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Mona Das

Senate passes Das bill to promote recycling, reduce expanded polystyrene

Targets plastic beverage containers, trash bags and bottles for household products

Mona Das
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State Senate passes bill to create a police use-of-force database

No central repository for use-of-force data in state currently exists

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Bonita Webb

Bonita Webb named Kent School District Teacher of the Year

Teaches at Meridian Middle School

Bonita Webb
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Kent schools eye March 22 return for preschool through first grade

Hybrid plan with remote and in-person learning

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Dieu Tran, of Renton, receives the COVID-19 vaccine on Feb. 1 in the concourse of the accesso ShoWare Center in Kent.COURTESY FILE PHOTO, King County

Eligibility at Kent, Auburn vaccination sites expanded to age 65 and older

COVID-19 shots offered Monday through Saturday

Dieu Tran, of Renton, receives the COVID-19 vaccine on Feb. 1 in the concourse of the accesso ShoWare Center in Kent.COURTESY FILE PHOTO, King County
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Lower fares on Sounder train begin March 1

$1.50 one-way fares for youth; $1 for seniors

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City of Kent offers free recycling event March 6 at Hogan Park

For items not accepted at curbside pickup

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Kent ranks as 8th most ethnically diverse city in the nation

Jersey City, New Jersey ranks first, according to WalletHub study

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Children nap in the lunchroom at Kent Police headquarters. Children in crisis sometimes end up staying in the room until their caseworker arrives. COURTESY PHOTO, Kent Police

Kent Police plan blanket, pillow drive for children in crisis

Feb. 24 at headquarters next to City Hall

Children nap in the lunchroom at Kent Police headquarters. Children in crisis sometimes end up staying in the room until their caseworker arrives. COURTESY PHOTO, Kent Police
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AMC Kent Station reopens Feb. 5 for movies

At 25% capacity under Phase 2

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Kent Rotary honors 25 individuals for pandemic food project

Packaging and delivery of goods to food banks and individuals in need

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Kent high school athletes can begin in-person training Feb. 15

District releases start date for conditioning prior to March seasons

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Kent intersection to close Feb. 5-22 for light rail work

30th Avenue South and Kent Des Moines Road

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King County Councilmember Reagan Dunn, right, nominated Bill Boyce, left, of Kent, to serve on the Harborview Board of Trustees for the Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. COURTESY PHOTO, King County

Dunn nominates Kent’s Boyce to Harborview Board of Trustees

To serve on group that helps oversee Harborview Medical Center operations

King County Councilmember Reagan Dunn, right, nominated Bill Boyce, left, of Kent, to serve on the Harborview Board of Trustees for the Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. COURTESY PHOTO, King County
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Blue Origin mission New Shepard-14 successfully demonstrates crew capsule upgrades

Kent-based company launches rocket in West Texas

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Tonya Drake, WGU Washington’s chancellor and regional vice president, left, and Justin Guillory, president of Northwest Indian College. COURTESY PHOTO, WGU

Kent-based WGU Washington partners with Northwest Indian College

Agreement encourages tribal community graduates to earn university degrees

Tonya Drake, WGU Washington’s chancellor and regional vice president, left, and Justin Guillory, president of Northwest Indian College. COURTESY PHOTO, WGU
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Franco to run for King County Council District 9 seat

Second candidate to challenge Dunn

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State Rep. Debra Entenman, D-Kent. COURTESY PHOTO

Kent’s Entenman wins Legislative Champion Award from Food Lifeline

Sponsored 2020 bill to improve food access

State Rep. Debra Entenman, D-Kent. COURTESY PHOTO