The Seattle Mist closed out their four-game season with a 28-12 New Year’s Day victory over the Dallas Desire to keep the team’s playoff hopes alive in the team’s inaugural season in the Lingerie Football League.
Seeing all of those empty for rent stores on Meeker downtown is not something to laugh about and is greatly in need of corrections.
It’s a darn good thing I’m not a rich person – the first thing I would try is to put a bowling alley and an active pool hall in a couple of those empty shops, then perhaps a small bakery as well as a new-type public museum, and add some rentable rooms...
Beginning Jan. 18, Find It In Kent will launch the Amazing Place scavenger hunt. This eight-week promotion encourages Kent residents to shop locally, learn more about local businesses and to educate all on the benefit of tax dollars to their community.
The economic recession was one of the most prominent news stories of 2009, with good reason: more Washingtonians were unemployed, more received unemployment benefits, and more sought job-search assistance than ever before.
Here are some figures regarding the recession's effects in Washington this year and the Employment Security Department's efforts to respond.
A record-setting year:
To most people, the barrels of old cooking oil sitting out near the dumpsters of their favorite restaurant are waste, filled to the brim with the disgusting remnant of hundreds of meals.
Congress is being asked to send more troops to Afghanistan with these amazing restrictions on them and the troops already there.
To All Students, Parents, Guardians and Staff:
I regret to inform you of very sad news regarding members of our K-M family. Early Sunday morning, four of our students were involved in a single-car accident.
As the manager of a senior living community, I receive many calls this time of year from adult children who visit an aging parent during the holidays and suspect their parent may need some help.
Expect to see all types of aerial acts when the Peking Acrobats perform at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 29 at the Kentwood High School Performing Arts Center.
Four of the world's foremost acoustic guitarists will play at International Guitar Night at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 5 at the Kent-Meridian High School Performing Arts Center.
After four seasons at the helm of the Kentlake High football program, coach Mike Shepard stepped down on Dec. 22.Shepard, who had been an assistant… Continue reading
Her ascension has been gradual. But make no mistake, Kent-Meridian gymnast Nora Keith is certainly on her way up.
And she wants to keep it that way this winter.
A three-time state participant, the 5-foot-1, 17-year-old Royal has big aspirations this season, and understandably so. Keith has done just about everything on the vault at the state level. She took 10th as a freshman, improved three spots to seventh as a sophomore and brought home an impressive third-place finish last winter as a junior.
From the Jan. 3 Thunderbirds' home game.
Eleven of the 15 players signed by the Kent Predators are projected to be defensive players.
Many of the signees from a Dec. 19 tryout are former college or semipro players.
With the new year upon us, King County Metro Transit is reminding riders of several changes that will take effect beginning Jan. 1. Those changes… Continue reading
The Saskatoon Blades defeated the Seattle Thunderbirds 4-3 Wednesday night at ShoWare Center in Kent.
The T-Birds were down four goals after two periods but rallied and scored three goals in the first 10 minutes of the third period. They also had several solid opportunities in the last two minutes of the game but were unable to get the tying goal.
Kent firefighters collected more than 5,000 gifts for more than 2,000 children during the 2009 Toys for Joy program.
The final numbers were released Dec. 30 by the Kent Fire Department. The toys were delivered Dec. 22 to the Kent Food Bank to be distributed to families.
The Seattle Mist had a meet and greet with members of the media and the public Dec. 29 at the site of their home field - the Kent ShoWare Center.
The players are ramping up for their big game Jan. 1.
Susan Janet Michelsen TurnerSusan Janet Michelsen Turner passed away on November 24th at the very early age of 50. Susan was born and raised in… Continue reading
The Washington State Patrol arrested a 19-year-old Tacoma man for investigation of auto theft after he reportedly stole a truck and then called 911 after the vehicle stalled Dec. 29 along Highway 167 near Kent.
