Mark Klaas

Amy jumps through a hoop in the obstacle course at Kathy Lang’s Family Dog Training Center in Kent.

Some pig: Amy is a step ahead of furry pack

Tail wagging and nose sniffing at full throttle, Amy Trotter is an excitable, growing bundle of energy.

Amy jumps through a hoop in the obstacle course at Kathy Lang’s Family Dog Training Center in Kent.
Kent’s Tess Henley caught a major break when she captured the Guitar Center’s Singer-Songwriter Artist Discovery Program last March.

Audience grows for Tess Henley’s soulful music

As a young and promising soulful songstress, Tess Henley understands just how difficult it is to be found and heard.

Kent’s Tess Henley caught a major break when she captured the Guitar Center’s Singer-Songwriter Artist Discovery Program last March.
Sarah Bates with Letrice Mason

19 years later, Kent teen returns to same physician for corrective surgery

Theresa Bates didn't have to look far to find the right surgeon for her daughter.

Sarah Bates with Letrice Mason
Mike Tolleson’s gallery includes his many works

Bringing art to historic downtown; autistic savant artist welcomes possibilities with centralized gallery

Globally renowned for his work, local artist Michael Tolleson wants to be more recognized in Kent.

Mike Tolleson’s gallery includes his many works
‘Action twins’: Sally Goodgion

Working to comfort others | 2014 Kent Reporter Persons of the Year

One is reserved, detailed and quietly tenacious who has lived a stable life. The other describes herself as "quirky," someone who came from humble beginnings, who marches to the beat of her own drum.

‘Action twins’: Sally Goodgion
Cary Davis

Kent-area fast-food workers join state, national fight for higher wages

Hundreds of sign-carrying protestors took to Kent's streets Thursday, chanting for economic change and urging state leaders to raise the minimum hourly wage to $15.

Cary Davis

Kent has its landmark district

A historic Kent neighborhood has become a registered landmark, the first of its kind in South King County.

Kent's Ron Jarvis meets paramedics and firefighters for the first time Sunday since his heart attack a month ago. Jarvis requested the gathering so he could personally thank those who revived and took care of him.

Kent man meets, thanks those who saved his life

In the company of family and friends, strangers and paramedics, Ron Jarvis realizes just how fragile life can be – his very own life.

Kent's Ron Jarvis meets paramedics and firefighters for the first time Sunday since his heart attack a month ago. Jarvis requested the gathering so he could personally thank those who revived and took care of him.
Family

A young life taken too soon; community gathers to remember Teagan

Teagan McGinnis was funny and gregarious, mischievous and charming.

Family
Kent Police Chief Ken Thomas shares a tale with children at Sunrise Elementary.

Growing educational program builds relationships at early age

With a turn of a page Kent Police Chief Ken Thomas read a story, engaging a small group of imaginative minds huddled in the corner of a classroom.

Kent Police Chief Ken Thomas shares a tale with children at Sunrise Elementary.
Special day: Family and friends greeted Isabel Hogan at a ceremony to rename Russell Road Park after the former mayor last Saturday.

Fittingly, park renamed in honor of former mayor | Klaas | SLIDESHOW

She was "Mother Mayor," the caretaker, a no-nonsense woman who had a vision for a city she was so passionate about.

Special day: Family and friends greeted Isabel Hogan at a ceremony to rename Russell Road Park after the former mayor last Saturday.
U.S. Bank employees Dusty Bailey

Volunteers do their part on Day of Caring

U.S. Bank employees spent time tidying up the Birch Creek Head Start and ECEAP (Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program) Family Center in Kent last week.

U.S. Bank employees Dusty Bailey
Gov. Jay Inslee puts a Washingtonian of the Day apple pin on Larry Ruffino

Inslee makes it a point to grow valley business | Klaas

Like his policies or not, Gov. Jay Inslee is gaining credibility and making progress in helping many long-term unemployed Washingtonians find work.

Gov. Jay Inslee puts a Washingtonian of the Day apple pin on Larry Ruffino
Coffee talk: Irma Morrison enjoys a cup of coffee while telling stories about her life on her 106th birthday last Friday.

Irma turns 106, enjoys life each day

There are no secrets to longevity, only choices. So says Irma Morrison, a Kent woman who has lived a wonderful life.

Coffee talk: Irma Morrison enjoys a cup of coffee while telling stories about her life on her 106th birthday last Friday.
Dr. Edward Donalson III

County leaders, residents sound off on race, law enforcement | Can Ferguson happen here?

It's hard talk, a sensitive conversation and one King County and community leaders welcome. A public forum to openly discuss county law enforcement's relationship with diverse neighborhoods it serves jammed a Tyee High School cafeteria in SeaTac on Wednesday night.

Dr. Edward Donalson III
Billy Walters

Salon owners welcome new location

Three doors down from his original location, Wade Schwartz found a better spot to showcase his salon.

Billy Walters
Barry Knowles

Local candidates vie for votes in tight races | Election ’14

If the August primary is any indication, then the November general election promises to be a close affair for some local legislative races.

Barry Knowles
Doug Johnson

Kent bus service cuts subject of public workshop

King County Metro Transit's proposed bus service cuts have many Kent residents concerned, some more than others.

Doug Johnson

Proposed historic district continues to take shape

A storied Kent area may soon become the first historic neighborhood district in South King County.

Jade

The Quarters goes full out on flavor | New business

Patience and a passion for serving up flavor-filled soul food guided an ambitious Kent couple to enter the restaurant business.

Jade