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The Kent City Council approved a $95

Kent’s ShoWare Center ice plant repairs to cost $95,000

The city of Kent's ShoWare Center operating budget will take a $95,000 hit because of improperly working ice plant equipment.

The Kent City Council approved a $95
First Avenue is quiet on a sunny spring morning. Since Kent Station moved in to downtown

Forgotten First Avenue seeks an identity

It's 6 in the evening on a Thursday, and Kent's First Avenue is almost deserted. Occasional visitors stop at the Shindig Martini Bar or Spiro's Greek Island, but by and large the businesses are empty.

First Avenue is quiet on a sunny spring morning. Since Kent Station moved in to downtown
Kent Police found Irina Aguilar-Gonzalez

Kent Police find missing West Hill teen; woman doing well | Update

A missing Kent teen was located Thursday evening in Auburn.

Kent Police found Irina Aguilar-Gonzalez
Michael Jorski picks up his silver medal for his soccer skills at the King County Region Soccer Tournament.

Kent teen with rare disease takes silver in Special Olympics

Kent's Michael Jorski captured a silver medal for his soccer skills at the King County Region Soccer Tournament on May 3.

  • May 16, 2014
  • BY Wire Service
Michael Jorski picks up his silver medal for his soccer skills at the King County Region Soccer Tournament.

American Legion Post 15 to honor veterans at Memorial Day Ceremony

The American Legion Post 15 conducts a Memorial Day Ceremony at 10 a.m. Monday, May 26 at Hillcrest Cemetery, 1005 Reiten Road, Kent.

  • May 15, 2014
  • BY Wire Service
The public is invited to see their favorite vintage hydroplanes.

Hydroplane & Raceboat Museum hosts Hydro Fever

The Hydroplane & Raceboat Museum hosts its Hydro Fever open house on Saturday, May 24, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

  • May 15, 2014
  • BY Wire Service
The public is invited to see their favorite vintage hydroplanes.

Win a Seahawks dream getaway

Want to watch the greatest rivalry in the NFL this Thanksgiving night? Top Pot doughnuts and Northwest Harvest want to send you to the Bay area to watch the Seahawks take on the San Francisco 49ers.

  • May 15, 2014
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A man relaxes and reads by the stormwater pond filled with cottonwood pollen at Mill Creek Earthworks Park on Monday evening. Allergies beware

Kent-area community calendar | May 15

Spring WBCA Antique Bottle & Collectible Show: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. May 17, Kent Commons, 525 Fourth Ave. N, Kent.

  • May 15, 2014
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A man relaxes and reads by the stormwater pond filled with cottonwood pollen at Mill Creek Earthworks Park on Monday evening. Allergies beware
Mayor Suzette Cooke

Mayor Cooke visits Centro Rendu group

Mayor Suzette Cooke visited the monthly gathering of the Centro Rendu Hispanic Advisory Team (HAT) on May 7 to discuss issues related to helping Latinos in South King County.

  • May 15, 2014
  • BY Wire Service
Mayor Suzette Cooke

Kent man dies from injuries suffered in car crash last summer

A 37-year-old Kent man died May 3 at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle from injuries suffered in an August car crash near Moses Lake.

Services set in Kent for Pete Curran | 1933-2014

Services for Charles "Pete" Curran, 81, of Kent are set for May 21 and May 22 at Holy Spirit Church in Kent, 327 Second Ave. S.

  • May 15, 2014
  • BY Wire Service
Friends and family gathered to honor Mark Prothero at the Kentwood High School Commons last Saturday.

Community comes together to celebrate the life of Mark Prothero | SLIDESHOW

A large crowd representing different facets of Mark Prothero's life gathered at the Kentwood High School Commons last Saturday to celebrate the Kent man's life.

  • May 14, 2014
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Friends and family gathered to honor Mark Prothero at the Kentwood High School Commons last Saturday.
The Seahawks’ Clint Gresham speaks to the audience at the Calvary Chapel South in Kent last Saturday.

Faith lifts Seahawks’ Gresham to greater heights

Football is a snap to Clint Gresham. Overcoming doubt takes time.

The Seahawks’ Clint Gresham speaks to the audience at the Calvary Chapel South in Kent last Saturday.

SPU students from Kent, Covington make dean’s list

The following students made the Seattle Pacific University winter quarter dean's list.

  • May 14, 2014
  • BY Wire Service

Kent’s Land Use Board to further study marijuana zoning laws

The city of Kent's Land Use and Planning Board wants to take its time to figure out how to zone recreational marijuana businesses or whether to allow them at all.

KentHOPE wants to build a homeless shelter at the old Command Labor center along Lincoln Avenue across from the park and ride lot.

Dispute about location of Kent homeless shelter heats up again

The debate about where to put a 24-hour homeless shelter in Kent heated up again with yet another proposed site splitting opinions between business leaders and shelter proponents.

KentHOPE wants to build a homeless shelter at the old Command Labor center along Lincoln Avenue across from the park and ride lot.
Check out the Wine Walk on Friday

Wine Walk set for May 16 in downtown Kent | Update

Ten Pacific Northwest wineries will offer tastings during the Kent Downtown Partnership's (KDP) Wine Walk from 5-8 p.m. on Friday, May 16 in the downtown historic district.

  • May 13, 2014
  • BY Wire Service
Check out the Wine Walk on Friday
Pete and Pat Curran were chosen in 2009 as the Kent Cornucopia Days King and Queen.

Kent man killed by train identified as longtime resident, attorney Pete Curran | Update

The 81-year-old man killed Sunday when struck by an Amtrak train has been identified as Charles "Pete" Curran, a longtime Kent resident and attorney.

Pete and Pat Curran were chosen in 2009 as the Kent Cornucopia Days King and Queen.

Kent Community Foundation to award college scholarships at June 4 luncheon

The Kent Community Foundation will award 10 college scholarships to high school seniors at its annual awards banquet on Wednesday, June 4, at the ShoWare Center.

  • May 13, 2014
  • BY Wire Service

Applicants flood city of Kent for CAO, finance director jobs

People are showing plenty of interest in filling two high-profile city of Kent jobs.