City staff soon will sort through proposals from five companies that want to earn Kent’s next garbage and recycling services contract.Allied Waste, CleanScapes, Greenwaste Recovery,… Continue reading
A 32-year-old man died early Saturday in a Panther Lake house fire in the 10900 block of Southeast 212th Street in unincorporated Kent.King County fire… Continue reading
City of Kent and ShoWare Center officials are hoping to strike a deal soon with a local ownership group to help bring an Arena Football… Continue reading
The results are in and while Kent's scores on the Washington Assessment of Student Learning (WASL) are generally an improvement over last year, district officials… Continue reading
The Kent School District late Friday afternoon officially declared an impasse in negotiations with the Kent Education Association, setting the stage for a potential strike."While… Continue reading
A 32-year-old Kent man was sentenced Friday to the maximum 8 1/2 years in prison for the second-degree rape of a physically and mentally disabled… Continue reading
The Kent Police and other South County police agencies will hit the streets with extra patrols over the next three weeks to crack down on… Continue reading
Negotiations between the Kent School District and the union that represents teachers are continuing, but if a deadlock between the two entities remains, a teacher… Continue reading
As students around the country and state are preparing to head back to school, district officials are preparing not only for the return of students,… Continue reading
Olvera graduates from basic military trainingAir Force Airman Stephen R. Olvera, a 2008 graduate of Kentlake High School, graduated from basic military training at Lackland… Continue reading
Sheryl Sharp pulled her hair back to show off her earrings after she collected an autograph from Seattle Mariners pitcher Ryan Rowland-Smith Tuesday at TOP… Continue reading
• Name: Dow ConstantineAge: 47Marital status: Partner, Shirley CarlsonChildren: NoneEducation: Master’s Degree, Urban Planning, University of Washington, 1992; Law Degree, University of Washington, 1989; Bachelor’s… Continue reading
Ballots were mailed last week to more than 1 million registered King County voters for the Aug. 18 all-mail primary and more than 70,000 have… Continue reading
This mural, designed by artist Louis Chinn, and created with the assistance of 14 local high-school seniors, is located at S.E. 240th Street and 104th… Continue reading
(Editor’s note: This story ran July 29, in the Auburn Reporter, prior to Reathel’s birthday. The Kent Reporter staff hopes she had a happy birthday.)On… Continue reading
Highline Hospice is recruiting caring and compassionate people interested in supporting terminally ill patients and their families. People who do well in the hospice volunteer… Continue reading
As far as summer jobs go, getting paid to paint murals isn’t a bad way to make money.
“It’s pretty fun” said Anthony Rowe, 17, as he took a break from moving panels to be painted as part of a new West Hill mural he helped create.
Despite news reports from other media outlets last week that no post offices in Western Washington would be closed due to economic pressure, the downtown… Continue reading
