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Kent school budget worries premature, KEA says

Officials from the local teachers’ union are saying all of this talk of budget gaps and cuts at the Kent School District are premature, unnecessary… Continue reading

Col. Anthony Wright

Howard Hanson Dam has officials worried for next winter

Col. Anthony Wright jumped right into the middle of the depression on the abutment adjacent to the Howard Hanson Dam to show more than three dozen government officials and media members the depth and width of the hole.

Col. Anthony Wright
Kent firefighters have taken a 3 percent pay cut to help the city save money and avoid layoffs. Pictured are city firefighters Tom Johnson

Kent city employees agree to pay cuts to save jobs

All four Kent city unions as well as a group of non-represented employees voted to take pay cuts for the rest of the year to… Continue reading

Kent firefighters have taken a 3 percent pay cut to help the city save money and avoid layoffs. Pictured are city firefighters Tom Johnson

ShoWare schedule: Everything from cage-fighting to power rock

Rock out at ShoWareStyx, REO Speedwagon and .38 Special, popular American rock bands of the 1970s and 1980s, play at 7 p.m. May 27 at… Continue reading

  • Mar 23, 2009
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WSP seeking witnesses to fatal crash on State Route 167

Washington State Patrol investigators are seeking witnesses to a head-on crash Sunday on State Route 167 that took the lives of three people.The 1:35 a.m.… Continue reading

Col. Anthony Wright

Howard Hanson Dam: March 31 meeting to discuss flood worries

Flooding from the Green River could strike the cities of Kent, Auburn, Renton and Tukwila during a major rainstorm because of a damaged abutment at… Continue reading

Col. Anthony Wright
Hot Wheels collector Dick Cays

Greater Seattle Toy Show makes pit stop in Kent – with cars

Dick Cays picked up his first Hot Wheel car in the 1970s at a swap meet. Now the Kent man displays hundreds of the little cars in glass cases at an office in his home.

Hot Wheels collector Dick Cays
The Seattle Mist of the inaugural Lingerie Football League will play two home games at the ShoWare Center in Kent. Players

Kent city officials weigh in on Lingerie Football League

The announcement that a somewhat risque sport will be coming to Kent’s ShoWare Center has drawn a mixed bag of reactions from city leadership.

The Seattle Mist of the inaugural Lingerie Football League will play two home games at the ShoWare Center in Kent. Players
The Howard Hanson Dam

Howard Hanson Dam meeting is March 31

A public meeting to provide information about flood safety and developments related to the Howard Hanson Dam operations on the Green River is scheduled for March 31 in Auburn.

  • Mar 18, 2009
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The Howard Hanson Dam
Kent's ShoWare Center will be the gathering point for a statewide economic event this week.

State trade event puts spotlight right on Kent

The city of Kent will takes its place on the world stage next week when the Washington State Community, Trade and Economic Development’s Trade Week… Continue reading

Kent's ShoWare Center will be the gathering point for a statewide economic event this week.

Blotter: Man attempts to choke girlfriend, hits her with door

Assault A Kent man reportedly tried to choke his girlfriend, threw a disposable lighter at her and hit her with a door during a dispute shortly after noon on March 6 at a home in the 21200 block of 94th Place South.

  • Mar 18, 2009
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Whitman, Wadagnolo picked for Rotary honors

Kentwood High School seniors Lavanne Whitman and Joel Wadagnolo are the Kent Rotary Students of the Week, for their achievements in career and technology programs.

  • Mar 17, 2009
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Kent schools budget: Should district tap reserves?

The dangers of spending down the Kent School District’s fund balance outweigh the benefits of dipping into it too deeply as a way to patch the budget, according to district officials who hosted a presentation Wednesday about the consequences of such a draw down.

Shawn Seeger of Burien addresses a group of local state senators Saturday with a question about cutting protection for wild salmon. Seeger and more than 100 people attended a town hall meeting in Kent to discuss shortfalls in the state budget.

Town hall meeting packs Kent City Hall

More than 150 people packed Kent City Hall Saturday morning for the opportunity to share ideas about how to deal with the state’s forecasted $8-billion… Continue reading

  • Mar 16, 2009
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Shawn Seeger of Burien addresses a group of local state senators Saturday with a question about cutting protection for wild salmon. Seeger and more than 100 people attended a town hall meeting in Kent to discuss shortfalls in the state budget.

Three dead following head-on crash Sunday on SR 167

A 21-year-old Kent woman and two Renton residents were killed in a head-on, three-vehicle crash early Sunday on Highway 167 in Auburn.Brittany Meredith, 21, of… Continue reading

  • Mar 16, 2009
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Safety violations: DSHS suspends license of Kent adult home

The Washington State Department of Social and Health Services suspended the license of a Kent Adult Family Home due to "numerous violations that jeopardized the… Continue reading

K-M students Mary Kparyea

Kent-Meridian students challenge the power of cliques

At the end of the second of two Challenge Days at Kent-Meridian High School March 5, Berenice Meza stood among a group of more than 200 students, staff and community members, all linked arm in arm.

K-M students Mary Kparyea
The Seattle Mist of the inaugural Lingerie Football League will play two home games at the ShoWare Center in Kent. Players shown above are competing in the annual Lingerie Bowl.

Football meets sexy: Lingerie League comes to Kent

Scantily clad women playing tackle football will make their debut for the new Seattle Mist of the inaugural Lingerie Football League on Sept. 11 at the ShoWare Center in Kent.

The Seattle Mist of the inaugural Lingerie Football League will play two home games at the ShoWare Center in Kent. Players shown above are competing in the annual Lingerie Bowl.
City of Kent sewer maintenance worker Duane Oliver prepares to clean out a sewer at a commercial complex off of 196th. Oliver uses a special vacuum truck to keep the city's sewer pipes clean. CHARLES CORTES

What Duane Oliver does for Kent – and why it affects your toilet

Duane Oliver fights fats, oil and grease throughout Kent.Oliver, a city sewer maintenance worker, uses a Vactor (named after the manufacturer) truck equipped with powerful… Continue reading

City of Kent sewer maintenance worker Duane Oliver prepares to clean out a sewer at a commercial complex off of 196th. Oliver uses a special vacuum truck to keep the city's sewer pipes clean. CHARLES CORTES

‘It was a stupid mistake’: Man brings marijuana to court with him

Drugs A security guard stopped a man Feb. 27 at Kent Municipal Court on South Central Avenue after he noticed a strong odor of marijuana emanating from the man as he walked through a metal detector before entering the court.

  • Mar 13, 2009
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