I wanted to keep you informed on the latest in the whooping cough (pertussis) epidemic, including the most recent case numbers for Pierce County.

To date in 2012, there have been 206 confirmed cases of pertussis in Pierce County residents.  For context, in 2011 there were 128 cases ...

Baseball:   Baseball is playing in the Tri-District Tournament in Bellingham this Saturday.      1:00 @ Sehome HS vs. Overlake Christian.   They need to beat them and win their 4:00 game to go to state.   Orting baseball won the league sportsmanship award and Coach Chad Nasinec  was selected as the Nisqually League ...

Squealing Valley Mud Run, Orting's first mud run, happening at Northwest Horse Park next weekend, has already attracted more than 50 entries.

"There's been a lot of interest and we're looking at capping the entries at 500," said Darrin Shaw, a member of the organizing committee for the Saturday, ...

UPDATE:  The stretch of the Orting-Kapowsin Highway between 264th St. E and 288th St. E. is closed temporarily due to localized flooding caused by heavy rains and wildlife activity.

Pierce County road crews closed the section at noon Friday, May 4. A detour route has been set ...