A release from King County announced nine county housing providers—including Seattle Housing Authority, King County Housing Authority, and Housing Resources Group—are developing no-smoking policies for their properties.
With boating season just around the corner, the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission’s Boating Program reminds boaters to be safe, know the law and always wear life jackets when boating.
Rescue Plan, a front-runner most of his career, rallied from last place to score an exciting victory Saturday in the $10,900 Coors Miller Purse for older horses at Emerald Downs.
Hayjax, racing for the first time since October, blitzed a good field of 3-year-olds Friday in the $9,800 Dreyers Purse under the lights at Emerald Downs.
With Joe Crispin aboard for his third win of the night, Hayjax ran 5-½ furlongs in 1:03.08 on a fast track and paid $9.20, $3.40 and $3.20.
IAN BUCKLES, Kentridge
Grade: Senior.
Sport: Baseball.
Accomplishment: Buckles went 2-for-4 with a home run and picked up the win on the mound last week in a 4-3 victory over Kentlake in a South Puget Sound League North Division game.
Favorite class: Sports Medicine.
Molly Galassi is the 2012 Kent School District Teacher of the Year.
Galassi, a sixth-grade teacher at Horizon Elementary, was selected by committee of administrators, classified employees, previous recipients of the honor, and a union representative, according to a school district media release.
Gail Alan ZillmerGail Alan Zillmer, was born in Wisconsin on August 12, 1951 to Vic and Lorraine Zillmer.In addition to his parents, Gail is also… Continue reading
Emerald Downs offers 20 live races this weekend, 10 Saturday and 10 Sunday, complemented by a promising weather forecast. Saturday calls for partly sunny conditions with a high of 59 degrees and Sunday is even better, sunny with a high of 64.
Kent Fire Department investigators are looking into the cause of a fire in the 4100 block of South 224th Place in Kent that was first reported at 12:42 p.m. Thursday.
Spokane comedian Chris Warren will perform at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 4 at Pat's Bar and Grill, 114 Railroad Ave., in downtown Kent.
I agree with the letter written by Pat Walsh, (April 15 edition). While it’s great to see Allied Waste encouraging better recycling habits, they do need to change their pickup plan. As per my neighborhood rules, all cans must be kept in our garage.
Basketball keeps opening more doors for Courtney Vandersloot, the former Kentwood High School star.
Vandersloot, who just completed a standout career at Gonzaga University in Spokane, has been invited to the USA Women's National Team Training Camp set for May 10-12 in Las Vegas, Nev., according to the USA team's website.
The city of Kent is taking applications for lifeguards to work this summer at Lake Meridian Park.
Needing a key stretch of good play to cement itself as playoff contenders, the Kentridge High baseball team got just that last week.
Behind a variety of big performances, the Chargers won four of five South Puget Sound League North Division games last week to improve to 8-3 in league play entering Tuesday afternoon's round of contests. The four wins helped the Chargers move into second place in the standings with three games to go. The top five teams from the North advance to the postseason. Though the four wins didn't guarantee the Chargers of a playoff spot just yet, it put them in strong position to clinch within days.
Staring desperation in the face, the Kentlake High boys soccer team pulled out all the stops Friday night against Kentridge.
Down 2-1 with less than a minute remaining on the clock, the Falcons needed a little bit from everybody on the field to simply scratch out a tie.
In a frantic finish, Kentlake sophomore Gunner Terrio found the back of the net with 15 seconds remaining, helping the Falcons work a 2-2 tie against the Chargers in a South Puget Sound League North Division game at French Field.
"We had all 11 guys (on the field) in their box at that point," explained Kentlake coach Kyle Jones. "It was a big goal. It was a hustle play. The ball was bouncing around the box and (Gunner) did his part."
In the midst of players, Terrio's goal came from roughly six yards out.
Kentlake continued to swing hot bats last week on the fastpitch diamond.
The Falcons played four games in four days and tallied a total of 50 runs en route to picking up four straight victories. The four wins helped Kentlake remain on top of the South Puget Sound League North Division standings, and also assured the Falcons of one of the five postseason berths.
I opened my extra freezer the other day and there was a dinosaur frozen in time. I’m not referring to any sort of historical discovery where I would need to call in a paleontologist. I’m also not referring to my lack of housekeeping skills and food left frozen so long it became dinosaur-like. I am talking about a small plastic dinosaur, frozen in a plastic container of water.
The Maple Valley Youth Symphony Orchestra is finishing up its fourth regular season and is celebrating with a concert.
The Kent Police Department will participate in its second annual Prescription Drug Take Back Day April 30, a nationwide effort spearheaded by the Drug Enforcement Administration and local authorities.
Winning Machine, voted Top 3-Year-Old at the 2009 meeting, served notice Sunday that he means business as a 5-year-old in 2011.
