Steve Hunter

Nurse Aid Katy Bohm walks Tuesday with a infant emergency-evacuation apron carrying a baby girl

Kent’s Pediatric Interim Care Center has many reasons to be cautious this flood season: its newborn clients

Every day that Barbara Drennen goes to work as the executive director of the Pediatric Interim Care Center in downtown Kent, she sees the 4-foot-high, concrete-block flood wall wrapped in white plastic that surrounds her building.

Nurse Aid Katy Bohm walks Tuesday with a infant emergency-evacuation apron carrying a baby girl

Man charged in Kent vehicular-assault case arrested 17 times previously

King County prosecutors charged a 29-year-old Renton man Sept. 10 with vehicular assault in connection with a T-bone collision Sept. 8 on Kent's East Hill that critically injured his passenger, a 27-year-old Renton man. Alan Edward Undem is scheduled to be arraigned for the alleged assault at 9 a.m. Sept. 21 at the Norm Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent, according to the King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office.

Kent man charged with second-degree assault in apartment hostage incident

King County prosecutors charged a 53-year-old Kent man Sept. 9 with second-degree assault after he held a woman hostage at knifepoint and threatened to set himself and the woman on fire Sept. 3 at a Kent apartment. Rocky Dell Pettengill is scheduled to be arraigned for the alleged assault of his Kent roommate at 9 a.m. Sept. 21 at the Norm Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent, according to the King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office.

Kent man charged with assault in apartment hostage incident

King County prosecutors charged a 53-year-old Kent man Sept. 9 with second-degree assault after he held a woman hostage at knifepoint and threatened to set himself and the woman on fire Sept. 3 at a Kent apartment. Rocky Dell Pettengill is scheduled to be arraigned for the alleged assault of his Kent roommate at 9 a.m. Sept. 21 at the Norm Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent, according to the King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office.

After trying multiple times to climb wall and falling off, man arrested by Kent Police for stolen vehicle

Police arrested a 40-year-old man for investigation of possession of a stolen vehicle, possession of marijuana, obstructing justice and driving while license suspended during an incident at about 1:18 a.m. Sept. 1 near Southeast 208th Street and 108th Avenue Southeast.

Lisa Bartholomew stands along her street

Total street closure for repairs infuriates Kent woman

Lisa Bartholomew couldn't believe the short notice she got, telling her that vehicle access would be cut off for a full day to and from her Kent home for street repairs. "We were locked in for nine hours," Bartholomew said.

Lisa Bartholomew stands along her street
Gregory Aurdell Ross

Renton man pleads not guilty in Kent vehicular homicide case

A 31-year-old Renton man pleaded not guilty Sept. 8 to two counts of vehicular homicide in connection with the deaths of two Des Moines women Aug. 24 in a three-car accident in Kent. Gregory Aurdell Ross entered the plea at King County Superior Court at the Norm Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent.

Gregory Aurdell Ross

Kent considers options for electric-vehicle charging stations: Meeting is Sept. 13

The Kent Land Use and Planning Board will meet at 7 p.m. Sept. 13 in Council Chambers at City Hall to discuss where to allow installation of electric-vehicle charging stations. City staff will present options at the workshop about locations for electric vehicle charging stations as well as signage and parking spots for the vehicles.

Kent Artist Danny Pierce sits below a self-portrait of himself at about 25 years old at the Centennial Center Gallery Thursday

Kent artist Danny Pierce, whose work graces collections at MOMA, Smithsonian, Seattle Art Museum, to have birthday gala

Kent artist Danny Pierce was just 4 years old when he saw a magazine photo of a cow that he wanted to trace. Pierce's cousin, however, had other ideas. "I wanted to trace it but he wouldn't let me," Pierce said. "I drew it. That started it." That cow drawing at his Woodlake, Calif., home helped launch Pierce's lifelong career as an artist and art instructor. He created a legacy of nationally recognized work, being recognized by the Washington Post in 1958 as "...of America's most outstanding graphic artists."

Kent Artist Danny Pierce sits below a self-portrait of himself at about 25 years old at the Centennial Center Gallery Thursday

Man arrested after ripping his girlfriend’s fingernail off: Kent Police blotter

Police arrested a 37-year-old man for investigation of fourth-degree assault after he reportedly bent the fingers back and ripped off a fingernail of his 27-year-old girlfriend during a dispute at about 5:45 p.m. Aug. 17 at an apartment in the 23100 block of 110th Avenue Southeast.

