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Miners Day 2026 – It’s a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

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“Kids/Doggy Parade” at Black Diamond Miners Day showcased Cooper, a golden retriever co-owned by Cameryn and Callen Caster (left), and Bethany Helland with her...

Covington Days is this Weekend

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40th Annual Renton River Days is scheduled for July 24–26, 2026

Maple Valley–Black Diamond Chamber to HostFirst-Ever Wacky Dash & Business Bash August 1

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5-24 to 27, 2026 On 5/24/2026 at 1103 hours, Officer’s conducted a traffic stop with a vehicle near the 21100 block of Se Auburn Black...
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Black Diamond Police Reports

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5-13 to 5-23-2026 On 05/13/2026, Officers contacted a vehicle with suspicion of the driver possible being under the influence at the cross streets of Pinnacle...

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Jeffery Sloboden Passed Away

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Jeffery Sloboden passed away on May 31, 2026, at the age of 66 from heart disease.   He is survived by his sisters, Connie Sloboden,...

Einar Joseph Fosness Passed Away

Janice Lorraine Cleek Passed Away

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Glenn Arthur Trout Passed Away

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Tahoma Class of 2016 To Hold High School Reunion

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The reunion will take place on Saturday, July 11, 2026 at 4:00 PM in the commons at Tahoma High School. All alumni from the Class of...

Final Steps For 2026 Tahoma High School Seniors

Help Support Tahoma’s Grad Night

Hannah Downing of Maple Valley Earns Degree at George Fox University

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AN ENCOURAGING WORD: Too Perfect to be Chance

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“If the earth were as small as the moon, the power of gravity would be too weak to retain sufficient atmosphere for man’s needs;...

WHEN COAL WAS KING: BD School Students, 1926

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One hundred years ago, the Black Diamond junior high student body, likely consisting of 7th and 8th grades, assembled in front of the town’s...

WHEN COAL WAS KING: Royal Reward Mercury Mine

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Mercury has always fascinated people. It’s the only metal that is liquid at room temperature. It also has the lowest freezing and boiling points....

AN ENCOURAGING WORD: Having One of Those Days? 

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Left on a sinking ship were a captain and three sailors. The captain spoke first. “Men, this business about a captain going down with...

WHEN COAL WAS KING: William T. Thomas Mine 14

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The late 1700s saw explosive growth in coal use, driven by the Industrial Revolution. The prime mover was James Watt’s steam engine, which required...
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