Ray Miller-Still, Enumclaw Courier-Herald Journalist Profile

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Precinct election analysis: Rural Enumclaw’s lack of ESD levy support may have sunk the measure

5 days ago | courierherald.com | Ray Miller-Still

The dust from the recent election has settled, and it’s clear that Enumclaw and Black Diamond continue to have little interest in tax increases. But in an election precinct analysis, a major lack of support in rural Enumclaw may be the biggest contributing factor to why the proposed Enumclaw School District levy failed by 775 votes.
Should Enumclaw embrace automatic license plate readers?

1 week ago | courierherald.com | Ray Miller-Still

Almost all of incorporated South King County is using automatic license plate reader cameras — and Enumclaw Police Chief Tim Floyd wants to bring them here. However, an Enumclaw City Council committee recently decided to not move the EPD’s proposal to the full council, citing issues like the invasion of privacy and the lack of government oversight of a private company.
King County moves back deadline for gravel mine determination

1 week ago | courierherald.com | Ray Miller-Still

If you were holding your breath for King County’s ruling on the environmental impacts of a proposed Cumberland gravel mine – you’re going to have to hold it a little bit longer. On April 22, King County’s Permitting Division announced the deadline for the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) review of mining company Segale Properties LLC new venture was moved from April 25 to June 12. Here’s some history.
Boy, 12, dead, mother arrested after Enumclaw fatal crash

2 weeks ago | kentreporter.com | Ray Miller-Still

A 12-year-old boy was killed in a single-car wreck Sunday, April 27 in Enumclaw. According to the King County Sheriff’s Office, the crash took place around 1:43 a.m. west of the SE 416th Street and 236th Avenue SE intersection, close to the Enumclaw Evergreen Memorial Park.
ESD community rejects “critical maintenance” levy | Election recap

2 weeks ago | courierherald.com | Ray Miller-Still

Correction: In the print version of this article, the subhead reported that there are failing fire panels. This is incorrect; some fire panels are decades old, but are not currently failing. The subhead has been updated. It appears the Enumclaw and Black Diamond communities have again resoundingly rejected an Enumclaw School District property tax proposal to tackle facility repairs and upgrades. It was clear that ESD’s Prop.
Boy dead, mother arrested after fatal late night crash

2 weeks ago | auburn-reporter.com | Ray Miller-Still

A boy was killed in a single car wreck last Sunday in Enumclaw. According to the King County Sheriff’s Office, the crash took place around 1:43 a.m. west of the SE 416th Street and 236th Avenue SE intersection, close to the Enumclaw Evergreen Memorial Park.
Enumclaw senior center celebrates structural improvements

2 weeks ago | courierherald.com | Ray Miller-Still

Rep. Kim Schrier, Senior Center Director Melissa Holt, and other city leaders gathered at the Enumclaw Senior Center to celebrate recent revitalization projects. Shrier, who represents Washington’s 8th district (which includes Enumclaw), helped get the senior center $700,000 from the federal budget in 2022 to address various insufficiencies in the building, which is nearly a century old and, at least until recently, did not meet any modern code standards.
Enumclaw resident pleaded guilty to possessing stolen copper cable

3 weeks ago | courierherald.com | Ray Miller-Still

Enumclaw resident Joshua Jay Eixenberger recently pleaded guilty to malicious mischief and possession of stolen property after being arrested December 2023 for cable theft. Eixenberger and Kent resident Shane Wendon Israel were arrested Dec. 16, 2023, after Snoqualmie and North Bend police responded to a call regarding a U-Haul driving back and forth on Elk Fields, located on Railroad Avenue Southeast in Snoqualmie.
Carbon River Fairfax bridge buckling, closed indefinitely

3 weeks ago | courierherald.com | Ray Miller-Still

The Carbon River Fairfax Bridge is closed indefinitely to all traffic, vehicle or otherwise, after experts found it is starting to buckle. Cue the children’s song. The bridge was closed April 14 as a safety precaution when an inspection found unexpected deterioration in its steel supports. But the Washington State Department of Transportation announced today, April 22, that the bridge support column is bent in two directions and is buckling.
Today is election day - turn those ballots in

3 weeks ago | courierherald.com | Ray Miller-Still

Today is election day, and you must drop your ballot off at the Enumclaw Library drop box by 8 p.m., or have it sent via mail and postmarked at the same time. Voters in the King County portion of the Plateau have just two measures to consider this time around.