Word spread quickly Friday through Kent City Hall that an arrest had been made in connection with the May death of city employee Seth Frankel.
A 59-year-old Kent man was sentenced Friday in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 15 years in prison, lifetime supervised release, a $11,000 fine and $8,000 in restitution for sexual exploitation of a child.
Marvin Eckfeldt likes that the proposed 2011 Kent city budget includes 11 new hires for the Panther Lake area, whose 24,000 residents annexed to the city in July.
“That was part of the promise,” said Eckfeldt, who co-chaired the campaign last year for Panther Lake voters to approve annexing to Kent from unincorporated King County. “That was part of the annexation platform that we would get more community
Heavy rain is predicted this weekend from a storm front but the Green River is one of the rivers least likely to flood, according to the National Weather Service.
Mike Miller remembers the first time he met Paul Morford.
“It was 1977 and I walked up to his construction office as a young banker on his muddy walkway,” said Miller, now president of Valley Bank in Kent.
“I had on my wingtips and my three-piece suit.”
Miller quipped wryly, “He always told people I loaned him money when I shouldn’t have.”
Enjoy the outdoors and participate Dec. 11 in the 28th annual city of Kent Christmas Rush Fun Run and Walk.
Paul Eugene Morford passed away at his home surrounded by family Dec. 5, 2010 after a brief battle with liver cancer. He was 77 years old.
Paul was born Oct. 11, 1933 in Missoula, Mont., and grew up in Spokan. He served in the U.S. Army Infantry and was a very proud WSU Cougar alumnus, where he met and married the love of his life, Carol. He received his civil engineering degree from WSU in 1959.
Early-morning drivers should prepare for intermittent closures of the SR 520 Evergreen Point Floating Bridge on Thursday, Dec. 9.
A 40-year-old Renton man is under investigation for vehicular homicide after two people, including a Kent man, were killed in a three-car crash early Sunday in Kent on westbound State Route 516, just west of Meeker Street.
Kent Police arrested a Kent man and woman Tuesday morning at an East Hill apartment complex for investigation of identify theft and prescription forgery.
Police and Valley SWAT personnel also served a search warrant at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the unit at the Birch Creek Apartments, 12953 S.E. 275th St.
Collection barrels are out around Kent for the annual Toys for Joy program sponsored by the Kent Fire Department Regional Fire Authority, Kent Firefighters Local 1747 and the Kent Firefighters Foundation.
Contact King County if you seen or hear about vandalism to the giant sandbags along the Green River levees.
People can report any damages to the sandbags to John Koon, a senior engineer at King County, which oversees the maintenance and repair of sandbags along the river in Kent, Auburn and Tukwila.
Women who serve as the primary wage earners for their families and need financial assistance to go back to school can now obtain applications for the Women's Opportunity Awards, Soroptimist International of Kent's major service project.
Applications are available by contacting Lorna Rufener at 253-508-9676. Completed applications must be returned to SI of Kent by Dec. 15.
Since 1972, the Soroptimist Women's Opportunity Awards program has provided women who serve as primary wage earners for their families with financial resources to offset costs associated with attaining higher education or training.
The award can be used for tuition, books, child-care, car fare or any other education-related expense. The Kent club will provide a $1,000 cash grant to its award recipient, who will then advance to the regional level, where one recipient will receive $5,000. The program culminates with three finalist $10,000 awards.
For more information, contact Rufener at 253-508-9676 or via e-mail at lrufener@skynetbb.com.
The Kentlake Band has made it to the first round of public voting in the Rock and KZOK Battle of the Bands, with its rendition of “Jungle Love” by the Steve Miller Band.
Inmates at the Kent city jail will no longer receive hot breakfasts, starting in January, in order to save the city money.
The Kent City Council has approved a new five-year contract extension with Consolidated Food Management Inc., of Mercer Island. City officials asked the company to provide cold breakfasts at the jail to save the city about $10,000 per year, said Pat Fitzpatrick, deputy city attorney.
A 33-year-old Kent woman was sentenced Friday in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 15 months in prison, three years of supervised release and $156,728 in restitution for conspiracy to commit theft of government funds and misuse of a social security number.
A strategic planning committee comprised of Kent School District students, staff and community members has been meeting for the past several months to develop a strategic plan for the Kent School District. The group met last month to review nearly 6,000 responses they had received from a districtwide survey about the top priorities for the school district.
The Tahoma National Cemetery director cannot comprehend why someone stole 11 bronze memorial plaques Nov. 27 from a cemetery walkway.
Bill Westcott hears from many adults how much they’ve enjoyed the Kent Winterfest light show the last two years downtown at Town Square Plaza.
But the Winterfest organizer remembers even more the reaction of the children, when thousands of lights brighten up the 30-foot Christmas tree and the entire park at Second Avenue and West Harrison Street.
“It’s fun to hear the kids scream and to see them jump up and down,” said Westcott, who organizes the event under the auspices of the Kent Lions Club.
Children and adults will get a chance to see even more lights in the park at the 28th annual Winterfest celebration Saturday. The event is free. The tree lighting is at 5:30 p.m
Kent Police have yet to make an arrest in the shooting death of 18-year-old Devin Topps but fully anticipate eventually arresting a suspect and solving the murder.
"The investigation is still ongoing," said Kent Police Lt. Pat Lowery during a phone interview Wednesday. "We still believe we will make an arrest in the future and bring this to a successful resolution."
