The Green River Community College Foundation's Veteran Educational Transition Fund got a $23,000 boost following the Rotary Club of Kent's Dream Big Auction. That contribution adds to the $17,000 the club already donated this year to help the college's veteran students attend school.
Volunteers from the Master Builders Care Foundation have made it easier for Maureen Gladstone to get around her Kent home.
The diverse range of treats people enjoy throughout the state reveals much about Washington's shared history and culture. Each of these sweets tells a story: Ingredients illustrate trade routes and trends, recipes record migration patterns and special forms point to special occasions.
The Rotary Club of Kent recognized the top graduating seniors from the Kent School District and announced winners of more than $24,000 in scholarships at its annual scholar recognition event at Green River Community College on May 21.
A service to honor Kent Fire Department engineer Ernie Rideout and other firefighters who gave their lives in 2012 for the communities they served is set for 1 p.m. Sunday, June 2 at the Washington State Capitol Rotunda in Olympia.
The "Summer of Love" gets underway this weekend, when Regional Animal Services of King County (RASKC) in Kent will waive pet adoption fees for the first 100 customers as part of the ASPCA/Rachael Ray $100K Challenge.
King County prosecutors have yet to file charges against NBA player Terrence Williams, who was arrested by Kent Police on May 19 for investigation of second-degree assault.
The city of Kent's ceremony Friday, May 31 to rename South 231st Way as Veterans Drive will now include a flyover.
The Kent Cornucopia Days Grand Parade on July 14 is accepting nominations for this year's grand marshals.
Sixteen high school and college graduation ceremonies are lined up in June for Kent's ShoWare Center.
The Kent Farmers Market opens the 2013 season on Saturday, June 1 at Town Square Plaza, the downtown park at the corner of Second Avenue and Smith Street.
Make a difference in your Kent neighborhood, join family and friends to pick up litter. A volunteer effort is being organized for the Kent Litter Free Event set for 9 a.m. to noon June 8.
A Veterans Recognition Motorcycle Ride is scheduled to roll through downtown Kent at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, May 31 at 10:30 a.m. en route to the Veterans Drive naming ceremony at the intersection of South 231st Way and Russell Road.
More than 45 cars are lined up in Kent for the second annual Classic Car and Motorcycle show from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, June 1 at the Torklift Central RV Center, 917 Central Ave. S.
Community members, leaders, and service men and women gathered together in honor of Memorial Day.
In keeping with "Service Above Self" motto, The Rotary Club of Kent-Sunrise sets a meeting each month, during the school year, to honor students of a Kent district middle school. Meeker Middle School recently was honored in May.
The King County Sheriff's Office is investigating a crash involving two vehicles at the intersection of South 277th Street and 55th Avenue South that sent nine people to the hospital Sunday.
Republic Services (formerly Allied Waste) will be on schedule to pick up garbage, yard waste and recycling on Monday, Memorial Day.
The Ram Restaurant & Brewery located in the Kent Station at 512 Ramsay Way, was closed by a Public Health food inspector on Friday.
The community is about to flip a playground. Kent Parks, Recreation & Community Services – together with the Kent Parks Foundation, KaBOOM! organizers, Disney workers and more than 200 volunteers – will build a new playground in one day at Turnkey Park.
