The fall election cycle is fast approaching and King County Elections director Sherril Huff reminds voters of upcoming registration deadlines. Saturday, July 19 is the last day for mail in and online voter registrations and transfers for the August 19 Primary.
Elsie Marie WiseElsie Marie Wise passed peacefully of natural causes Sunday, July 13, 2008 at the Home Care facility in Kent, Washington. Elsie is survived… Continue reading
Leave it to our state’s major political parties to not know the meaning of “no.”
Quarterbacks become head coaches. Linemen become head coaches. Kickers?
They don’t usually become head coaches.
Mike Astley would love nothing more than to give that stereotype the boot.
Editor’s note: The following is a speech given by 2008 Kentridge High School graduate Todd Lane at the Rotary Club of Kent spring scholarship banquet based on the prompt, “My hopes for the future.” Lane was one of eight district students to be presented with a $3,000 scholarship at the event.
It’s more than 17,000 miles from Kent to the center of the upcoming Olympic games in Beijing, China.
But a community health initiative is attempting to make that distance seem a lot shorter for locals here.
Between now and the games’ opening ceremony Aug. 8, organizers of the Kent4Health initiative are inviting walkers, cyclists and runners to log their miles on a Web site, to have Kent go the distance to the games.
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Central Avenue Automotive, located at 1514 S. Central Ave. in Kent, recently was certified as a AAA Approved Auto Repair facility.
Takes kids behind the scenes in ERA trip to the emergency room isn’t something parents normally wish for their children during summer camp. Unless, of… Continue reading
Main Stage: Town Square Plaza, Corner of Second and Smith.
For the full schedule of events, go to www.kcdays.com, or pick up a Cornucopia Days guide at various locations around town.
Many Kent-Meridian High School students won’t look twice at the piece of paper they receive upon completion of their high-school careers, but Terry Hauge will treasure his.
The new Rite Aid drugstore at the corner of Washington Avenue and Meeker Street in Kent is slated to open by the end of August.
Kent Police arrested a Des Moines man Tuesday in connection with an April 8 robbery and stabbing of a Kent motel clerk.
King County Sheriff Sue Rahr has developed a proposed 2009 budget that she said offers creative ways to trim spending while minimizing cuts of deputies to about of what she originally feared.
The annual Des Moines Mid-Sound Sailing Social Sailboat Races will kick off 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday at the Des Moines Marina. A social time and prizes will follow the race. The races continue Thursdays through Aug. 14. Proceeds from the events will benefit Easter Seals’ Camp Stand By Me.
