Local Life/September 22, 2026
There is no pool at Pete's Pool
Enumclaw's football stadium is named for a spring kids dug out in 1935 on coal miner Pete Chorak's land. The pool is gone. The WPA grandstand is not.
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Local Life/September 22, 2026
The paper that outlived a fire, a rival and six sales just lost its front door
The Courier-Herald has covered Enumclaw since 1900. Its last downtown office closed in 2026, its archive went to the museum, and one reporter works from home.
Events & Culture/September 22, 2026
King County handed off its fairgrounds. A town of twelve thousand kept them open.
The King County Fairgrounds went to the City of Enumclaw in 2006 and to a non-profit in 2015. How 72 acres and 180,000 visitors a year changed hands twice.
Local Life/September 22, 2026
Two dates stand between you and the November ballot
Ballots for the November 3, 2026 election mail by October 16. Online registration closes October 26; after that, in person until 8 p.m. on election day.
Local Life/September 22, 2026
The backup valve has not been opened since 2003
Enumclaw draws its water from four sites east of town. Two are rated highly susceptible, none is fluoridated, and the Tacoma backup has sat unused since 2003.
Outdoors & River/September 21, 2026
Enumclaw burn permits: the rules, and what may end them
Enumclaw's burn ban ends Sept 30 and free permits resume in October. Here are the rules in full, plus the rulemaking that could end rural burning.
Local Life/September 21, 2026
The war memorial that delivered babies
Enumclaw dedicated a hospital to 60 war dead on Memorial Day 1949, then tore it down in 2011 and paved it for 150 cars. Where the plaque with the names went.
Growth & Development/September 21, 2026
Ten mornings a year, the schools count everybody
On October 1 Enumclaw's eight schools take the second of ten enrollment counts. What it pays for, the 4,807 seats, and the $80.4 million nobody has funded.
Events & Culture/September 20, 2026
The trophy went back over the bridge on Friday night
Enumclaw beat White River 28 to 14 in Buckley on Friday. How the second half turned, the 1953 origin, and the trophy nobody has ever described.
Growth & Development/September 18, 2026
The gas company is city hall
Enumclaw is one of two Washington cities that owns its gas utility. What the I-2066 ruling changes, what carbon now costs, and when the council sets 2027 rates.
Day Trips/September 18, 2026
The coal town that forgot to disappear
Carbonado, 20 minutes south of Enumclaw, lost 130 miners, sold its company houses for $250 and is still there. Its history, cemetery, saloon and the closed bridge.
Growth & Development/September 18, 2026
Ten Trails: six thousand houses in a coal town
What a Ten Trails house costs in September 2026, which builders are selling, how the 6,050 home plan survived a decade of lawsuits, and what it means for Enumclaw.