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10/15/09 Marilyn Bowman

Kent offers residents options to dispose of small sandbags

Kent Valley residents have several options to get rid of the small sandbags they might have stacked around their property to protect against Green River flooding.

10/15/09 Marilyn Bowman
The Predators line up on the 1 yard line Friday during their first home game at the Kent ShoWare Center

Kent Predators take on Fairbanks Grizzlies in first-ever IFL game in Kent: Slide Show

Fans were awash in excitement Friday night, as the Kent Predators, the city's first-ever Indoor Football League franchise, played its first home game versus the Fairbanks Grizzlies.

The Predators line up on the 1 yard line Friday during their first home game at the Kent ShoWare Center

Clifford L. Robertson

Clifford L. “Cliff” RobertsonClifford L. “Cliff” Robertson, 73, of Wenatchee, a former longtime Kent resident, passed away at his home on Saturday, March 13, 2010.… Continue reading

In four years with Kentwood

BOYS BASKETBALL: Kentwood’s Angelidis resigns

Less than two weeks after guiding the Kentwood High boys basketball team to its first state championship since 2004, coach Michael Angelidis is stepping down.

In four years with Kentwood

Catch Hawaiian music at Kentwood

Hapa brings the sound of Maui to Kent when the Hawaiian band performs at 7:30 p.m. April 3 at the Kentwood High School Performing Arts Center, 25800 164th Ave. S.E., in Covington.

GRCC has auditions for ‘Cinderella’

The Heavier Than Air Family Theatre, Green River Community College’s resident community theater program, will have open auditions March 30 and April 1 for an upcoming production of Rodger and Hammerstein’s "Cinderella."

Kent museum offers old-time movie

Vintage movie fans can watch the 1941 film "Meet John Doe" 3 p.m. March 20 at the Kent Historical Museum, 855 E. Smith St.

Rock bands to play at Pat’s Bar

Catch two rock bands this weekend at Pat's Bar and Grill, 114 Railroad Ave. N., in downtown Kent.

Proud of Kent-Meridian High School students, staff

In the State of Washington, high-school seniors are required to present a culminating project to a panel of community members and school staff.

Enough with the Census alerts

Sometimes you don’t know whether to laugh or cry at the wastefulness of the government at all levels with our life’s resources!

Kentwood's Joshua Smith goes through Jackson's Andy Gay

Kentwood boys are the 4A state basketball champions: VIDEO

The Kentwood High School boys took the 4A state title by storm Saturday, taking them 67-58, and led by UCLA-bound Joshua Smith, who scored a game-high 22 points.

Kentwood's Joshua Smith goes through Jackson's Andy Gay
Kentwood's Bryant VanEngelenburg earned first-team all-league accolades last year after delivering a .623 batting average.

BASEBALL PREVIEW ’10: In loaded SPSL North, Kentwood could finish on top

They graduated their No. 1 pitcher and No. 2 broke his leg in January and is out for the baseball season. Strangely, things are still looking pretty good these days for the Kentwood High baseball team despite graduating Alexander Lee and losing Kent Hagen in January.

Kentwood's Bryant VanEngelenburg earned first-team all-league accolades last year after delivering a .623 batting average.

FOOTBALL: Who’s the next coach at Kent-Meridian? Don’t expect Ingles, Shepard or Clancy | Column

Tom Ingles isn't coming to town. With head football coaching vacancies at Kent-Meridian and Kentlake, rumors had been swirling for a while that Ingles, who led Kentwood to state titles in 2001 and 2002, would be returning to Kent. Ingles left Kentwood for Puyallup High in 2003 after using the Kent School District's retire-rehire process in consecutive years. Teachers

Kent Relay for Life joins historic cancer study: Participants needed

Kent residents have the chance to join the movement to create a world with less cancer and more birthdays by participating in Cancer Prevention Study-3 (CPS-3), a historic study that has the potential to change the face of cancer for future generations.

Predators make coach nearly hate the game of football: Opinion

I am a person who loves football and has been involved in it since the '50s. Because of my love for football I attended the first home game of the Kent Predators last night.

Emotional moment: Law officers operated as pallbearers Dec. 8 for the casket of Lakewood officer Greg Richards

Lakewood Law Enforcement Memorial Act campaign announced; one of officers from Kent

On March 16, families of the fallen Lakewood Police Officers, State Legislators, local elected officials and stakeholders announced a campaign to support the constitutional amendment recently enacted by the State Legislature.

Emotional moment: Law officers operated as pallbearers Dec. 8 for the casket of Lakewood officer Greg Richards

Washington’s jobless rate goes up for February

After posting the first job gains in more than a year in January, Washington’s economy dropped an estimated 8,300 jobs in February.

Congratulations to this week's Thunderbird FAN OF THE WEEK! From the March 13 game. You can pick up your prize at the Kent Reporter office between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Deadline to claim prize is noon Friday

Congratulations to this week’s Thunderbird FAN OF THE WEEK!

From the March 13 game. From the March 13 game. You can pick up your prize at the Kent Reporter office between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Congratulations to this week's Thunderbird FAN OF THE WEEK! From the March 13 game. You can pick up your prize at the Kent Reporter office between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Deadline to claim prize is noon Friday
The City of Kent has many ways you can acknowledge Earth Day - and volunteer to make public spaces greener.

Celebrate this year’s Earth Day in Kent

Kent Parks invites volunteers of all ages and abilities to get involved on Earth Day on April 17 and Arbor Day April 24. These Saturday… Continue reading

The City of Kent has many ways you can acknowledge Earth Day - and volunteer to make public spaces greener.

Family of three escapes from Kent house fire Saturday

A Kent family of three was without a home, following a house fire early Saturday morning on the 23800 block of 38th Avenue South.