city was not among the 24 released Monday. The cities that have received retail licenses were selected with regard to population, geographic dispersion and the applicant’s readiness to be licensed, according to a press release from the
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