Flood insurance options aren't looking good for businesses in the Kent Valley. Alarm ringing by state and local officials has caught the ear of insurance providers who are declining new policies because of increased flood risks. The Seattle Times has details.
T-Birds fall Sept. 25 to Bruins
The T-Birds scored the first goal of the night when Jonathan Parker intercepted an outlet pass inside the Bruins’ blue line on the left side. Parker came through the left circle, cut around Chilliwack goalie Mark Friesen and beat him with a forehand. Parker’s second goal of the season, scored on his birthday, was unassisted. Seattle outshot Chilliwack 15-12 in the first period.
One is the state veteran, a senior whose been there and done that on golf’s prep circuit.The other is a wide-eyed, 14-year-old, a kid who… Continue reading
SPSL NORTH GOLF: AT A GLANCE• BOYS FAVORITE: KR, Kentwood.• GIRLS FAVORITES: Kentwood.• NOTABLE: As always, the SPSL North is loaded on the local golf… Continue reading
Opportunity knocked and the Kentwood High football team listened Saturday night at French Field.The Conquerors were the beneficiaries of five Auburn Riverside fumbles, which helped… Continue reading
From the Sept. 25 Game
You can pick up your prize at the Kent Reporter office between 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Just two weeks before his trial, a 43-year-old Kent man pleaded guilty Friday to first-degree murder with a deadly weapon in connection with the stabbing death last October on Interstate 5 of his Kent girlfriend.
As we move toward this year's mayoral election, all citizens should review the financial policies of the current administration.
Shortly after the election in 2005, our mayor terminated the four-year budget project process. As a result, a totally unrealistic outlook has dominated the budget process for the city of Kent.
The tone was set early for the Tahoma High football team Friday night at French Field.And it was all to the Bears' liking.Thanks to three… Continue reading
Melvin E. MerrymanAugust 17, 1920-September 19, 2009Visitation will be September 24, 2009 at Yahn and Son Funeral Home from 11am-1pm with graveside service at 2pm… Continue reading
In Jeremy’s fourth season with the Thunderbirds, he played a total of 62 regular season games, scoring three goals, registering 10 assists for a point total of 13. Jeremy finished with a plus minus rating of minus-5 and spent a total of 32 minutes in the penalty box. Jeremy played in all five playoff games scoring two points on a goal and an assist and had four penalty minutes.
King County Executive Kurt Triplett announced Thursday his intent to provide six months of funding in 2010 to help the county begin transitioning out of animal care and sheltering services. He also said Thursday that he had assigned staff to work with stakeholders to develop a new model for regional animal services that is humane and financially sustainable.
The T-Birds’ next game is Friday against the Chilliwack Bruins at 7:35 p.m. at the ShoWare Center. They travel to Portland to take on the Winterhawks on Saturday at 7 p.m. at Memorial Coliseum.
Residents and business owners in the Green River Valley can learn how to protect themselves and their property this winter, by attending public meetings Oct. 3 and Oct. 8 at the ShoWare Center, 625 W. James St., in Kent.
We want to thank the members of the Kent School District community for sharing their valued input through emails, letters, and phone calls.
My two daughters attended Crestwood Elementary, Mattson Junior High, Kentwood High School, and graduated from Western Washington University and the University of Washington. Our older daughter teaches math at Auburn High School and my wife, Sandy, has both taught and subbed at Auburn. I also taught math for three years at the Air Force Academy Prep School, before I came to Boeing, where I am a 747 and 777 instructor pilot.
Puget Sound Energy is teaming with Project Porchlight to distribute 275,000 free, energy-saving, compact fluorescent light bulbs in the Puget Sound area, including Kent.
See the work by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to help strengthen a natural abuttment at the flood-control dam, to help hold back flood waters this winter in the Green River Valley.
Get aggregated information of the Kent teacher's strike from news sources from around the Puget Sound.
Tradition-rich Kentridge has the depth, talent to challenge for state team title
