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Lingerie Football League: A panty run in Kent

The Seattle Mist, a team of the Lingerie Football League, is having a training camp at Kent's ShoWare Center this month, culminating in a media… Continue reading

  • Jul 6, 2009
  • BY Wire Service
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Dragon boaters take to the waters of Kent's Lake Meridian June 26 for practice. The Dragon Boat racing should be swift and popular at this year's Cornucopia Days celebration.

Paddling to their own beat: Dragon-boat racers ready for Cornucopia Days

Krista Wilson had no idea what a dragon boat was when she first saw the photos, but said she saw pictures of the long, sleek… Continue reading

Dragon boaters take to the waters of Kent's Lake Meridian June 26 for practice. The Dragon Boat racing should be swift and popular at this year's Cornucopia Days celebration.

More 405 lane closures start next week

Drivers can expect nighttime lane closures on I-405 in Bellevue, Renton and Tukwila next weekBELLEVUE – Drivers should expect delays on northbound I-405 in south… Continue reading

  • Jul 3, 2009
  • BY Wire Service
Brian Dye of Kent

Plenty of fun opportunities at Kent’s July 4 Splash

(Editor's note: Schedule of events follows this story)Anyone who just wants to have fun can find plenty of options at the 11th annual Fourth of… Continue reading

Brian Dye of Kent

Holiday travelers: Prepare for westbound I-90 delays to Seattle on Sunday

Drivers face additional delays and will see some big changes on I-90 starting Sunday afternoon as they return from their Fourth of July vacations. Crews… Continue reading

  • Jul 2, 2009
  • BY Wire Service
Tri-Cities players make a gang tackle during a recent Arena Football League 2 game at the Tri-Cities.

Arena Football League taking close look at Kent’s ShoWare for professional franchise

The fully dressed men of the professional Arena Football League 2 could be joining the scantily clad women of the Lingerie Football League as housemates… Continue reading

  • Jul 2, 2009
  • BY Wire Service
Tri-Cities players make a gang tackle during a recent Arena Football League 2 game at the Tri-Cities.
Fireworks are fun

Fireworks: Fun but dangerous, Kent firefighters warn

Fireworks may the best known way to celebrate the Fourth of July, but police and fire officials are reminding Kent residents to be safe while… Continue reading

Fireworks are fun

Most King County offices closed July 6 for unpaid furlough

On Monday, July 6, 2009, most King County staff will be on unpaid leave and most county buildings will be closed as the county takes… Continue reading

  • Jul 2, 2009
  • BY Wire Service

ShoWare continues to lose money

Slow ticket sales caused the city-owned ShoWare Center in Kent to lose money in May, the fourth out of five months the arena has operated… Continue reading

Kent Police Public Education Specialists Sara Wood

Police unit, cadet program always on the prowl

Sara Wood feels like a "bad guy" when she peeks inside of vehicles at Kent parking lots.But Wood, a Kent Police public education specialist, doesn't… Continue reading

Kent Police Public Education Specialists Sara Wood

Supreme Court declines to rule on Kent School District case

The Supreme Court of the United States on Monday declined to hear a case involving the Kent School District, leaving in tact a lower court's… Continue reading

Three Kent men, two others sentenced for growing marijuana

Three Kent men, a Des Moines man and a Federal Way man were sentenced Friday to prison terms by U.S. District Court Judge John C.… Continue reading

  • Jun 29, 2009
  • BY Wire Service

State of Hanson Dam ‘troubling’

Water leaking through a damaged abutment at the Howard Hanson Dam still puzzles the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and increases the risk of flooding… Continue reading

Jacquie Alexander

KDP director looks back on seven strong years in downtown Kent

After seven years at the helm of the Kent Downtown Partnership, Executive Director Jacquie Alexander is retiring this week.It's not that she no longer enjoys… Continue reading

Jacquie Alexander
Eric Scheir

New law proves to be casino’s ace in the hole

A bill passed this year by the State Legislature means that a Panther Lake-area casino will be able to remain open if its part of… Continue reading

Eric Scheir

Symphony dropped from Fourth of July Splash at Lake Meridian Park

The fireworks are a go July 4th at Lake Meridian Park, but the symphony is out.Kent city officials dropped the Tukwila-based Rainier Symphony from the… Continue reading

Rich Cunningham

Grass carp unleashed to fight Lake Fenwick weeds

Kent city officials stocked Lake Fenwick with 300 grass carp on Tuesday in a new effort to combat Brazilian elodea, a noxious weed that threatens… Continue reading

Rich Cunningham
First place middle school winners in the Battle of the Books contest was the Meeker Middle School 'Redeam Team

Kent School District Battle of the Books – winners announced

The "Battle of the Books" is a reading incentive program in Kent's elementary and middle schools. Students are introduced to selected books by librarians and… Continue reading

  • Jun 25, 2009
  • BY Wire Service
First place middle school winners in the Battle of the Books contest was the Meeker Middle School 'Redeam Team

Say ‘Farewell to the Gym’ at Kent-Meridian on Saturday

The Friends of K-M, a newly formed organization for all K-M alumni, students, staff, Kent community members and business leaders, is hosting a “Farewell to… Continue reading

  • Jun 24, 2009
  • BY Wire Service
Seattle jazz guitarist Michael Powers will be performing during an Evening of Jazz and Art from 5-8 p.m. June 25 at the Kent Senior Activity Center.

It’s an evening of jazz in Kent, with Michael Powers, Pearl Django

Jazz and art lovers can check out the second annual Evening of Jazz and Art from 5-8 p.m. Thursday at the south lawn of the… Continue reading

  • Jun 24, 2009
  • BY Wire Service
Seattle jazz guitarist Michael Powers will be performing during an Evening of Jazz and Art from 5-8 p.m. June 25 at the Kent Senior Activity Center.