Margaret J. LevesqueMargaret J. Levesque 98, daughter of Charles F. X. Durch and Magdalena (Beaudette) Durch, was born August 23, 1913 in Chippewa Falls, WI.… Continue reading
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Kent Mayor Suzette Cooke, Kent Police Chief Ken Thomas and Kent Chamber of Commerce executive director Andrea Keikkala were among those who participated in a Kent version of "Dancing with the Stars."
The Seattle Thunderbirds got a goal and an assist from Marcel Noebels and 33 saves from Calvin Pickard to defeat the Lethbridge Hurricanes 3-2 Wednesday night at the Enmax Centre in Lethbridge, Alberta.
Kentwood battled Union in the West Central/Southwest 4A Bi-District Tournament at Art Crate Stadium winning 2-1 in a shootout Nov. 5
The Medicine Hat Tigers defeated the Seattle Thunderbirds 6-3 Tuesday night at the Medicine Hat Arena in Medicine Hat, Alberta. This was the third game of the T-Birds six-game road trip through the Central Division.
The Las Vegas Sin held off a late rally by the Seattle Mist for a 28-24 win in a women's Lingerie Football League game Friday at the ShoWare Center in Kent.
I was very surprised and disappointed to see the editorial drawing that appeared in your Oct. 21 issue. It depicts the Occupy Wall Street protesters as blaming everyone but themselves for their grievances. The piece seems to intentionally miss the real point and appears to be designed to mislead rather than enlighten your readers on what the movement is about.
Frank Shiers occupy political cartoon published in the Oct. 21 edition.
Kent residents can place extra garbage and yard waste to be picked up curbside on their regular scheduled collection day during the week of Nov. 14-18.
The 2011 Legislative session was the hardest for me and for most lawmakers, even those who have been serving for many years. As we prepare for another round of heart wrenching budget decisions, I want to stop and share some good news that came out of my work from last session
It was amazing to watch the nearly 300 volunteers assemble and install all the new equipment at Tudor Square Park in Kent. A big thank you to all those who came. A big thank you to the folks from Humana and KaBoom and the community activists who applied for the grants.
The election for commissioner Public Hospital District No. 1 (Valley Medical Center) is underway.
Tuesday is the deadline to have a ballot postmarked or returned to an official ballot drop-off site.
The Edmonton Oil Kings defeated the Seattle Thunderbirds 4-1 Saturday night at Rexall Place in Edmonton.
Kentwood hosts Gig Harbor tonight in a district football playoff game at French Field. Kickoff is at 7 p.m.
Time to fall back and change your clock and smoke alarm battery | Kent Regional Fire Authority
The Kent Education Association is holding a 47th District Legislative Town Hall this month to try to stop more budget cuts from the state.
This is a state that is 42nd in the nation in high school completion (65.6 percent) and the Kent School District completion rate (58.2 percent) is less than that of the state of Washington according to “Education Week.”
The governor has announced plans for sweeping budget cuts in K-12 education. These will create some major challenges for our local school districts who are the recipients of state levy equalization funds.
