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CenterPoint Office Park recently launched a new outdoor fitness path and stretching station amenity  on its Kent campus. Employees from 11 companies on campus participated in the ceremony.

Park opens path to fitness

CenterPoint Office Park recently unveiled a new outdoor fitness path and stretching station amenity to its campus with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and can food drive to benefit the Kent Food Bank.

  • Aug 13, 2014
  • BY Wire Service
CenterPoint Office Park recently launched a new outdoor fitness path and stretching station amenity  on its Kent campus. Employees from 11 companies on campus participated in the ceremony.
A Kent City Council committee on Monday approved rezoning the city's Riverbend par 3 golf course for the potential development of a hotel

Kent City Council committee approves par 3 property rezone

A Kent City Council committee voted 3-0 on Monday to approve rezoning the Riverbend Golf Complex par 3 property in an effort to sell the city property to a developer.

A Kent City Council committee on Monday approved rezoning the city's Riverbend par 3 golf course for the potential development of a hotel
Mustangs of all types will be on display at the 27th annual All Ford and Mustang Roundup Car Show at Bowen Scarff Ford-Lincoln in Kent on Saturday.

Bowen Scarff hosts Pacific Cascade Mustang Club show and benefit

The Pacific Cascade Mustang Club holds its 27th annual All Ford and Mustang Roundup Car Show at Bowen Scarff Ford-Lincoln in Kent on Saturday.

  • Aug 12, 2014
  • BY Wire Service
Mustangs of all types will be on display at the 27th annual All Ford and Mustang Roundup Car Show at Bowen Scarff Ford-Lincoln in Kent on Saturday.

Campfires prohibited in all state parks

Washington State Parks announced today that campfires in all state parks will be prohibited until further notice to help prevent human-caused wildfires during the hot, dry season on both sides of the Cascade Mountains.

  • Aug 12, 2014
  • BY Wire Service
Kent Police Blotter.

Kent officers wake up, arrest man in stolen car | Police Blotter

Kent Police reportedly saw a man sleeping behind the wheel of a car parked at the Rock Creek Landing apartment complex and discovered the vehicle had been stolen.

Kent Police Blotter.
Drivers should be aware of extra police patrols in King County from Aug. 15 through Sept. 1.

Police departments plan extra DUI patrols in King County Aug. 15-Sept. 1

Extra police patrols in King County are planned for the annual Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign that runs Friday, Aug. 15 through Monday, Sept. 1.

  • Aug 12, 2014
  • BY Wire Service
Drivers should be aware of extra police patrols in King County from Aug. 15 through Sept. 1.
King County crews will close a portion of Green River Road South at 7 a.m. Aug. 14 to make temporary repairs to the roadway. A washout from flooding last spring damaged the roadway.

Section of Green River Road to close in Kent for washout repair

King County Road Services crews will close a section of Green River Road South in Kent for repairs.

King County crews will close a portion of Green River Road South at 7 a.m. Aug. 14 to make temporary repairs to the roadway. A washout from flooding last spring damaged the roadway.
Check out the flexibility of the Russian super-vixen Lightning Rods when the circus comes to Kent Sept. 25-28 at the ShoWare Center.

Ringling Bros. circus coming to Kent Sept. 25-28

The circus is coming to Kent Sept. 25-28 at the ShoWare Center.

Check out the flexibility of the Russian super-vixen Lightning Rods when the circus comes to Kent Sept. 25-28 at the ShoWare Center.
Riders catch a Sound Transit train.

Sound Transit boardings up 8 percent in first quarter

Sound Transit boardings for trains, light rail and buses increased by more than 8 percent during the first quarter of 2014 compared to the same period in 2013.

  • Aug 11, 2014
  • BY Wire Service
Riders catch a Sound Transit train.
Kent Fire Department call report.

Kent Fire Department call report Aug. 3-9

A weekly look at calls to the Kent Fire Department Regional Fire Authority:

  • Aug 11, 2014
  • BY Wire Service
Kent Fire Department call report.
Kent parks planner Brian Levenhagen stands on the new synthetic turf at Wilson Playfields.

Kent’s Wilson Playfields’ re-opening celebration Sept. 6 to feature Seattle Impact FC

The city of Kent will dedicate the new multi-use turf fields at Wilson Playfields during an official reopening ceremony at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 6.

  • Aug 11, 2014
  • BY Wire Service
Kent parks planner Brian Levenhagen stands on the new synthetic turf at Wilson Playfields.
Kent’s Wilson Playfields

Kent’s resurfaced Wilson Playfields are back in the game

One of Kent's most heavily used and year-round multi-sports facilities wears a new rug.

Kent’s Wilson Playfields
The 'basic needs” list includes Dixon No. 2 Pencils.

Bartell Drugs kicks off ‘School Tools for Kids in Need’ Drive

Bartell Drugs welcomes donations of school supplies for its 11th annual "School Tools for Kids in Need," Aug. 10-30 at Bartell's 63 locations, including Kent at 12946 SE Kent-Kangley Road, and Auburn at 3902 A St. SE.

  • Aug 10, 2014
  • BY Wire Service
The 'basic needs” list includes Dixon No. 2 Pencils.

Car crashes through barrier, goes over 75-foot embankment in SeaTac

A car with two passengers lost control on Interstate 5 and went over a steep, 75-foot embankment on Military Road South at SeaTac on Saturday afternoon.

  • Aug 10, 2014
  • BY Wire Service
Brian Hoskins

New director joins Rainier Youth Choirs

Brian Hoskins will direct the new Rainier Youth Choirs young men's ensemble and co-direct the organization's consonare choir.

  • Aug 8, 2014
  • BY Wire Service
Brian Hoskins
Princilla

Kent couple loses apartment eviction fight

The couple protesting an eviction from a Kent apartment complex lost their fight Friday in King County Superior Court and must move within 30 days.

Princilla
Renee Keller – with her dog Pixie – surveys the damage after a man drove his truck into the front window of her East Hill home early Thursday morning. Damage is around $4

Truck crashes into East Hill home

Kent's Renee Keller routinely begins her day with coffee, cuddling with her dog in her front living room and catching up with the latest news on television.

Renee Keller – with her dog Pixie – surveys the damage after a man drove his truck into the front window of her East Hill home early Thursday morning. Damage is around $4
King County residents can call 211 for a variety of local resources in non-emergency cases.

King County residents can call 211 for local resources

One of the biggest roadblocks to people getting help for basic services is the bewildering maze of phone numbers available for a variety of health and human services.

  • Aug 8, 2014
  • BY Wire Service
King County residents can call 211 for a variety of local resources in non-emergency cases.
The financial losses at the city-owned ShoWare Center grew in the first six months of the year to more than $2.5 million since the facility opened in 2009.

Kent’s ShoWare Center loses $319,963 in first 6 months of year

A costly repair to the ShoWare Center's ice plant equipment led to higher losses than expected in the first six months of this year.

The financial losses at the city-owned ShoWare Center grew in the first six months of the year to more than $2.5 million since the facility opened in 2009.
State crews will start Sunday

Crews to start removing double white line along Highway 167 toll lanes

Crews will start work on Sunday, Aug. 10 to remove the double white line for easier access to the high occupancy toll (HOT) lanes along Highway 167 in Kent, Auburn and Renton.

State crews will start Sunday