Auburn’s Don Davis practices his marksmanship daily as a state champion horseshoe pitcher.

News

Great fit for ’shoes: Love for the game keeps Davis on top

With a simple flick of his right wrist, Don Davis makes it look easy.

Adam Owen

News

Pacific tries to cope with a terrible tragedy

A terrible tragedy, a sudden loss of a young life, can shake any community. But in the hamlet…

News

Good news comes from faith-filled club

Church and state might have their differences, but both are cooperating and sharing the same roof these days.…

The Rev. Carol Cruise recently passed through Auburn

Life

Auburn’s Carol Cruise comes full circle in ‘faith walk’ around U.S.

Like her name suggests, the Rev. Carol Cruise is on a journey. She literally has been around the…

Eugene Morgan was aboard the USS Indianapolis when it was sunk by a Japanese submarine. In this November 2007 photos

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Indianapolis survivor rejoins his shipmates

When Eugene Morgan opened his small South Seattle home to me last year, he revisited a horrible chapter…

Nisa Shinners

Life

Pacific community comes together to join cancer victim’s fight

It was a day of teal and tears, a moment Nisa Shinners will not soon forget. In a…

Opinion

Pin with purpose: Students support military families

On the way to the Washington Coast to begin her summer vacation, Dorin Meinhart stopped off for gas.

The waiting area is full as the demand continues to grow for those in need at the Auburn Food Bank.

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Donations surge helps restore food bank

The community responded. And now the Auburn Food Bank is in better shape to meet the growing needs…

Pastor Bob Donihue

Life

Minister finds a new home with a storied Algona church

The historic Algona church and its humble pastor share stories, wrinkles and a steady mission. But age and…

An estimated 700 balloons were released from the grounds at Arthur Jacobsen Elementary School last Friday in a tribute to Mara Adams

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Arthur Jacobsen Elementary pays tribute to first-grader Mara Adams

Students, teachers, parents, family and friends came together Friday at Arthur Jacobsen Elementary School for an emotional tribute…

Mara Adams

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Mara’s courageous fight: Family, community mourn loss of 6-year-old girl

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Hugo Sanchez practices on the guitar during lessons given by Leobardo Mota in the Jubilee Center at Auburn’s San Mateo Episcopal Church.

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A parish for all people, cultures: Church provides opportunities for many

She serves as a bridge for others.

Turning construction and demolition waste into renewable products is the thrust behind  co-owner John Yeasting’s business

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Partners join forces to build recycling plant of tomorrow

The “green” plant on the modest hill just east of Auburn comes to life with a large network…

Pacific’s Patty Dent

Life

Getting her life back on track with effort, help

Her life was in pieces, and Patty Dent knew it. Losing ground on her deteriorating health, she also…

Don Stevenson

News

Ultra-walker returns home to cap his benefit trek across America

Don Stevenson came home Friday to finish what he had started. Auburn's 72-year-old ultra-walker completed the final five-mile…

Former world champion boxer Greg Haugen holds his autistic grandson

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This time, Haugen is waging bigger fight with autism

Camacho, Whitaker and Pazienza weren’t this difficult to corner.

Striking Teamsters look on as a replacement driver exits the Oak Harbor Freight Lines' yard off 37th Street Northwest on Thursday. Police units arrived on the scene to keep the roadway open to truckers.

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Tempers grow as Teamsters’ strike against Oak Harbor Freight Lines continues

Frustration and emotions run high in the Teamsters’ ongoing strike with Oak Harbor Freight Lines. Auburn police intervened…

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What a coincidence: Father, daughter crossed paths with Republican ticket

It is an interesting parallel, and one Sara Taft doesn’t mind sharing.

Robert McRae

Business

Auburn couple finds peace, potential profit among the alpacas

When the farm boy in Robert McRae whispered in his ear, he suggested raising something entirely different on…

Teamsters joined the picket lines early Tuesday morning along West Valley Highway. More than 600 regional truck drivers from Oak Harbor Freight Lines officially went on strike Monday night.

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Truck drivers from Oak Harbor Freight Lines go on strike

Suddenly out of work, one truck driver for Oak Harbor Freight Lines is bracing for the long haul.…