King County’s transition to a new regional model for the provision of animal services received a boost Wednesday with the addition of a longtime city of Seattle director who once had oversight of the Seattle Animal Shelter. King County Executive Dow Constantine today named Ken Nakatsu as the manager of Regional Animal Services for King County Animal Care and Control.
Kent Police officers Kenneth Clay and Doug Westcott each received awards for their outstanding work from Chief Steve Strachan at the Feb. 16 City Council meeting.
Catch the excitement of the state Mat Classic XXII Feb. 19 and 20, when Kent's top wrestlers went up against the best in the state.
Puget Sound travel times showed improvement in the second half of 2009 compared with the same period in 2007 and 2008, according to WSDOT’s congestion report on travel times published in its most recent quarterly report, the February 2010 Gray Notebook.
The Lady Chatelaines Junior Dance Clinic is scheduled for 9 a.m - 2 p.m. Feb. 27 at Kentridge High School, 12430 S.E. 208th St. Cost for the day is $35 and includes a T-shirt.
Scotsman Donnie MacDonald and Irishman James Keigher perform traditional and contemporary Irish and Scottish folk music as the duo Men of Worth at 7:30 p.m. March 11 at the Kent-Meridian High School.
Dance or listen to two classic rock bands this weekend at Pat's Bar and Grill, 114 Railroad Ave. N., in downtown Kent.
They’ve been at the top of the 103-pound state rankings all season long and have taken turns beating one another the last two weeks.
A little more than a week ago, Kentwood’s Ruben Navejas avenged one of the few losses of his prep career, beating Tahoma’s Steven Hopkins 7-4 for the regional title.
Jesus Valdez savored this one.
Kent-Meridian’s standout 103-pound wrestler accomplished something on Saturday night at the Tacoma Dome that no other member of the school’s program has done during the past decade.
He started the season in pain, but finished it on the podium.
Kentlake’s Sean Cavanagh has endured a gauntlet of emotions this winter, the last of which was joy on Saturday night at the Tacoma Dome, when he accepted a medal for taking sixth place at Mat Classic XXII.
They didn’t quite achieve what they set out to do Saturday night during Mat Classic XXII at the Tacoma Dome.
But the Tahoma High wrestling team certainly put on a show worthy of high praise.
From the Feb. 20 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, Feb. 26, 2010. Person in photo must be the one to come in and claim the prize; no substitutions.
The Washington State Department of Transportation invites the public to a hearing and open house on Tuesday, Feb. 23, to review and comment on its environmental analysis of the SR 520 floating bridge and west-side interchange designs.
The Everett Silvertips defeated the Seattle Thunderbirds 4-2 Feb. 20 night at ShoWare Center in Kent.
The Kentwood High girls basketball team may have a new coach this season, but the results have remained largely the same.
A state berth was on the line Friday night, but the Kentwood High boys basketball team was nowhere to be found.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at SeaTac International Airport on Feb. 17 arrested a Kent man on an outstanding National Crime Information Center felony warrant for vehicular assault.
Occasionally The Kent Reporter publishes letters from citizens who have strong opinions about the Kent School District (or in some cases multiple rambling opinions that don’t seem to be based on actual knowledge).
Mr. Aman recently had a letter published in the Reporter, wherein he questioned some points I made in a previous letter regarding the health-care bill. ("Health-care letter questioned," by Richard Wesley Aman, Feb. 10 Kent Reporter.)
The Reporter gets some interesting letters!
Reader Maxson recently had a letter published in which she was fearful that “U.S. government intervention will render the same disastrous results as nationalized health care has in other nations.”
