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State Sen. Karen Keiser

District 33 candidates forum on tap for Sept. 29

A candidates forum for three state legislative races from the 33rd District is set for 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 29 at the Des Moines United Methodist Church, 22225 Ninth Ave. S., Des Moines.

  • Sep 18, 2014
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State Sen. Karen Keiser
About 400 volunteers are needed in more than 40 cities – including Kent – to participate in the annual survey.

Volunteers still needed to count bicyclists and pedestrians

Calling all volunteers: It's not too late to help with Washington's seventh annual bicycle and pedestrian count taking place Sept. 30-Oct. 2 in cities across the state.

  • Sep 18, 2014
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About 400 volunteers are needed in more than 40 cities – including Kent – to participate in the annual survey.

Employee stabs co-worker at north Kent business

Kent Police responded just before noon Thursday to a reported stabbing during a dispute between two employees at Ecco Heating Products, 20001 87th Ave S., in the industrial area of north Kent.

A computer rendering of a proposed underpass at the Union Pacific railroad tracks along South 228th Street. City officials junked a local improvement district proposal to help pay for the project.

Kent City Council dumps proposal to pay for railroad-grade separations

The Kent City Council dumped its proposal Tuesday night to form a local improvement district (LID) to help pay for railroad-vehicle grade separation projects.

A computer rendering of a proposed underpass at the Union Pacific railroad tracks along South 228th Street. City officials junked a local improvement district proposal to help pay for the project.
Kent firefighters battle a blaze Wednesday night at an abandoned home in the 400 block of Alder Lane.

Fire burns abandoned Kent home near Green River

Kent firefighters extinguished a fire Wednesday night at an abandoned house in the 400 block of Alder Lane.

Kent firefighters battle a blaze Wednesday night at an abandoned home in the 400 block of Alder Lane.
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Kent Police confiscate $1.5 million worth of marijuana at vacant West Hill home

Kent Police confiscated 51 pounds of marijuana worth an estimated street value of $1.5 million on early Tuesday at a vacant West Hill home.

Kent Police found 1
Pawsitive Alliance's mission is to help end the killing of adoptable dogs and cats in Washington by increasing adoptions

Local shelters to join statewide paw-ty

The Regional Animal Services of King County is one of 24 animal shelters throughout the state that will participate in the Pawsitive Alliance's third annual Statewide Shelter Open House Event on Oct. 4.

  • Sep 18, 2014
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Pawsitive Alliance's mission is to help end the killing of adoptable dogs and cats in Washington by increasing adoptions
Wade “Mama Moan Alot” Schwartz

Photo of the Week: Show of pride

It was a show of pride for Kent last weekend. The South King County Pride returned last weekend.

  • Sep 18, 2014
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Wade “Mama Moan Alot” Schwartz

Kent teachers want evaluations addressed in contract talks

Kent School District teachers checked into the Sept. 10 board meeting to voice their concerns about union negotiations over teacher evaluations that will be set up in light of the state's evaluation guidelines following the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB).

Seattle defenseman Ethan Bear will try to help lead the Thunderbirds to another Western Hockey League playoff berth this season. The T-Birds open the season Friday at Portland.

Bear, T-Birds gear up for a new season | WHL

The Seattle Thunderbirds’ Ethan Bear, while proud of his past, is looking to his future. NHL scouts project the 5-foot-11, 204-pound defenseman as an early round draft pick in 2015.

Seattle defenseman Ethan Bear will try to help lead the Thunderbirds to another Western Hockey League playoff berth this season. The T-Birds open the season Friday at Portland.
Kent-Meridian High School Principal Wade Barringer gives directions to a student while on his daily campus rounds. His 2013-2014 superintendent internship drew him away from school often

Kent-Meridian’s Barringer excels as a principal, gets taste of superintendency

With 11 years of principalship at Kent-Meridian High School under his belt, Wade Barringer moved his career forward last year with a superintendent certification program through Seattle University.

Kent-Meridian High School Principal Wade Barringer gives directions to a student while on his daily campus rounds. His 2013-2014 superintendent internship drew him away from school often
The Kent Farmers Market is open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays

Kent-area community calendar | Sept. 17

Kent Farmers Market: 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays, through Sept. 27, Town Square Plaza Park, corner of Second and Smith.

  • Sep 17, 2014
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The Kent Farmers Market is open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays
Metro Transit cuts next year might be less than originally projected.

King County executive proposes saving 150,000 hours of Metro bus service

Reforms, efficiencies, and a decline in fuel prices have enabled King County Executive Dow Constantine to propose preserving 150,000 hours of Metro bus service that had earlier been assumed for reduction.

  • Sep 17, 2014
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Metro Transit cuts next year might be less than originally projected.
A Kent City Council committee is looking into whether a fireworks ban would help combat the number of fireworks set off each July that lead to complaints by residents.

Kent City Council committee to study fireworks ban

A Kent City Council committee began looking into whether a fireworks ban on the Fourth of July might lower the boom on illegal devices going off.

A Kent City Council committee is looking into whether a fireworks ban would help combat the number of fireworks set off each July that lead to complaints by residents.
CERT classes begin Sept. 25 in Kent.

Kent offers Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program

Kent Emergency Management is accepting applications for the fall Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training program.

  • Sep 16, 2014
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CERT classes begin Sept. 25 in Kent.

New Kent homes to be built near Garrison Creek

A city of Kent hearing examiner approved a developer's request to subdivide 3.3 acres into 20 single-family residential lots in the 22800 block of 100th Avenue Southeast.

  • Sep 16, 2014
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Kent garage sale Oct. 3-5 to benefit Willow’s Place

A Collection and Garage Sale is set for Oct. 3-5 to benefit Willow's Place, a Kent nonprofit that helps feed the homeless.

  • Sep 16, 2014
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Highline College earns national award for Excellence in Diversity

Highline College received the 2014 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education.

  • Sep 16, 2014
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The Platform Apartments in downtown Kent will open in October. Renters can now reserve units that run from $1

New downtown Kent apartments to open in October | The Platform

People will soon be moving in to The Platform Apartments in downtown Kent.

The Platform Apartments in downtown Kent will open in October. Renters can now reserve units that run from $1
New school in service: from left

Kent welcomes innovative early learning center

It was a ribbon-cutting ceremony with safety scissors as well as the obligatory giant shears.

  • Sep 15, 2014
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New school in service: from left