Billie Mayer is trying to do everything she can to protect her Kent home and personal belongings from the Green River floods.
While the impacts of a potential Green River flood this winter are obvious to the businesses located in the path of the water, the flooding to the West Coast’s second-largest warehouse and distribution center could have far-reaching effects.
With the potential for flooding just around the corner and many assets to protect on the Green Valley floor, many local businesses are preparing for the worst, while hoping for the best.
Civil War veterans buried in Kent’s Saar Pioneer Cemetery received honors Saturday, with a Veterans Day ceremony put on by the South King County Genealogical Society and Puget Sound Civil War Round Table, with assistance from Scout Troop No. 402.
The Green River only skirts Renton, but a vast section of the city’s southwest warehouse and industrial area is at risk in a major flood of the river.
Kent residents can pick up free, empty sandbags at the city operations facility, 5821 S. 240th St., also known as West James Street.Residents can get… Continue reading
A Sword of Damocles is hanging over the Green River Valley.
Thank the Greeks for this image, which, generally speaking, refers to a sense of foreboding that’s present in any precarious situation.
Kent city crews and contractors have placed nearly 20,000 giant sandbags along a 12-mile stretch of Green River levees in an effort to help protect homes and businesses from flooding this winter.
Before the Howard Hanson Dam, the rainy winters of the Green River Valley brought with them a sense of dread.
The Green River, which created the fertile valley, frequently would become a flooding nemesis, turning the communities on its banks into unwelcome versions of Venice.
Within 10 minutes of getting a call in September from the frantic owner of an aging Arabian horse up to its neck in a marsh in Enumclaw, the Plateau-based Washington State Animal Response Team was on its way.
One of the most important elements of emergency response to any disaster is the ability to communicate, and a group of hams are a key to keep this area talking.
The City of Auburn is making sandbags available to the public. Bags will be available at the following dates and times:
Nine years ago, Jim and Billie Fugate moved from their home of 29 years on Lea Hill to a house on Pike Street just where it curves into 12th Street.
The City of Auburn began planning for potential flooding of the Green River last January shortly after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers first raised alarm bells about the compromised holding capacity of the Howard Hanson Dam.
1850s - Settllers begin moving into the Green River Valley, setting up farms on the fertile flood plain. Begin working around the Green River’s capacity for flooding each winter.
A 36-year-old Kent man and his estranged wife each pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges of first-degree rape of a child.Brian Keith Beston, of Kent,… Continue reading
Boeing officials partially evacuated their Kent plant at about 7:30 a.m. Tuesday because of a small explosion and fire in one of the company's labs.The… Continue reading
The Kent School District has announced the schedule for "The Future is Now," a new television series produced by students in the Kent School District showcasing the importance of technology in the classrooms and the business world.
King County Animal Care and Control is waiving adoption fees on all animals at its two shelter locations and for pets in foster care in advance of moving their Kent shelter location out of the Green River valley flood zone.
A dispute between a manager and a bookkeeper Monday at a Kent auto body shop led to a double shooting and left two men injured.
