Most of us who live in this community are well aware of the crisis in education that many are now talking about. The Kent School District has been faced with cutbacks and many schools are struggling. What you may not know is that one organization highlighted in these conversations is quietly at work here in our community - Communities In Schools of Kent.
Comedian Dwight Slade will appear at Stand-Up Comedy night Nov. 10 at at Pat's Bar and Grill, 114 Railroad Ave. N., in downtown Kent.
Kentwood junior Kacie Seims sets the ball to a teammate during a South Puget Sound League tournament match against Curtis on Saturday, Oct. 30 at Todd Beamer High in Federal Way. The Conquerors lost to the Vikings in four games (25-13, 25-22, 26-28, 25-19) and will take the No. 4 seed to the Class 4A West Central District tournament, which is slated for Nov. 6 at Kentwood High. Overall, it was a rough day for local teams at the league tournament. Kent-Meridian lost to Puyallup (22-25, 26-24, 25-17, 25-23) and will take the No. 8 seed to the district tournament while Kentridge fell to Rogers (25-20, 25-23, 24-26, 25-17) and will take the No. 10 seed. The top eight teams from the 16-team district tournament field advance to state, which is next weekend at Kennewick’s Toyota Center.
One broke through.
Another broke down only to get back up and deliver one of the season’s most courageous performances.
Despite the heavy rain, there were plenty of local highlights from which to choose during the Class 4A Westside Classic cross country race at Fort Steilacoom Park on Saturday, Oct. 30.
Former Kentridge High School athletic standout Devin Topps had a memorable history here in Kent. The Kent Reporter releases the photos of Devin that made the news when he was a star athlete at Kentridge.
Kent Police detectives continued to follow up on a number of promising leads Monday while attempting to identify the person responsible for an early morning shooting Sunday that killed Devin Topps, a former Kentridge High School student-athlete.
Topps, 18, was shot and killed outside a house party in northeast Kent.
Ballots are being returned at a steady rate to King County Elections where Election Day results are expected to set a new mail ballot record. With more than 400,000 ballots already returned, Elections staff have been busy processing ballots and officials expect to report on about 350,000 votes cast in the first set of election results.
The Kentwood High girls soccer team is finally healthy.
And the results on the scoreboard have reflected as much.
Behind goals from Kiana Kraft and Mykala Benjamin, the Conquerors upended third-ranked Tahoma 2-0 Oct. 28 in the South Puget Sound League North Division regular-season finale for both teams.
Drivers in the Kent Valley will want to avoid 76th Avenue South between South 212th Street and South 222nd Street because of water over the roadway.
Kent Police are investigating the early morning shooting death of a local man that took place outside a house party in north Kent Sunday.
Police were sent to the 20000 block of 92nd Avenue South at 2:05 a.m. for a report of gunfire in the area. Once on location, police found the victim lying in the street next to his truck, mortally wounded.
Kent Schools Superintendent Edward Lee Vargas will be the guest speaker at the Kent Chamber of Commerce's November membership luncheon Nov. 3.
The event runs 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Vargas will speak on the state of the Kent School District for his presentation.
VR Salon and Spa, one of Kent's newest businesses, will have a grand opening and ribbon-cutting 4-7 p.m. Nov. 5, at the shop's location at 438 Ramsay Way, Kent Station.
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Long touchdown plays. Onside kicks. Gaudy offensive statistics. Halftime streakers.
Friday night’s South Puget Sound League North Division showdown at French Field between Kentlake and Kent-Meridian had a little bit of everything.
Except defense.
No resolution was reached during the appeal hearing Friday, Oct. 29 for Kentwood High quarterback Shane Green.
Green, a senior, was suspended for last week's game against Auburn Riverside along with Thursday night's 34-10 win over Kentridge for violating the Kent School District's athletic code. The district was expected to complete its investigation into the incident Friday afternoon.
KIANA KRAFT, KentwoodGrade: Senior.Sport: Soccer.Accomplishment: Kraft found the back of the net in three straight games, all of which were Kentwood victories, as the Conquerors… Continue reading
Brenden Dillon, Seattle Thunderbirds Player of the Week
Jersey number: 5
Hometown: Surrey, BC
Birthdate: 1990-11-13
Height 6'3"
Weight 209
Shoots/Catches: Left
Position: Defense
Off-the-field distractions did little to slow down the Kentwood High football team Thursday night at French Field.
If anything, the recent suspension of starting quarterback Shane Green for an alleged violation of the district’s athletic code very well may have galvanized the fifth-ranked Conquerors.
Peter GomesBorn June 7, 1928 to Peter A. Gomes, Sr. and Clarisse Silva Gomes, Pete passed away peacefully on October 17, 2010. Born and raised… Continue reading
Every year just before the election our mail brings us negative ads targeting the Republican candidates. The accusations are usually false or really twisted from the truth, designed to make the candidates look bad and put an element of doubt in the minds of the voters who they think are too stupid to know it is false.
This is another attempt by the progressives to backdoor an income tax. In every state that has an income tax, this is how they do it.
They claim that it will help everything but it only fuels their reckless spending habits. Then after two years they extend it to everyone.
