There is an old saying that new jobs are a lot like blind dates – a little scary and fun all at the same time.
I don’t know anything about blind dates, but as I write this column, it is the second day of a new job for me as the editor of the Kent Reporter. So far it has been lot of fun and not too scary.
I took over the position this week. I have been the editor of the Covington-Maple Valley Reporter for the past two years. My new position is officially the regional editor of both publications.
A town hall meeting was the top entertainment recently in Covington with the 47th-District legislators from Olympia presenting some good news and some troubling predictions.
The Kent Police Department will offer its next Community Police Academy starting on April 20. Registration is open now.
The goal of the Community Police Academy is to develop lasting partnerships by increasing the public’s knowledge about law enforcement, according to a Kent Police media release.
For community members curious about the workings of their police department, this is an opportunity to get an inside look at the Kent Police Department.
The Spokane Chiefs defeated the Seattle Thunderbirds 5-0 Friday night, March 18, at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena. The T-Birds playoff hopes are still alive despite the… Continue reading
He didn’t wait long in making a name for himself, launching a home run in just his second varsity game.
Five games later, Kent-Meridian’s Kyle Engman continued the trend, going deep once again.
By season’s end last year, Engman had left the yard four times — three of which came in South Puget Sound League North Division play. In a league known for its power pitching, Engman’s accomplishment certainly was noteworthy, especially for a team that struggled to generate offense a year ago.
What may be even more noteworthy, however, is the fact that Engman did it as a 14-year-old freshman.
A 21-year-old Kent woman was injured after a car she was a passenger in crashed at about 12:05 a.m. Friday in the Mount Baker Tunnel on Interstate 90 in Seattle.
State Patrol troopers arrested 29 DUI drivers in a 12-hour period during a crackdown St. Patrick's Day evening in King County.
The La Crosse Spartans rushed for five touchdowns and crushed the Kent Predators 66-28 in a professional Indoor Football League game Thursday in Wisconsin.
Darlene Marie McConnellDarlene Marie McConnell, 67, died March 8, 2011, in Kent, WA. She loved traveling, outdoor activities, fishing with her husband, her flower gardens,… Continue reading
Julianne Christine CordovaJulianne Christine Cordova, born November 4, 1960 in Pacoimia, CA, to Abe and Rosalie Gallegos, graduated to Heaven on Thursday, March 10, 2011.… Continue reading
N. Elizabeth “Dolly” CoonrodN. Elizabeth “Dolly” Coonrod, 96, a longtime Kent resident, passed away on February 10, 2011 at Cashmere Convalescent Center. She met John… Continue reading
First came the weights.
Then came the power for Kentridge High shortstop Kyle Leady.
Leady, a senior, entered last season among the unknowns in the South Puget Sound League North Division. An infielder who bounced in and out of the starting lineup, between shortstop and third base and most often hitting toward the bottom of the order, big numbers weren’t quite expected. Yet, in a span of two weeks, Leady went from a blip on the SPSL North radar to one of the most feared hitters in the league.
Since 2007, King County’s Best Workplaces for Recycling and Waste Reduction list has recognized the accomplishments of local small and large businesses in conserving natural resources, and in reducing the amount of trash that goes into the regional landfill.
As the program enters its fifth year, King County is announcing a new feature of the program – the Best Workplaces Honor Roll.
With the slogan “Let’s make our mark – and cover theirs!” serving as inspiration, service clubs and volunteer groups from throughout Kent will celebrate the arrival of spring this year by working to cover up graffiti around the city.
The Seattle Thunderbirds hockey team kept its playoff hopes alive Wednesday night with a 5-0 victory over the Kelowna Rockets at Prospera Place in Kelowna, British Columbia.
Pianist Alpin Hong, in Kent for a March 18 concert, also took time to stop by a few schools for educational outreach assemblies.
The faces and names have changed this spring on the Kentwood High baseball diamond.
The optimism, well, that has remained largely the same.
Kentwood won its first Class 4A state title last season since 2000. And though the Conquerors graduated 11 seniors, including their top pitcher and South Puget Sound League North Division MVP Austin Voth and a slew of sluggers, they expect a repeat.
Tickets still remain for an encore of Danny Vernon's Illusion of Elvis show at 2:30 p.m. March 25 at the Kent Senior Activity Center, 600 E. Smith St.
The city of Kent is sponsoring a teen job fair from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 19 at the Kent Parks Community Center, 11000 S.E. 264th St., Kent (Also known as the Kent Phoenix Academy).
• FAVORITE: Kentwood.
• CONTENDERS: Tahoma, Kentlake, Mount Rainier.
• SLEEPER: Kentridge, Auburn Riverside.
