Communities in Schools of Kent, a nonprofit organization devoted to helping youngsters stay in school, is having its biggest fundraiser of the year and you’re invited.
The CISK Annual Fundraising Breakfast runs 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. March 16 at the Kent Senior Activity Center.
Kent Elementary and Kent Mountain View Academy, both of the Kent School District, are recipients of the 2010 Washington Achievement Award. The two schools joined 184 other Washington State schools receiving the award based on three years of data from the Washington Achievement Index. The state index has several functions including providing feedback to schools and districts and identifying exemplary student and school performance. The Washington State Board of Education and the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction sponsor the award.
Nearly 40 storm-drain grates and manhole covers have been stolen during the last month from neighborhood streets and businesses across Kent.
Seattle comedian Duane Goad performs at 7 p.m. March 2 at Pat's Bar and Grill, 114 Railroad Ave. N., in downtown Kent.
King County Executive Dow Constantine will deliver his 2011 State of the County address at 10 a.m. Monday, Feb. 28 on the third-floor rotunda at the Norm Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent.
Players from the Seattle Mist of the Lingerie Football League will help the Kent Predators kick off the 2011 Indoor Football League season.
The Predators have lined up Mist players as special guests to sign autographs and pose for pictures after Kent plays the Sioux Falls Storm in the season opener at 7:05 p.m. Feb. 25 at the ShoWare Center.
Bring your children, grandchildren or friend's children to the city of Kent's annual Kids' Arts Day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 5 at Kent Commons, 525 Fourth Ave. N.
Several Seattle rappers will perform at a hip-hop show from 9 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. Feb. 26 at Poppa's Pub in Kent to benefit the Seattle Animal Shelter.
A 13-year veteran of the Kent Police Department has been fatally injured in a local traffic accident. Officer Robin McCuistion, 53, was driving home early Thursday morning when his car left the roadway on Kersey Way Southeast in Auburn. The car traveled down a steep embankment and struck a tree. Officer McCuistion died of his injuries at the scene.
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King County is growing and has a diverse multitude of residents, based on data revealed Feb. 23 by the U.S. Census Bureau.
The census counted 1,931,249 residents in King County, a number that confirms the county's rapid population growth during the first decade of the 21st century, according to a county media release.
Many buses on snow routes, warming shelters open, some King County government agencies have delayed start
Residents urged to prepare for a slow commute, check ahead, and have patience as region wakes up to overnight snow
Although King County government as a whole is officially open, several departments affected by the weather conditions have announced delays for Thursday, February 24.
City of Kent road closures this morning due to snow.
Kona Kai Coffee Co. of Kent was one of three Washington restaurants recognized this month for excellence in community service. The downtown coffee house was a state winner of the 2011 Restaurant Neighbor Award and now in the running for national award.
The city of Kent is opening its severe weather shelter Wednesday through Friday nights at Kent Lutheran Church, 336 Second Ave. S., due to predicted dangerously low temperatures and snow.
Anywhere from 1 inch to 6 inches of snow could strike Kent and the rest of Western Washington Wednesday afternoon with even heavier snow showers predicted for Wednesday night into Thursday morning.
The retrial of a former Kent businessman accused of the first-degree murder of his wife in Federal Way has been scheduled for April 4 at the Norm Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent.
King County prosecutors announced Feb. 9 the second trial date for Joseph Naimo, 63, a former general manager at AAA Pest Control in Kent. He remains in custody at the county jail in Kent in lieu of $1 million bail.
Applebee’s Restaurant had a grand-opening ceremony Feb. 14, with festivities lasting through the week. The restaurant is located at 25442 104th Avenue S.E.. The opening event featured a ribbon-cutting with Mayor Suzette Cooke, with attendees from around the Kent business community.
