Army Reserve Pfc. Joshua J. Lasharr has graduated from basic infantry training at Fort Benning, Columbus, Ga.
He is the son of Richard and Tammari Lasharr of Kent, and a 2010 Kentlake High School graduate.
Kent Downtown Partnership is hosting its own local talent contest 7-9 p.m. Jan. 29 at the Kent Senior Activity Center. Organizers are looking for talent and sponsors.
A summary of Kentlake's newly elected Associated Student Body officers and class officers.
Kent-Meridian High School teachers Dianne Thompson and Michael Transier were selected to participate in the Climate Change Connections program, coordinated jointly by the National Wildlife Federation and NASA
The girls Class 4A state soccer tournament will have a distinctively South Puget Sound League North Division feel this season.
Especially from a local perspective.
Kentlake, Kentwood and Tahoma all earned berths to the tournament by winning their respective West Central District games on Saturday, Nov. 6.
Christmas is arriving early in Kent, as Valley View Christian Church prepares to serve as a collection point for Operation Christmas Child. Soon, with the help of local volunteers, the site will be brimming with festively wrapped shoe boxes full of gifts.
An updated overview of election results.
VR Salon and Spa, one of Kent's newest businesses, had its grand opening Nov. 5, at the shop's location at 438 Ramsay Way, Kent Station.
The Moose Jaw Warriors defeated the Seattle Thunderbirds 2-1 in a shootout Sunday night at the Civic Centre in Moose Jaw.
The game was tied 1-1 after 65 minutes of play to send the game to a shootout. Moose Jaw elected to shoot first in the shootout.
The Brandon Wheat Kings defeated the Seattle Thunderbirds 3-2 Nov. 6 at Westman Place in Brandon, Manitoba.
This was the first game of a six-game road trip for the T-Birds. They faced the Moose Jaw Warriors Sundayl losing to them in a shootout.
The Kamloops Blazers defeated the Seattle Thunderbirds 3-2 in overtime Saturday night at the Interior Savings Centre in Kamloops, British Columbia.
Seattle goalie Calvin Pickard stopped a season-high 49 shots. His record with the overtime loss is now 5-3-2-2.
The Western Hockey League and FSN Northwest have announced the 10-game broadcast schedule that will bring LIVE WHL action into 3.4 million homes across five U.S. states during the 2010-11 WHL Regular Season.
A Kent man is facing multiple charges after allegedly breaking into a Seattle-area home last month and being subdued by the family residing there.
Tyler Thomas Price has been charged with first-degree burglary, unlawful firearm possession and a drug violation stemming from the case in the Fremont area. He also is charged with second-degree robbery for a Sept. 12 robbery involving the Washington Park Apartments in Kent, according to media reports.
A grease fire on a stove displaced two families Nov. 6 from a Kent apartment complex in the 22400 block of the Benson Road, also known as 108th Avenue Southeast.
Pet owners who fail to obtain pet licenses now face fines, and King County Regional Animal Services officers are providing additional patrols throughout Kent to enforce the new rules which went into effect Oct. 1.
The fines - $125 for a spayed or neutered pet; $250 for an unaltered pet - come along with changes in license fees, which help support the costs of providing animal care and control for Kent and 26 other cities.
The offense couldn’t get going and the defense couldn’t get off the field.
Making its first playoff appearance on Saturday night since 2003, the Kentlake High football team found itself as the deer caught in the headlights.
He’s not much for offense.
But Friday night at French Field, Kentwood High defensive back Steele Warner was plenty offensive – on both sides of the ball.
Warner, a senior, returned a fumble for a touchdown and set a school playoff record on offense with a 91-yard rushing score on his only carry of the night as the fourth-ranked Conquerors blitzed Heritage 57-14 in a state preliminary game.
WILL RICHMOND, KentwoodGrade: Senior.Sport: Cross country.Accomplishment: Despite falling down and suffering an abrasion to his arm, Richmond managed to take 30th overall at the West… Continue reading
Kent Police arrested a 30-year-old Kent man Nov. 4 for investigation of attempted murder and first-degree assault in connection with a Sept. 30 shooting that injured two men at a Panther Lake area apartment complex.
The men, a 38-year-old Renton man and a 37-year-old resident of the Country Squire Apartments, 10835 S.E. 200th St.
Ballots are still arriving in the mail at King County Elections, however most of the ballots postmarked by the Election Day deadline have been delivered, totaling more than 762,000.
