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36 apply for vacant Kent City Council position

36 apply for vacant Kent City Council position

Council will pick replacement for Budell

36 apply for vacant Kent City Council position
Lane closures set for West Meeker Street in Kent for next two years

Lane closures set for West Meeker Street in Kent for next two years

Expect traffic delays for apartment construction near former par 3 golf course

Lane closures set for West Meeker Street in Kent for next two years
Heartfelt banner for the Broncos

Heartfelt banner for the Broncos

T-Bird fans sign messages to support Saskatchewan junior hockey organization mourning 16 bus crash victims

Heartfelt banner for the Broncos
Kent plans to restrict parking in Mill Creek, Kentridge neighborhoods

Kent plans to restrict parking in Mill Creek, Kentridge neighborhoods

Residents complain about congested streets

Kent plans to restrict parking in Mill Creek, Kentridge neighborhoods
Covington businesswoman to run for state Senate, challenge Fain

Covington businesswoman to run for state Senate, challenge Fain

Staff reports Covington mortgage business owner Mona Das has announced her candidacy for the state Senate in the 47th Legislative District. Das will challenge Sen.… Continue reading

  • Apr 20, 2018
Covington businesswoman to run for state Senate, challenge Fain
Farewell Budell

Farewell Budell

Kent leaders honor former City Council member

  • Apr 20, 2018
Farewell Budell
Levy to leave after 19 years as Kent’s state lobbyist

Levy to leave after 19 years as Kent’s state lobbyist

City in negotiations to hire replacement

Levy to leave after 19 years as Kent’s state lobbyist
Washington Youth Academy hosts community forum in Federal Way on April 24

Washington Youth Academy hosts community forum in Federal Way on April 24

Quasi-military training and mentoring program available to area youth

  • Apr 20, 2018
Washington Youth Academy hosts community forum in Federal Way on April 24
Kent officially closes Riverbend par 3 course

Kent officially closes Riverbend par 3 course

Work begins on 500-unit apartment complex

Kent officially closes Riverbend par 3 course
Kent Mayor Ralph sets budget meeting with residents

Kent Mayor Ralph sets budget meeting with residents

Discuss spending priorities April 21 at Sunrise Elementary

  • Apr 19, 2018
Kent Mayor Ralph sets budget meeting with residents
Funds to build YMCA on Kent’s East Hill coming up short
Funds to build YMCA on Kent’s East Hill coming up short
Kent’s Mayor Ralph to give State of the City address April 26

Kent’s Mayor Ralph to give State of the City address April 26

Speech set for Council Chambers at City Hall

  • Apr 18, 2018
Kent’s Mayor Ralph to give State of the City address April 26
King County Council passes renter protections bill

King County Council passes renter protections bill

The legislation is intended to prevent landlords from discriminating based on the source of a prospective tenant’s income.

King County Council passes renter protections bill
King County Sheriff’s Office seizes $250,000 cash, guns and drugs during tri-county raids
King County Sheriff’s Office seizes $250,000 cash, guns and drugs during tri-county raids
Activists begin collecting signatures for November carbon fee initiative

Activists begin collecting signatures for November carbon fee initiative

A carbon fee could be on November’s ballot if supporters of I-1631 gather enough signatures.

Activists begin collecting signatures for November carbon fee initiative
Kent officer fires Taser to stop fleeing suspect

Kent officer fires Taser to stop fleeing suspect

Man shot while climbing fence during pursuit

Kent officer fires Taser to stop fleeing suspect
Puget Sound Fire call report

Puget Sound Fire call report

Number, type of incidents

  • Apr 16, 2018
Puget Sound Fire call report
Heartfelt banner for the Broncos

Heartfelt banner for the Broncos

T-Bird fans sign messages to support Saskatchewan junior hockey organization mourning 16 bus crash victims

Heartfelt banner for the Broncos
2-year-old girl who nearly drowned in Kent remains unconscious
2-year-old girl who nearly drowned in Kent remains unconscious
King County Sheriff’s deputies to carry naloxone

King County Sheriff’s deputies to carry naloxone

All 450 deputies are slated carry the heroin overdose antidote by mid-summer.

King County Sheriff’s deputies to carry naloxone