Stephanie Brace prefers to pick her Halloween pumpkins off the vine.
That's why Brace brought her three young daughters on a sunny afternoon last week to the Carpinito Brothers U-Pick Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maze along the West Valley Highway in Kent, just north of South 272nd Street across from the Smith Brothers Dairy.
Do you have ideas about providing more activities for Kent youth? Then join the discussion Oct. 21 at the Youth Summit Conference 7 p.m. at Kent United Methodist Church, 11010 S.E. 248th St.
The event is sponsored by the church's social-outreach committee in an effort to develop more programs in Kent for children of all ages.
The Chinook District of Garden Clubs, consisting of 12 South County garden clubs, will meet for its general meeting/luncheon on 10 a.m. Nov. 3 at Grace Lutheran Church, 22975-24th Ave. S., Des Moines.
Got ideas on how to provide more activities for Kent youth? Then join a discussion at the Youth Summit Conference at 7 p.m. Oct. 21 at Kent United Methodist Church, 11010 S.E. 248th St.
A house fire on the East Hill of Kent displaced a family of four at about 4 a.m. Sunday in the 21200 block of 104th Avenue Southeast.
King County Sheriff's Office detectives are looking for people who might have been victims of a 23-year-old man charged by prosecutors for cyberstalking with sexual motivation after he reportedly cultivated a relationship with a 17-year-old girl through MySpace.
A forklift driver was injured after being trapped by a part of the forklift during an accident at about 4:10 a.m. Friday at a FedEx warehouse in the 19600 block of 84th Avenue South in north Kent.
In the multipurpose room Oct. 12 at Meridian Elementary, the excitement was palpable.
The school’s entire third-grade class was quietly abuzz, and all it took was a quick look around the room to know why.
There, on a table near the doorway, sat a large stack of brand-new, colorful dictionaries.
District 8 Congressional incumbent Dale Reichert and challenger Suzan DelBene met with the Kent Chamber of Commerce to share their views.
The Kent Chamber of Commerce had a forum Oct. 6 for the region's top political races this year at the Kent ShoWare Center.
Fans at the Kent-Meridian at Kentwood high school football game Oct. 15 at French Field can help support the fight against breast cancer by buying T-shirts, bracelets and other items from the Kentwood cheerleaders.
The City of Kent is getting its first off-leash dog park. Located on East Hill between Morrill Meadows and East Hill Parks on Southeast 248th Street, the 3-acre site will have its Grand Opening 1 p.m. Oct. 23. In place of a traditional ribbon-cutting, Mayor Suzette Cooke will untie a string of colorful doggie bandanas to “unleash” the park and let the dogs take it over.
Kent Mayor Suzette Cooke presented a 2011 proposed budget to the City Council Tuesday that calls for hiring 17 new employees as well as establishing reserve funds of $2 million to help fight Green River flooding and cover lost tax revenues if two state liquor initiatives are approved by voters.
A 20-year-old Kent man pleaded not guilty Tuesday to a charge of first-degree animal cruelty for reportedly starving a puppy to death last year in his abandoned apartment.
The Kent Predators of the professional Indoor Football League have hired Heron O'Neal, the former Billings Outlaws coach, as their new coach for the 2011 season.
O'Neal became available after the Billings team folded last week. O'Neal coached the Outlaws to the 2009 and 2010 Indoor Football League titles.
In five years at Billings, O'Neal had a 67-17 record and won three league titles.
Extra police officers were called to help break up a fight among several Lingerie Football League fans after one man reportedly yelled a racial slur at another man during the Oct. 8 game at the ShoWare Center in Kent.
Kent Police officers on duty at the women's game between the Seattle Mist and the Chicago Bliss asked for additional units at about 10 p.m. Oct. 8 because of problems with "intoxicated subjects and fights," according to the police report. The game started at about 9 p.m.
A 46-year-old Des Moines man was sentenced Oct. 8 by a U.S. District Court judge to 45 days in prison, two years of supervised released and a $30,000 fine for lying to a federal grand jury.
John Kenneth Arnold pleaded guilty in May of lying to the grand jury during the investigation of criminal racketeering at the Frank Colacurcio Sr. owned strip clubs in Seattle, Everett and Tacoma.
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Professional Bull Riders tour makes a stop at ShoWare Center Saturday, for the first night of riding. CHARLES CORTES, Kent Reporter
LINGERIE FOOTBALL LEAGUE'S - SEATTLE MIST ATTRACT CAPACITY CROWD FOR A NEW KIND OF FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS
Kent Police officer Jennifer Prusa pulled her patrol car behind a woman parked at the McDonald's restaurant parking lot across from Kent-Meridian High School, stepped out and approached the vehicle.
"That lady's been sitting here, I'm going to have a chat with her," Prusa said.
