A youth boxing program is a few signatures and yes votes away from starting up this summer at the Kent Phoenix Academy.
The group from the Leadership Institute of South Puget Sound along with some friends and family joined forces to rehabilitate a playground in Kent May 14.
Black Dog Brathaus and Creamery in Kent closed the doors with plans for the future.
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The South 228th Street improvement project got the green light Tuesday at the Kent City Council meeting.
The project will involve installing storm water pipe along South 228th Street between the Union Pacific railroad and 64th Avenue South. It is expected the work will take about three months and be completed by November.
In a couple of weeks the round-one bell will ring for the political main event that will wrap up in the Nov. 8 general election.
The sweet science of politics.
The last few weeks since I have come to the Kent Reporter I have spent a considerable amount of time thinking about community journalism and what it means in the newspaper world of today.
Saturday was music to the ears of the Kent Food Bank and those in attendance at the Breath of Aire concert at Kent Covenant Church.
The choir presented a community benefit concert, The admission for the event was a nonperishable food item for the food bank.
Kent City Council Position No. 7 has attracted two first-time political hopefuls
Dana Ralph announced she will be tossing a hat in the political ring for the Kent City Council, Position No. 7.
The 39-year-old Ralph is running her second campaign for City Council. She lost in a race against Dennis Higgins two years ago.
Kent Police presence in the Panther Lake area is about to become more visible in the very near future.
Following approval by the Kent City Council and Mayor Suzette Cooke’s signature, a full-service substation will be set up in Panther Lake at 10848 S.E. 208th St., on the East Hill. The station is expected to be operational this month.
The Kent Police Department released details on an investigation of a 22-year-old east Kent man, Quentin B. Jones, who is alleged to have been involved in juvenile prostitution.
Jones was arrested April 17 and the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office filed a charge for attempted promoting of commercial sex abuse of a minor.
A new breakfast and lunch spot has opened in Kent, and it is a family affair.
Three brothers joined forces and opened Yukon Grill at 19033 68th Ave. S., D-108 in the Kent West Valley Business Park on West Valley Highway.
Tahoma beat Puyallup today 6-4 at Curtis High School for the South Puget Sound League title and grabbed the No. 1 seed in the West Central District III/ Southwest Division 4A baseball tournament.
The Kent Police Department released details on an investigation of a 22-year-old east Kent man who is alleged to have been involved in juvenile prostitution.
Quadrant Homes, based in Bellevue, announced last week two new Kent communities. The company plans to build 13 homes at Elliot Landing, at Southeast 236th Street and 116th Avenue Southeast; and 21 homes at Elliot Crossing also on the East Hill at 23418 94th Ave. S.
A Covington man riding a motorcycle was seriously injured in an collision with a Jeep Cherokee driven by a Kent woman Friday evening in Maple Valley.
The blues are beginning to lift in Kent because of a map.
Kent Public Works Director Tim LaPorte announced in a release April 5 the city will be using a FEMA or Federal Emergency Management Agency flood insurance rate map from May 16, 1995 rather than FEMA’s updated map.
According to a Washington State Patrol release, a man driving recklessly killed a 36-year-old Covington man and seriously injured his passenger, a 37-year-old woman from Covington.
The Tahoma Bears are for real between the baseball lines, and the team proved it for the 12th time this season with a 11-4 win over Kentlake Saturday on the Falcon's field.
