🌱 More Flooding Concerns + State Of The State

Hello, neighbors! It's me again, Charles Woodman, your host of the Gig Harbor Daily.

It's not a big day for local news today (not always a bad thing, sometimes a calm day can help us unwind) so for today's digest I've included a regional weather story — some rivers are likely to flood, but for your area just expect some extra rain Wednesday and potentially Thursday. We've also got a summary of Gov. Jay Inslee's State of the State address, and a look forward from The News Tribune about a few exciting new restaurants coming this year.

So, here we go:

First, today's weather:

Morning rain; mostly cloudy. High: 55 Low: 45.

Here are the top stories today in Gig Harbor:

1. Atmospheric river bringing new flood concerns to Washington state (The Washington Post)
2. Development Center Customers Encouraged To Use Online Services In Pierce County (Press Release Desk)
3. Service Counter At Pierce County Annex Open For Property Tax Payments Due November 1 (Press Release Desk)
4. Here are the most exciting restaurants and bars coming to the Tacoma area in 2022 (Tacoma News Tribune)
5. Inslee Urges Decisive Action For 2022 State Of The State (Seattle Patch)

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Today in Gig Harbor:

• GHHS - Main Gym - GH Girls Basketball Game vs Yelm(JV@5:15, V@7:00) (5:15 PM)
• PHS- Boys Basketball vs Timberline - Peninsula High School (5:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Gig Harbor Fire & Medic One - Official Site: "January is Firefighter Cancer Awareness Month. Firefighter cancer is a topic that is near and dear to Gig Harbor Fire & Medic One's hearts. Cancer is a leading cause of death among firefighters today, and firefighters in the United State..." (Facebook)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Peacock Hill & Downtown: "Grabbed this shot on our one sunny day yesterday. - Fog feeding from under the Narrows. Looking out from the viewing point near the mouth of the harbor. With Tracy Vanderlinda." (Nextdoor)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Wednesday off right! I'll catch up with you bright and early tomorrow morning with another update.

— Charles Woodman

About me: Charles started as Field Editor for Patch in May 2020, covering western Washington. He is based in Seattle. In the past, he has written for various TV news stations in Seattle, Reno, Nevada and Fairbanks, Alaska. He has also worked as a music critic, weatherman, and soccer referee.