Valley Bank on Feb. 9 announced the recent promotions of Greg Jones to executive vice president/credit administrator and Leo Dreith to executive vice president managing wholesale operations in South King and Pierce counties.
With both school levies apparently on their way to passing, the key word from the school community is “grateful.”
M&O and technology levies passing with 52 percent in first round of results.
King County voters looking to drop off their ballots for the Feb. 9 special election t their local ballot box may be surprised to find their local ballot box is no longer there.
For the first time in recent memory, the aroma behind Allied Waste in Kent was something people were breathing in and enjoying.
That’s because on Feb. 5 the company celebrated its safety numbers by throwing a special barbecue for its workers, complete with chicken, ribs, pork and all the fixin’s.
The Kent Education Association hosted a rally Feb. 6 in support of the Kent School District levy propositions on the Feb. 9 ballot complete with sign-waving, entertainment and speeches form community leaders.
One night every January for the past three years, Kent resident Cynthia Tanis takes a last peek at her kids, bundles herself up and heads out to the streets of Kent as part of the One Night Count, an annual event designed to provide a snapshot of the city's homeless population.
The Kent Education Association, the union that represents the teachers of the Kent School District, is hosting a rally this weekend in support of the Kent School District Levy, which is on the Feb. 9 ballot.
The plan was simple: At the start of third period on Jan. 22, members of the Kentridge High School Leadership class would collect money from their classmates in an envelope, which would then be run down to the cashier’s office, all within two minutes.
On Feb. 4, the Kent School District is hosting a "Beyond High School" event, geared toward ninth-, 10th- and 11th-graders at its four high schools and those at Tahoma High School. The event is designed to get students and their parents thinking about their life after graduation.
The Kent School District is planning to postpone and reschedule several construction projects from the 2006 bond due to the dip in the economy.
King County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Urban Enterprise Center and Kent School District join for B.E.S.T., a program designed to focus on how better to engage parents in minority communities and to reinforce the importance of creating an environment in which education is important.
A new club at Mill Creek Middle School is hoping to make a lot out of a little.
The micro-lending club, headed by language-arts teacher Christopher Crew, launched a read-a-thonearlier this month to raise start-up money to be loaned out in small amounts to poor business owners around the world.
This Saturday, Kentridge High School will become the center of the Washington State dance-competition universe, as 45 teams from around the state descend on the school for the 19th annual Kentridge Chatelaines Kick It Up Competition.
For each of the past two years, Kent dentist Mark Walker of the Meridian Dental Clinic has joined a team of doctors and dentists in a trip to Haiti, but due to the earthquake, he is worried that this year’s trip, scheduled for March, may not happen.
The Kent Downtown Partnership is joining a growing opposition to a plan from the governor to remove funding for the Washington State Main Street Program as a way to help close the state's $2.6 billion budget gap.
The Kent School District’s annual Technology Expo is scheduled for this week and this year’s event promises to be bigger than ever.
For many people, the images of devastation from the earthquake in Haiti are those of a far-off nation crumbling and in need of immediate aid.
But for Kent-Meridian High School junior Viliana Apollon, who grew up in a suburb of the Haitian capital of Port-Au-Prince, those pictures hit home, literally.
With the 2010 legislative session under way in Olympia, the Kent Chamber of Commerce has released its priorities for this session.
According to Executive Director Andrea Keikkala, the top priority for the chamber this session deal with the potential for flooding throughout the Green River Valley.
As relief supplies from all around the world are pouring into the earthquake-ravaged Caribbean nation of Haiti, one Kent-based company is sure their product will begin to make a difference as soon as it arrives.
