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Harleen Kaur receives her first-place prizes at the Fashion Construction Contest.

Kentwood’s Kaur captures Fashion Construction Contest

Kentwood Careers in Sewing and Fashion students attended the Fashion Industry Conference with their teacher, Lynette Hansen, on April 27.

  • May 8, 2013
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Harleen Kaur receives her first-place prizes at the Fashion Construction Contest.
Going green: Page Meyer stands in front of the 15

Kent Elementary chosen for Green Schoolhouse project

It's going to get a little greener around Kent Elementary School in the next few years. Brighten A Life, a nonprofit organization committed to education and the environment, chose the school last fall to be the new site of a Green Schoolhouse, one of four in the country.

Going green: Page Meyer stands in front of the 15
Kent Police Blotter.

Kent officers bust woman for spitting in store employee’s face | Police Blotter

A woman reportedly spit in the face of a Fred Meyer store employee after she had been asked to leave because the store was closing at about 11 p.m. April 28 on the West Hill.

Kent Police Blotter.
Tom Brubaker

Brubaker tapped as Kent’s interim chief administrative officer

Tom Brubaker, Kent's city attorney, was named interim chief administrative officer by Mayor Suzette Cooke during Tuesday's City Council meeting.

  • May 8, 2013
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Tom Brubaker

Trucker who used Kent warehouse as hub gets 12 year prison sentence for drug conspiracy

A Canadian truck driver who used a Kent warehouse as a hub for marijuana distribution, received a 12-year prison sentence Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Seattle for conspiracy to distribute marijuana.

Prescription Drug Take Back Day was April 27 in Kent.

Kent Take Back Day brings in 290 pounds of prescription drugs

The Prescription Drug Take Back Day by the Kent Police brought in 290 pounds of medications.

  • May 7, 2013
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Prescription Drug Take Back Day was April 27 in Kent.
The Municipal League wants you to help evaluate candidates in King County elections.

Municipal League seeks volunteers for political candidate evaluations

Volunteers are wanted to serve on the King County-based Municipal League's Candidate Evaluation Committees for the Primary and General elections.

  • May 7, 2013
  • BY Wire Service
The Municipal League wants you to help evaluate candidates in King County elections.
Kent firefighters attack a blaze Sunday at an apartment complex in the 23200 block of 88th Avenue South.

Investigators look for cause of Kent apartment fire

Kent Fire investigators are sifting through evidence to determine what started an apartment fire in the 23200 block of 88 Avenue South.

  • May 6, 2013
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Kent firefighters attack a blaze Sunday at an apartment complex in the 23200 block of 88th Avenue South.

Driver killed in Kent crash identified as Kentridge grad Shayne Mathews

The man killed after he drove into a tree in Kent has been identified as Shayne Mathews, a 2010 graduate of Kentridge High School and former baseball player for the Chargers.

Shots fired during attempted robbery of Kent jewelry store

Kent Police continue to investigate an attempted robbery Saturday at a jewelry store in the 300 block of East Smith Street where shots were fired.

  • May 6, 2013
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Kent man driver of car crash in Seattle that killed Federal Way woman

A car driven by a 24-year-old Kent man crashed Wednesday night along Interstate 5 in Seattle, killing one woman passenger and injuring five other passengers.

Kent father, stepson indicted on drug, gun crimes

A Kent man and his stepson were arrested Friday morning following their indictment on seven criminal counts related to gun sales and controlled substance distribution, according to a U.S. Attorney's Office media release.

Driver dies in Kent car crash after hitting tree

One man was killed and another man injured when a car struck a tree in Kent at about 4:04 a.m. Friday in the 9200 block of South 208th Street.

Honoring a hero: Friends

Kent firefighter leaves his legacy, love for family

Robert "Uncle Bob" Schmidt was lucky enough to have two families – his wife, Kim, and two sons, Alex and Erik, and his fire family. On the day he died, the Kent firefighter lay in the comfort of his own home surrounded by both families.

Honoring a hero: Friends
Mobile man:  Kentlake Principal Joe Potts moved out of his office earlier this year to spend more time in the classrooms

Out of the box: Principals are more efficient, effective without their offices

The principal's office. It's the place pop culture has enveloped in the stigma of discipline, where punishment is doled out, just and unjust. The place the leader of the school retreats to and rules from with an iron fist. But not every principal is like Mr. Rooney in "Ferris Beuller's Day Off".

  • May 3, 2013
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Mobile man:  Kentlake Principal Joe Potts moved out of his office earlier this year to spend more time in the classrooms

Kent School District selected for Green Ribbon Award | Briefs

Kent School District recently was recognized as a 2013 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon School District Sustainability Award recipient by U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality Nancy Sutley in Washington, D.C.

  • May 2, 2013
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Highline President Jack Bermingham

Highline recognizes outstanding community partners

Highline Community College recently recognized Trise Moore, the Family and Community Partnership advocate for the Federal Way School District, and Nathan Phillips, the director of the South King Council of Human Services, as outstanding community partners that have made considerable contributions to the local community.

  • May 2, 2013
  • BY Wire Service
Highline President Jack Bermingham
Sikh devotional music is part of the Vaisakhi celebration.

Sikh community comes together to celebrate Vaisakhi 2013

Vaisakhi is a Sikh holy day celebrated by about 24 million Sikhs throughout the world. Washington has about 50,000 Sikhs, with the majority residing in Kent and Renton. The Sikh community celebrates Vaisakhi 2013 Day of Empowerment – a festival filled with music, programs, exhibits and a parade – on Saturday at the ShoWare Center, 625 W. James St. The annual Nagar Kirtan, a Sikh processional custom, is held on behalf of the Gurdwara (place of worship) Singh Sabha of Renton.

  • May 2, 2013
  • BY Wire Service
Sikh devotional music is part of the Vaisakhi celebration.
Gwen Allen-Carston

KBAC plans Juneteenth celebration

Exposure, growth and education are important to a Kent nonprofit organization committed to acknowledging and advancing the work of African Americans in South King County. To catch and showcase that, organizers with the Kent Black Action Commission (KBAC) are busy preparing for its second annual Juneteenth celebration, set for June 15 at the Kent Senior Center. The community-wide event will feature programs, information, vendors, food, entertainment and speakers while commemorating African American freedom and emphasizing education and achievement.

Gwen Allen-Carston

Haeger Orthodontics announces Smile for Lifetime recipients

Haeger Orthodontics of Kent announced today the names of the first four recipients selected in the Greater Kent community as part of the Smile for a Lifetime Foundation program.

  • May 2, 2013
  • BY Wire Service