The Washington Dental Service Foundation SmileMobile, which travels the state offering examinations to children who might not otherwise have access to dental care, will be in Kent next month.
Kent will honor its veterans by permanently renaming South 231st Way as Veterans Drive at an 11 a.m. ceremony Friday, May 31 at the intersection of Russell Road and South 231st Way in Kent.
Kentwood is two wins away from another Class 4A state championship. First Kentwood has to get through South Kitsap — which beat up on the Conquerors in the district tournament with a five-inning, 11-1 victory.
Kent-Tahoma Middle School League standings for track and field for girls, boys varsity
Kent Rotary, in partnership with the City of Kent Parks Department, annually hosts a kids fishing experience at a two-acre pond in Kent, affectionately known as the Ol'Fishin' Hole.
This recent one-day event attracted hundreds of youngsters from toddlers up to the age of 14 (no license is required).
Unable to secure enough sponsorships, organizers decided to cancel the third annual "So You Think Kent Has Talent!" competition.
The current Kent City Council is loaded with pro-business/anti-homeowner members. Councilmembers Ralph, Albertson, Thomas, Boyce, and Council President Dennis Higgins consistently vote in ways that favor businesses and burden homeowners.
Kent's B&O tax is bad for business. As a business owner in Kent I have heard from many of our customers, who are business owners themselves, comment on Kent's B&O tax.
Should property owners along Southeast 256th help pay for street improvements?
At the beginning of the 19th century when automobiles first began using the nation's system of dirt and cobblestone roads, cities were tasked with improving these roads so they'd be passable by automobiles.
The Kent Black Action Commission has announced the launch of its Education, Leadership and Advocacy Project.
The annual Summer Recycling Collection Event and Recycling Products Sale is from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 1 at the Kent Phoenix Academy parking lot at 11000 S.E. 264th St.
Health care professionals and medical facilities will soon be able to donate unused, unopened prescription drugs for distribution to people without health insurance, thanks to legislation signed into law late last week by Gov. Jay Inslee.
The Kent Fire Department Regional Fire Authority will coordinate its Gift of Life presentations on May 22 and May 30.
Dominant last year as 2-year-olds, the Tom Wenzel-trained/Northwest Farms-owned trio of Blueberry Smoothie, Goin to the Window and Stopshoppingdebbie top the nominations for the $50,000 Seattle Handicap for 3-year-old fillies on Sunday.
Applications for the Kent Cornucopia Days Grand Parade are now being accepted through July 1 at www.kcdays.com. The parade is set for 2 p.m. July 14.
Apparently North American Thoroughbred Racing Company has another Longacres Mile candidate in 2013. The nom de course for Glen Todd of Surrey, British Columbia, North American Thoroughbred Racing Company campaigned Taylor Said to a victory in the 2012 Mile. This year's candidate is Hoist, a powerful 4-year-old son of Mineshaft who simply ran the opposition into defeat Sunday, scoring a one-length victory over 40-to-1 Stryker Phd in the $50,000 Governor's Handicap for 3-year-olds and up at Emerald Downs.
Kent-Meridian's Juliana Adams stretched 10 feet, six inches to grab second place in the pole vault at the West Central District 4A Track and Field Championships at French Field on Friday.
Sam Dacus threw a complete-game, one-hit gem and Dumit Malacon belted two home runs, driving in three runs, as surprising Kentridge beat Cascade 6-1 at Richland on Saturday to reach the state Class 4A baseball semifinals.
Kent-Meridian High School will be hosting the 2013 Royal Volleyball Camps at the Kent-Meridian Gym Complex.
