The Kent Little League Senior All-Star team bounced back from a tough loss to win the District 10 title to end June.
In July, that same bunch bashed its way to the state championship.
The local Stars, which is comprised of 14-16 year olds, hit a wall from Aug. 3-10 in Ontario, Calif., where they played in the Western Regional tournament, which brought together the top 10 teams from the region.
The King County Housing Authority will modify eight units at two Kent public housing complexes to make them fully accessible to people with disabilities.
King County Executive Dow Constantine on Monday afternoon thanked 12 jail captains represented by the Uniformed Command Association for voting to waive any cost-of-living adjustment in their pay for 2011.
Make sure to take steps to help yourself, family, friends and pets beat the heat as Monday is expected to be the third straight day of temperatures higher than 90 degrees.
King County officials issued a media release Monday to remind residents that simple precautions can keep family and pets cool and safe.
The women's Lingerie Football League returns to the ShoWare Center in Kent for its second season, when the Seattle Mist play the Los Angeles Temptation 9 p.m. Aug. 27, the first of two home games
Washington state has been awarded a $1 million federal grant to improve its review of health-insurance rates and to increase transparency for the public.
A day doesn’t pass when I don’t get a political e-mail. Actually, I have to admit that some of them are incredibly clever and quite elaborate in their attempts to make me laugh, but at the same time encourage me to hate. However, this clever banter is not just creating an ever-widening rift between the left and the right; it’s creating a chasm between Americans.
It started as a means to lose weight.
In a little less than a year since, it has blossomed into a passion to become fit, eat better and reach goals that once seemed impossible for Kent’s Sheryl Sprague.
“Originally, I started out doing a 5k walk,” said Sprague, who has lost more than 100 pounds during the last year and now weighs in at 350 pounds. “Each one I did told me that I could do more than I originally thought I could do. Sometimes, you’re scared and think, ‘Oh gosh, what if I can’t do this?’ Then you do it, and you’re amazed and wonder, ‘What can I do next?’“
With the Aug. 17 primary election just one day away, Secretary of State Sam Reed is reminding Washington voters to take part in the primary by filling out and returning their ballots.
“This year’s primary features many important races, including a U.S. Senate seat, congressional, legislative and judicial races, plus many county and local contests,” said Reed, the state’s chief elections officer. “If you want your voice heard, fill out your ballot and turn it in by Election Night.”
Kent Police and other law enforcement agencies across the state will crackdown on drunk drivers with extra patrols from Aug. 12 to Sept. 6.
The Drive Hammered, Get Nailed campaign will rank as the largest DUI enforcement campaign with 178 agencies participating throughout the state, according to a Washington Traffic Safety Commission media release.
The three bowls at Kent’s West Hill Skate Park will get another new look this month.
The temporary mural painted on the bowls last summer by a young, local Kent artist and volunteers did what it was intended to do as it curbed graffiti. The park is at Reith Road and 42nd Avenue South.
Washington State Auditor Brian Sonntag will be the guest speaker Sept. 1 at the monthly membership luncheon of the Kent Chamber of Commerce. The event starts 11:30 a.m. at the Meridian Valley Country Club, 24830 136th Ave. S.E.
Urbia Fresh Cafe, a new coffee shop and gathering place in Kent, will have its grand opening 4 p.m. Aug. 24 in its location at 415 Central Ave. N., Kent. The cafe roasts its own coffee, in addition to serving up breakfast and lunch items, smoothies and Italian sodas, among other menu items.
Aegis Living, a national leader in senior living and assisted living communities, recently announced Judy Meleliat joined the company as chief marketing officer. In this role, she will lead all marketing and sales efforts for the companies 35 senior-living communities in Washington, California and Nevada.
Registration is now open for the Allied Waste Services and Kent Chamber of Commerce Business Expo, a showcase of area businesses that runs 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Oct. 6 at the ShoWare Center of Kent.
John H. CoonrodJohn H. Coonrod, 95, a former 40 year Kent resident, died Friday, August 6, 2010 at Cashmere, WA. He worked at Boeing for… Continue reading
Belly dancers from the Pacific Northwest as well as other states and Canada will perform at 7 p.m. Aug. 14 at the Kent-Meridian High School Performing Arts Center, 10020 S.E. 256th St.
Grab a chair and go watch "Raiders of the Lost Ark" 9 p.m. Aug. 13 as part of the city of Kent's summer movie series at Town Square Plaza, Second Avenue and Harrison Street downtown.
The rain came.
But that hardly put any sort of damper on the first-ever ShoWare Shootout 3-on-3 basketball tournament, which played out Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 7-8, amidst grey skies and sporadic rain showers. The 160-team, 16-division tournament that took place in the parking lot of the ShoWare Center brought players from as far away as Yakima and Spokane, Everett and Marysville.
A 46-yeaer-old Washington State Patrol trooper suffered a mild concussion, cuts to the head and neck and bruises after he lost control of his car while chasing a group of motorcycles traveling more than 100 mph at about 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in Seattle along northbound Interstate 5 near State Route 599, just north I-405 and Kent.
