Wire Service

Kent house fire extinguished; wedding dress saved

Firefighters from Mountain View Fire and Rescue responded to a house fire about 1 p.m. today near 176th Avenue South East between Covington and Kent.The… Continue reading

New meaning for ShoWare title

What’s all the fuss about lingerie football? Doesn’t everyone know that “Showare” is short for Show Your Underware!!!Jerry DePintoKent… Continue reading

Puppy article draws reader comment

I wanted to comment on the article titled “This little puppy has a big job ahead of him,” found in the April 4 issue of… Continue reading

Medicaid cuts hurt most vulnerable

On April 1 our Washington legislators played possibly the cruelest April Fool’s joke on the most vulnerable elderly citizens by reducing Medicaid rates for nursing-home… Continue reading

Backstrom has it right about lack of fathers

Thank you so much for your column (Walter Backstrom, “Lack of fathers evidence of how selfish others can be,” April 11) in the Kent Reporter.… Continue reading

Reader concerned about county jail

The jail needs some attention. It has been turned over to the employees who are armor-plated by the union. It is a cesspool. We told… Continue reading

Store Manager Lori Bedwell

St. Vincent de Paul thrift store opens in Kent

Mayor Suzette Cooke was on hand April 23 to cut the ribbon at the new Society of St. Vincent de Paul thrift store located at 310 Central Ave. N.

Store Manager Lori Bedwell
Harpreet Gill

Is Kent ready for an international district?

It doesn’t look like much more than a run-down East Hill strip mall, but passersby who dare pull into the long parking lot along 104th Avenue Southeast just north of Southeast 240th Street will find a portal to a handful of foreign countries.

Harpreet Gill

PREPS ON DECK: April 24-May 1

Friday, April 24SPSL North baseball: Kent-Meridian at Auburn Riverside, Thomas Jefferson at Kentridge, Federal Way at Kentlake, Auburn at Tahoma. All games at 4 p.m.SPSL… Continue reading

RECREATION CALENDAR: April 24-May 1

BASEBALLKENT PARKS BOYS PROGRAMThis program is for boys in grades 7-12. The cost is $55. Teams will play a jamboree on May 14, followed by… Continue reading

BOYS SOCCER: Kentwood hangs on, nets big win over Kentridge

Things are coming together for the Kentwood High boys soccer team.Stuck in a race for one of the four playoff berths from the South Puget… Continue reading

Kentridge’s Vicky Tran returns a shot on Tuesday against Kentwood’s Niki Skinner.

GIRLS TENNIS: Kentridge hands KW first loss

It was a gamble that paid quick dividends.And one that ultimately helped the Kentridge High girls tennis team stay alive for a second-straight South Puget… Continue reading

Kentridge’s Vicky Tran returns a shot on Tuesday against Kentwood’s Niki Skinner.
Kentridge pitcher Kelli Suguro holds her ground at home plate

FASTPITCH: Kentridge upends Kentlake, 2-1

The Kentridge High fastpitch team has been waiting for a break all season long.Tuesday afternoon, the Chargers finally received one against longtime rival Kentlake.Tied 1-1… Continue reading

Kentridge pitcher Kelli Suguro holds her ground at home plate

BOYS TRACK: Kentwood wins Pasco Invitational

A lot of second-place finishes added up to one big first for the Kentwood High boys track & field team on Saturday at the prestigious… Continue reading

The Seattle Mist

Lingerie Football ladies making tracks to Tukwila

Expect to see some serious football drills at a Seattle Mist minicamp Wednesday for the women's Lingerie Football League team, a league official says."We have… Continue reading

The Seattle Mist

Legislators are crushing taxpayers

It’s getting harder and harder to differentiate between the Somalia pirates and the actions of this latest crop of Democratic Washington State legislators, because they… Continue reading

Global warming is a government hoax

It seems that the more evidence and expert scientists coming forward to dispute global warming alarmism, the more the government is ramping up throwing billions… Continue reading

Working in blue and acting green

If you’ve been to the new ShoWare Center to see a Thunderbirds game, you know between periods of the game short videos are shown on… Continue reading

Motivational speaker and former NFL player Richard Thomas is introduced at a fundraising breakfast Friday by Kent Councilwoman Elizabeth Albertson. The breakfast was to support the Communities in Schools of Kent
Motivational speaker and former NFL player Richard Thomas is introduced at a fundraising breakfast Friday by Kent Councilwoman Elizabeth Albertson. The breakfast was to support the Communities in Schools of Kent