The Seattle Thunderbirds hosted the Portland Winterhawks at the ShoWare Center Saturday evening, Sept. 24.
The T-birds lost 6-3, but the game was tight until the closing minutes of the third period.
The Seattle Thunderbirds open the season at home Saturday hosting the Portland Winterhawks at ShoWare Center.
We are considering a new series of enterprise reporting written by TJ Martinell who works out of the Covington-Maple Valley-Black Diamond Reporter office.
The subject is online dating.
A few sparks flew during the Kent City Council public hearing on the 2012 city budget Tuesday and it may not be the last time before the budget is passed.
Figuring out the transportation puzzle in Kent is a long, winding road and very expensive.
A seven-member Transportation Master Plan Committee has tackled the problem and come up with some potential solutions, including prioritizing projects and funding through a bond and car tabs.
Every once in a while I get the crazy idea it would be fun to be a political consultant — until the political season starts and I see the frenzy on the faces of the candidates and their helpers.
Kentwood hosts Tahoma at French Field at 7 p.m..
I grabbed a few books from my overstuffed shelves the other night while lying in bed. On the wall next to my bed is a book shelf that extends from the floor to the ceiling and it is stuffed with every book I can get on it.
Ramsey Arteaga brought a message Tuesday to the Kent City Council, in verse.
Arteaga, a recent graduate of Kent-Meridian High School with plans to attend Green River Community College, recited a poem he wrote concerning drug abuse.
Kent Police Chief Ken Thomas told residents Tuesday despite the sense among many crime is increasing in the city, the crime rate has been decreasing.
“Kent is a good place to live,” Thomas said. “It is a safe place.”
Kent Police and residents gathered Tuesday evening at the Kent Phoenix Academy gymnasium for the first of several scheduled quarterly community meetings.
The Kentlake Falcons will be taking on the Auburn Riverside Falcons in the first South Puget Sound League 4A North football game of the season.
Erick Walker will be sending live updates of the game.
The life and times of the newspaper business has been a rocky road over the past few years both from the inside and outside.
A couple of enterprising businessmen came up with a great idea to cut the rug – Again.
The Again company recycles carpet and it is right on the forefront of the green movement.
King County Council will consider a three-prong approach against violence.
More than 3,000 blooms were on hand for the annual Puget Sound Dahlia Association show Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 27-28 at Kent Commons.
If you have an idea for a special drink there is a contest waiting for you.
The Kent Downtown Partnership will be featuring the Wine, Women and Wow! event from 6-9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10 and the Kent Reporter and the KDP are launching a signature drink recipe and naming contest to start the festivities early.
I was driving around Kent a few days ago and noticed chickens scurrying around behind a house. Chickens have become a popular item on city council agendas lately. Seattle passed an ordinance allowing residents to raise chickens and the Tukwila City Council on Monday was working on a similar ordinance.
Awesome Gem ran out of the 11 post and to run down fan favorite Noosa Beach to win the Longacres Mile, Grade 3.
There is a lot of talk about teaching and teachers these days.
Educating kids has been a political punching bag for decades, particularly since the 1980s when we started hearing stories that our kids were all dummies and children from some country over there all earned a PhD at 3 years old.
Winning the Longacres Mile is a tall order.
That is the feat facing a tall horse, Noosa Beach.
The dark brown gelding is training to become only the third horse in 76 years to win the Longacres Mile, Grade 3, back-to-back.
The 5-year-old Washington-bred son of Harbor The Gold won the 2010 mile. Noosa Beach has strung together seven consecutive winner’s circle photos beginning with the 2010 Mt. Rainier Handicap and most recently capturing the 2011 edition of the $50,000 Mt. Rainier Handicap July 24.
The next stop for the long striding thoroughbred will be a spot in the starting gate Aug. 21 in the $200,000 Longacres Mile. Trainer Doris Harwood expects the competition to be intense, but believes her horse is ready to repeat.
