Health & Fitness

Patch Editor Says Goodbye

Thanks, Puyallup! It's been a great ride.

Dear Patch Readers,

I am writing you today to let you know that I am leaving Patch.

This isn’t easy, and frankly wasn’t my decision, but big changes are coming to this company that are way out of my stratosphere. 

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I do not know what is in store for the future of Puyallup Patch, but what I can tell you is that it will remain open after I’m gone. You will still be able to share your local events, post blogs and talk about what’s happening in town, but there will be no dedicated, boots-on-the-ground editor like me around to help out. 

I'm not sure how long it will stay open. Now you know what I know.

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It’s been almost a year since we launched Puyallup Patch. In that short amount of time, this website has skyrocketed. You wouldn’t believe how popular it got so quickly.

To me, that proves that a gaping news hole in Puyallup exists.  Everyone I’ve spoken to in town told me the same thing – more local news is needed here. More of it, different kinds of it… because Puyallup is a hell of a lot more than the fair.

I’d really like to thank everyone I’ve worked with, especially the Puyallup Police Department, the Puyallup School District, Melanie at City Hall and Central Pierce Fire & Rescue. You all took a chance on the new kid and shared your stories and important information neighbors deserve to know.

My last ask to you is, please keep this dialogue going, whether on Puyallup Patch, through our Facebook page or an entirely different organization altogether. 

As for me, I’m still in the game—I am working now as a writer for the Q13 Morning News Show, with Kaci, Kelly, Bill and Brien. They are an amazing, hardworking group of people and I’m really excited to be part of the morning team. I’m up working before the crack of dawn writing news stories for the live show, because I know it’s important, but also because it makes me happy.

Thank you for everything! I really enjoyed getting to know you, thank you for sharing your lives with me.

~Lauren Padgett


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