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PSE new rate hike proposal draws ire at public hearing
OLYMPIA [Aspen Ford] — The room was packed with a line out the door during the public comment hearing for a Puget Sound Energy (PSE) rate proposal Tuesday evening at the Utilities and Transportation Commission’s headquarters in Lacey. “We’ve replaced just about everything to…
Government & Civic
October 8, 2026 – LEOFF 1 Disability Board Meeting
NOTICE: The Law Enforcement Officers/Firefighters Group 1 (LEOFF-1) Disability Board will meet Thursday, October 8, 2026, at 12:15 p.m., in … Continue reading "October 8, 2026 – LEOFF 1 Disability Board Meeting"
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LaceyLife October – December 2026
Upcoming Events Check out our event calendar! We have a variety of community events happening this fall season. Come celebrate … Continue reading "LaceyLife October – December 2026"
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Meet the Rainier mayoral candidates on the ballot
The Eagle’s Rainier correspondent Nicole Jordan invited the three candidates who qualified for the ballot — Michael Kreger, Vanessa Meza and Garye Twichell — to answer three questions about their candidacies. Each candidate was given a 200-word limit per response and the same…
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Rochester by the numbers
- Area
- 8.46 sq mi (21.92 km²), 0.01 sq mi water
- Median age
- 42.7
- Households
- 2,022
- Persons per household
- 2.9
- Median household income
- $99,286
- Median house value
- $445,300