Yes! I like the new columnist Walter Backstrom.At age 66 I’m beginning to understand courageous individuals who not only take risks, but comprehend the vast… Continue reading
Dear Mr. Backstrom,Thank you for writing your profound and articulate commentary (Nov. 5, Kent Reporter, “It takes courage to be truly free”) about your political… Continue reading
The King County Sheriff’s office said Monday morning that with river flows dropping, it would mount aggressive efforts Monday and Tuesday to recover a car… Continue reading
More than 500 people showed up at a job fair for the Kent Events Center on Nov. 1 at the Kent Commons recreational facility.Ticket takers… Continue reading
• A flag ceremony to honor Civil War veterans buried in Saar Pioneer Cemetery is slated for 3 p.m. Nov. 9. Five Civil War veterans… Continue reading
One of the interesting dynamics of law enforcement is the incredibly wide spectrum of issues and problems we face each day.
I think women/young girls are the victims of abortion.
The pressure to have an abortion is overwhelming .... "I'm only 16. I'm scared. My boyfriend doesn't want the baby. My counselor will provide a ride to an abortion clinic. My parents are expecting me to go to college. My mom will pay for the abortion. The baby is defective.
Mono forced the hand of Aaron Radford.
But Kentwood’s girls soccer coach certainly had a nice deck from which to choose at the beginning of the season, when he learned starting goalkeeper Courtney Johnson would miss some time with mononucleosis.
Kent firefighters rescued a man from the top of his car after the vehicle stalled in flood waters at 6 a.m. Friday in the 22000 block of 76th Avenue South.
22nd annual Juried Holiday Craft Market: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Nov. 8. Features more than 70 vendor booths offering handcrafted gifts, as well as a fundraiser figgy pudding bake sale, lunch, and door prizes. Admission: Free. Kent Senior Activity Center, 600 E. Smith St., Kent. 253-856-5162.
The following is a listing of the most recent tallies for many of the major political races affecting Kent residents. Results come from the King County elections Web site, www.kingcounty.gov/elections, and the Washington State elections Web site, www.secstate.wa.gov/elections.
The look changed.
But the results remained the same for the Kentwood High volleyball team on Saturday in the South Puget Sound League championship match against Rogers.
Residents can tell the Kent City Council what they think about crime, traffic or any other issue at a town hall meeting 9 a.m. Saturday at the Kent Station branch of Green River Community College, Room 238, 417 Ramsay Way.
Sen. Barack Obama has won the U.S. presidential race electoral college votes, beating out Sen. John McCain, according to national news outlets.
Janice Arlene DrahosJanice Arlene Drahos, age 65, passed away at the FranciscanHospice House in University Place, WA. She had been a residentof the Enumclaw for… Continue reading
The Kentwood football team was in need of an offensive spark last Friday night at French Field.
Down 7-6 in the third quarter against Kentlake in what amounted to a survival game for a South Puget Sound League playoff berth, the Conquerors needed something — anything.
Calendar SubmissionsThe entertainment calendar is published Wednesdays and Saturdays on a space-available basis. Submit entertainment items at least a week before publication dates to calendar@reporternewspapers.com.EventsSococulture:… Continue reading
It may take place at a senior center, but Kent’s Holiday Craft Market is not your grandmother’s craft fair. Now in its 22nd year, the market runs Nov. 7 and 8 at the Kent Senior Activity Center.
Chelsea Bailey hasn’t even gotten to this year’s state girls swim meet yet, since it’s not until next weekend.
But the Kentlake High sophomore already has swum faster than one state record — and darn near did it in two events during last Saturday’s Class 4A West Central District meet.
