Diane Demeerleer remains uncertain about how much flooding to expect this winter at her Kent condominium along the Green River.
But if Demeerleer, who lives in The Lakes neighborhood north of the Riverbend Golf Course, needs to evacuate, she's ready to head to her sister's house in Tacoma.
Carol Greco lost a sister to domestic violence five years ago.Greco, of Federal Way, told the story about her sister to a reporter after Greco… Continue reading
Kent city planners want to do more in the next several years to keep up existing parks rather than simply look to add more parks.
That's one of the primary themes emerging as city staff update the long-range parks plan along with input from residents. The plan has not been updated since 2000.
Residents can tell the Kent City Council what they want or don’t want in the 2010 city budget at a public hearing at 7 p.m. Tuesday at City Hall, 200 Fourth Ave. S.
Now one of the star performers of the Bellydance Superstars, Petite Jamilla didn’t even make the cut at her first audition six years ago.
“I was rejected,” Jamilla said in a phone interview Sept. 24 prior to an eight-hour rehearsal for two shows in the Los Angeles area. “But I kept my name in circulation.”
As a Kent resident, Denton Hanford’s worried that city officials could put the city budget in a deep financial hole because of what he called an “unrealistic” projection of an increase in sales tax revenue for 2009.
Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., came to Kent Monday to let Green River Valley residents know the federal government is prepared to help protect them from flooding.
Kent city officials expect to join with other cities to form and pay for a new regional animal care and control service group as King County prepares to get out of the animal-care business by next June.
King County officials plan to close the Kent animal shelter by Nov. 1 because of the risk of flooding this winter in the Green River Valley due to reduced capacity at the reservoir behind the Howard Hanson Dam.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers expects to finish construction of a grout curtain by Nov. 1 to slow the water leaking through a damaged abutment at the Howard Hanson Dam.
But it remains to be determined how much more capacity the $8.9 million temporary fix will give the corps to store water at the reservoir behind the dam in order to reduce the risk of flooding this winter in the Green River Valley.
Comedian Sean Anderson walked away with a $250 check after winning the Laugh the Knights Away final round Friday night in front of a sellout crowd at the Castle Bridge Winery in Kent.
Kent city officials are considering plans to convert the grass practice fields at Kent-Meridian High School into synthetic turf fields with lights. They’re doing it… Continue reading
• Sept. 23: Emergency-Preparedness Symposium, ShoWare CenterSouth county business owners can hear the latest on preparing for possible Green River flooding this winter, at an… Continue reading
Kent city workers plan to set up as many as five sandbag stations at sites on the East Hill and West Hill, where residents will… Continue reading
The Kent City Council on Tuesday gave Mayor Suzette Cooke the power to declare a preemptive emergency, in case of flooding this winter along the… Continue reading
Kent city officials are planning a “fight-and-flight” response to the possibility of flooding this winter in the Green River Valley.City workers say they’re planning to… Continue reading
Fred Dawson joined several of his buddies to watch the debut of the Lingerie Football League Friday night in Kent and came away impressed.“I liked… Continue reading
Belly dancers, acrobats, jugglers, actors and a wide range of musicians will take the stage this season of the Kent Spotlight Series.Arlo Guthrie, the Bellydance… Continue reading
The nearly 30,000 residents of the Green River Valley need to buy flood insurance and make plans to evacuate their homes or businesses this winter,… Continue reading
Katie Ryckman's dad had a quick reaction when his daughter told him last spring she planned to play lingerie football."He didn't want me to play… Continue reading
