Coffee with Carla August 28 Looking for a casual way to connect with the City and hear what’s happening around Sumner? Join Mayor Carla Bowman for the next Coffee with Carla on Friday, August 28, from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. at Van Lierop Garden Market. Coffee with Carla is an Read more
Congratulations to the winners of Sumner’s 2026 Chalk Art Festival! You are a very talented community. Child – ages 0-12 Winner is Victoria for untitled Spongebob portrait. Teen – age 13-19 Winner is Lavannah for untitled patriotic dog portrait. Adult – age 20+ Winners are Becca and Cameron Jackson for Read more
Sumner saw another encouraging year for public safety in 2025, with overall reported crime dropping more than 30% compared with 2024. At the same time, the Police Department’s clearance rate improved from 17.8% to 22.2%, meaning officers solved a greater percentage of reported crimes. Some of the biggest improvements were Read more
This morning, detectives from the Sumner Police Department Investigations Unit, working alongside the Washington State Patrol Missing and Exploited Children Task Force, served a search warrant at a residence in Marysville and arrested the suspect on a Pierce County Superior Court warrant. The suspect was taken into custody without incident Read more
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING OF THE SUMNER CITY COUNCIL NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Sumner has fixed Monday, August 17, 2026, at approximately 6:00 p.m., in the Council Chambers in the City Hall at 1104 Maple Street, Sumner, Washington, during a duly noticed Read more
CITY OF SUMNER REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR A NEW, ACCESSIBLE CITY WEBSITE The City of Sumner solicits interest from consulting firms with expertise in providing professional services in the area of web design. Services are expected to last 1 year with the option for the City of Read more
We learned Tuesday morning that Councilmember Greg Reinke passed away unexpectedly at his home. This is a great loss for Sumner, and it’s why our City’s flags are currently at half-staff. In government, we talk about policies and plans and laws, but really, the heart of everything we do is Read more
The recent issue of South Sound Magazine features Sumner’s own work on the White River Restoration Projects and how those projects, even partially completed, helped save Sumner from flooding this last December.
The February issue of the Costco Connection magazine featured a Sumner business that many locals may not realized moved here recently: MìLà. Learn more about how a local couple began this business and now ships frozen dumplings across the nation–from Sumner!
We received applications to fill the vacancy on our City Council, and applicants were interviewed by the Council at last week’s Study Session. Use the button below to review the applications received and learn more about the upcoming process to fill the vacancy.