Election 2016
Voters are approving higher taxes for more mass transit. The $54 billion Sound Transit3 measure had 55 percent (413,769 votes) in favor and 45 percent… Continue reading
Election 2016
Kent voters are helping to return all of the incumbents in House Districts 33 and 47 to the state Legislature in Olympia. In District 33,… Continue reading
Voters in the Kent School District were approving a $252 million bond measure, identical to the one that failed by 218 votes in April. Initial… Continue reading
The financial losses at the city-owned ShoWare Center continued in the third quarter of 2016 but remained lower than projections. The arena lost $312,298 through… Continue reading
Kent School District and 710 ESPN Seattle Radio to host town hall on Tuesday, Nov. 15
During a recent trip to Washington, D.C., Kent resident John Sutherland Jr. received the red carpet treatment. The Korean War veteran was one of more… Continue reading
A hit-and-run driver struck and killed a 57-year-old Kent man early Tuesday on Interstate 5 near Woodburn, Ore., south of Portland. Delbert E. Cooper was… Continue reading
A weekly look at the number of calls to the Kent Fire Department Regional Fire Authority: Oct. 30 to Nov. 5 Total: 446 EMS/Rescue: 353… Continue reading
The city of Kent will close South 259th Street between Central Avenue South and First Avenue South for sewer work and roadway widening from 7… Continue reading
The city of Kent will receive nearly $7 million from the King County Flood Control District next year to help pay for levee projects along… Continue reading
On a spring-like afternoon, Ryan Mann enjoyed the task of collecting ballots as streams of motorists drove up to the curbside ballot dropbox at the Regional Justice Center in Kent.
Kent firefighters extinguished a hotel fire at about 4:45 a.m. Tuesday in the 1700 block of West Meeker Street. First arriving units found a little… Continue reading
An unused barn burned to the ground Sunday evening in Kent in the 14000 block of Southeast 283rd Place. Firefighters from the Kent and Valley… Continue reading
Drivers can expect more delays along East James Street between Central Avenue North and Jason Avenue North from now until Friday, Nov. 18. The eastbound… Continue reading
Washington’s adult voters apparently aren’t the only ones energized by the white-hot general election. Judging by last week’s Mock Election, K-12 students are just as engaged.
School is the only community college in state to be recognized for excellence
A man was injured when his Kent home caught fire in the 11800 block of Southeast 192 Street on Sunday afternoon.
Bartell Drugs, in partnership with Oberto Beef Jerky, joined forces in October to help raise awareness and funds for Seattle Children’s in support of its mission to provide hope, care and cures to help every child live the healthiest and most fulfilling life possible.
Sound Transit is proposing a number of service improvements in 2017 to meet growing demand and deliver voter-approved projects from 2008 that include adding two… Continue reading
The Kent City Council is considering other options rather than a $20 vehicle license tab fee to help balance the 2017-2018 budget. If the council… Continue reading