Erik Linder

‘America’s Got Talent’ dancers coming to Kent

It might look like the moves come easy for Everett child ballroom dancing stars Erik Linder and Rickie Taylor when they hit the stage Sept. 17 at the Kent Senior Activity Center. After all, Linder, 10, and Taylor, 9, finished in the top 20 in 2009 on NBC's "America's Got Talent," danced on "The Oprah Winfrey Show," are three-time USA Dance national champions and have competed for Team USA in the world championships in England.

Erik Linder
Auburn resident Don Stevenson

Auburn walker makes stop in Kent; walking to raise money for severely ill Kent boy

Don Stevenson has walked more than 40,000 miles for a variety of charities over the last dozen years. But Stevenson rates his current cause as one of the most worthy of all.

Auburn resident Don Stevenson
A special golf clinic just for women starts Aug. 26 at the Riverbend Golf Complex in Kent.

Golf tourney to support Japanese American Citizens League

Golfers can sign up for the White River Valley Chapter Japanese American Citizens League Golf Tournament to be played Sept. 26 at the North Shore Golf Course in Tacoma.

A special golf clinic just for women starts Aug. 26 at the Riverbend Golf Complex in Kent.
Kent-Meridian students from left

Kent students turn wall at local pool into colorful mural

Eyerusalem Gebresenbet described the sections she painted as she proudly looked at the large, colorful mural that covers the west outside wall of the Kent Meridian Pool earlier this month. "I worked on the hockey player and painting the library and ShoWare Center," Gebresenbet said.

Kent-Meridian students from left
Two Des Moines women in a Kia sedan

Man charged with vehicular homicide in Kent crash

King County prosecutors charged a 31-year-old Renton man Aug. 27 with two counts of vehicular homicide in connection with the deaths of two Des Moines women Aug. 24 in a three-car accident in Kent.

Two Des Moines women in a Kia sedan
Kent Fire Fighter Bob Tonda takes baby Connor from his mom Cindy Wayner during their visit at Station 75 Thursday

Mom thanks Kent firefighters for saving life of her baby born in car

The pain began to get more consistent and stronger as Cindy Wayner tried to enjoy a relaxing Sunday night at her Kent home 30 weeks into her first pregnancy. The pregnancy had gone smoothly for the 27-year-old, so the intense pains didn't make sense. It was still much too early to give birth. "My husband (Chris Wayner) thought I was being dramatic," Wayner said as she recalled her story during an Aug. 19 interview.

Kent Fire Fighter Bob Tonda takes baby Connor from his mom Cindy Wayner during their visit at Station 75 Thursday

Fain leads Kauffman in Senate race

It could be a hotly contested Legislative District 47 Senate race this fall between Republican challenger Joe Fain and incumbent Claudia Kauffman, D-Kent, according to the Primary Election results. Fain has received 9,924 votes (54.78 percent) and Kauffman has 8,157 votes (45.03 percent) through ballots counted as of Aug. 18. Both will advance to the General Election Nov. 2.

Josh Holmes

At last: Kent ShoWare Center will get its own sign

A marquee is coming soon to the ShoWare Center in Kent. The Kent City Council voted 6-0 Tuesday night to spend $225,000 from the city’s lodging tax reserve fund to pay for the 30-foot-high sign. It’s expected to be operating by year’s end. The marquee will help promote Seattle Thunderbirds hockey games and other events.

Josh Holmes
Seattle Mist's Natasha Lindsey at quarterback taking a snap in the home opener against San Diego Seduction at the ShoWare Center last year. Lindsey is slated to perform as the Mist's QB this coming season.

Lingerie League to make another splash at ShoWare; ready for tackles, panties?

It didn't bother Seattle Mist coach Chris Michaelson that his team is rated No. 10 out of 10 teams in the Lingerie Football League, heading into his team's Aug. 27 season opener at the ShoWare Center in Kent. "That's fine," Michaelson said in a phone interview Aug. 16. "Last year we were ranked eighth or ninth and ended up third. I don't worry about that. I'd rather be 10th than No. 1 because opponents will take you lightly because they think you're the worst team in the league and won't hit the gas as much."

Seattle Mist's Natasha Lindsey at quarterback taking a snap in the home opener against San Diego Seduction at the ShoWare Center last year. Lindsey is slated to perform as the Mist's QB this coming season.

Arraignment for grandmother in sex-abuse case postponed when she is taken to Harborview

King County prosecutors have charged a 54-year-old grandmother with three counts of first-degree child molestation in connection with the alleged abuse of three children under the age of 12 who stayed with her while she lived in Kent. Rose Marie Johnson, 54, whose last known address was in Auburn, is scheduled to be arraigned for the alleged sexual abuse of the children at 9 a.m. Aug. 18 at the Norm Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent, according to the King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office.