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Steve Bredeweg

Lending a helping hand in Kent | The Way Back Inn

Getting others back on their feet is the goal of Way Back Inn, Vern and Dorothy Francis.

Steve Bredeweg

A complex question of color and diversity in Kent | Melvin Tate

A mural that was hung on a fence on one of the busiest corners of Kent’s East Hill for months has recently been removed.

  • Jun 25, 2011
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Bailey Ryan

Paying tribute to a Kent icon Art Wright

Family, friends honor late Art Wright during annual Memorial Day baseball tournament.

Bailey Ryan

Two-hour standoff at Meridian Ridge Apartments ends with man surrendering to police | Kent Police

A 37 year old Kent man has been arrested following a two hour standoff in Kent. The incident started when officers were called to a disturbance at 11013 SE 256 Pl, the Meridian Ridge Apartments.

  • Jun 25, 2011
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Park Orchard Elementary student and poet Weang Weang

My Skin | Poem by Weang Weang, Park Orchard fourth-grader

Kent's Park Orchard Elementary student Weang Weang read the following poem as part of the Writers in the Schools Student Reading and Celebration June 1 at the downtown Seattle Public Library. He also read the poem June 22 in front of the Kent School Board.

  • Jun 25, 2011
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Park Orchard Elementary student and poet Weang Weang
Park Orchard Elementary student and poet Alexis Thompson

Dear Flower | Poem by Alexis Thompson, Park Orchard fifth grader

Kent's Park Orchard Elementary student Alexis Thompson read the following poem as part of the Writers in the Schools Student Reading and Celebration June 1 at the downtown Seattle Public Library. She also read the poem June 22 in front of the Kent School Board.

  • Jun 25, 2011
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Park Orchard Elementary student and poet Alexis Thompson

Kent City Councilman Les Thomas proposes council consider property tax reduction | Motion fails

Sparks flew for a time at the Kent City Council meeting Tuesday night when Councilman Les Thomas made a motion concerning a property tax issue. Thomas proposed to have the council consider a reduction in the 2012 property tax assessment from $1.48 per $1,000 to $1.10 per $1,000 at the July 5 meeting.

Kent pair arrested for investigation of Social Security fraud

A Kent man and woman were arrested Friday for investigation of Social Security fraud and theft of government funds as part of a bust of nine people in Western Washington, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.

Crews work in 2009 to repair a damaged abutment next to the Howard Hanson Dam.

Engineers continue to run tests as Howard Hanson Dam reservoir reaches full summer pool

The reservoir at Howard Hanson Dam has reached an elevation of 1,167 feet above sea level, allowing engineers, geologists and other scientists to run a battery of tests to gather more data on the right abutment drainage improvements that are completed and as well as repairs still underway.

  • Jun 24, 2011
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Crews work in 2009 to repair a damaged abutment next to the Howard Hanson Dam.
The Kent Lions Skate Park on West Smith Street is being transformed from a gray bowl to a mural created by Lee Schlosser

Mural turns Kent Lions Skate Park to colorful from gray

Crews started work Thursday on a mural at the Kent Lions Skate Park on West Smith Street. They expect to finish the project Friday.

  • Jun 24, 2011
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The Kent Lions Skate Park on West Smith Street is being transformed from a gray bowl to a mural created by Lee Schlosser

Participants wanted for Kent horse show July 30 at Reber Ranch

Participants are wanted to compete in the 2011 Boeing Employees Saddle Club Performance Horse Show on Saturday, July 30 at Reber Ranch, 28606 132nd Ave. S.E., in Kent.

  • Jun 24, 2011
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Kent man dies from injuries suffered in Auburn motorcycle-vehicle crash

A 31-year-old Kent man died from injuries suffered after his motorcycle collided with a vehicle Tuesday evening in the 4200 block of Auburn Way North in Auburn.

One man pleads not guilty, other man fails to appear on Kent Office Depot warehouse theft charges

A 30-year-old Federal Way man failed to appear in King County Superior Court Thursday in Kent to face charges of seven counts of first-degree trafficking in stolen property for allegedly taking more than $1 million worth of items from the Office Depot warehouse in Kent.

The Kent Fire Department has issued safety tips for using fireworks to help people have a safe Fourth of July.

Tips for a safe Fourth of July | Kent Fire Department

The Kent Fire Department wants to remind residents and visitors that the Fourth of July, while a time to celebrate our country’s independence, is also a day of potential injuries and fires.

  • Jun 23, 2011
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The Kent Fire Department has issued safety tips for using fireworks to help people have a safe Fourth of July.
Neely O'Brien kindergartner from left

Neely O’Brien Readers and Writers Celebration | Slide Show

Neely O'Brien Readers and Writers Celebration | Slide Show

  • Jun 23, 2011
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Neely O'Brien kindergartner from left

Two men rescued from the Green River after raft overturns

Two men were rescued Wednesday after their single person rafts overturned while floating down the Green River in the area of Flaming Geyser State Park.

  • Jun 23, 2011
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House fire displaces one in Kent’s Panther Lake area

A house fire at about 11:30 p.m. Wednesday in the 20000 block of 106th Avenue Southeast in the Panther Lake area of Kent left one man displaced.

State liquor stores will expand operating hours starting July 1

State liquor stores, including 4 in Kent, to expand hours starting July 1

All state liquor stores, including the four in Kent, will have the same operating hours and as well as expanded hours starting July 1.

State liquor stores will expand operating hours starting July 1

Kent officer uses Taser to stop man who ran while being handcuffed | Police Blotter

Kent Police fired a Taser to stop a man and arrested him for investigation of obstructing a police officer after he allegedly ran from an officer who tried to handcuff him.

Ashley Vorderbrueggen and her son Mario Allen Jr. play on the shores of Lake Meridian last month and enjoy the sunshine. Volunteers are wanted June 25 to help finish off installation of a new playground at the park.

Volunteers wanted for Kent’s Lake Meridian Park playground installation

Volunteers are wanted to help put the finishing touches on the new playground being installed at Lake Meridian Park in Kent.

  • Jun 22, 2011
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Ashley Vorderbrueggen and her son Mario Allen Jr. play on the shores of Lake Meridian last month and enjoy the sunshine. Volunteers are wanted June 25 to help finish off installation of a new playground at the park.