The Mercer Island unit of the League of Women Voters sponsored a public candidate forum with the Mercer Island Reporter on Oct. 21 at Islander Middle School.
Here in the 33rd Legislative District we have some the best people representing us: U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, U.S. Congressman Adam Smith, State Sen. Karen Keiser, State Rep. Dave Upthegrove. It’s not by coincidence that each of them endorses Tina Orwall for state representative in the 33rd.
Kent-Meridian’s Alexia Martin may just be a freshman.
But last Thursday at Fort Steilacoom Park in the South Puget Sound League 4A sub-district meet, she ran like a veteran.
Ten Kent Fire Department and two paramedic units were dispatched at 11:07 a.m. Saturday to a confirmed residential fire on Kent’s East Hill.
NightlifeAd-Lib Bar & Grille: 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Nov. 8, One Way Out. Cost: $7. 23803 104th Ave. S.E., Kent. 253-854-3058.Baker Street Books: 7 p.m. various… Continue reading
EventsSococulture: For information about cultural events throughout South King County, visit www.sococulture.org.10th annual Harvest Costume Ball: 6 p.m. Oct. 25. Fundraiser ball includes dinner, dancing… Continue reading
Root beer has mostly given way to orange soda for Michael Christiansen.
But the Kent-Meridian volleyball coach couldn’t be any happier with the change in soft drinks. It simply means the Royals are winning. Drinking an orange soda after victories has become tradition for Christiansen. And root beer?
Well, that comes after defeat.
This year, the recipe for success for the Kentridge tennis team was a simple one: Combine a strong core of talented players in a program with a long-standing tradition of excellence and spice it up with a heaping helping of team unity and spirit – and voilá, an SPSL North team title and a perfect 16-0 season record.
Electricity bills for Puget Sound Energy residential customers will drop by 3 percent by Nov. 1, while natural gas bills will rise by 5 percent, as a result of two actions taken by state regulators.
There's lots to see and do in South County
The general election race for state representative (Position 2) in the 47th District is between incumbent Pat Sullivan, who has held the office since 2004, and Republican challenger Tim Miller.
The district includes Covington, Black Diamond, and parts of Auburn, Kent and Renton.
Janna Lee Johnson (Munday)Age 64Passed away in Big Sandy, MT on October 22, 2008, after fighting a long battle with thyroid cancer.She was born September… Continue reading
JEREMY JAY KARAVIASDecember 7, 1988 – October 22,2008Jeremy had the biggest kindest heart anyone could imagine, if you asked him to help you he would… Continue reading
Merton L. VincentMerton L. Vincent, born December 19, 1941 and died on October22, 2008 in Phoenix, Arizona, after a courageous battle with cancer.He was a… Continue reading
A fire destroyed two storage sheds next to a home Wednesday morning in the 700 block of Second Avenue North in downtown Kent.
There were no injuries. Firefighters from the Kent Fire Department and Auburn’s Valley Regional Fire Authority responded at 5:49 a.m. Oct. 15 to the report of a house fire and found two large storage sheds fully involved with fire behind the home.
Soon we will get the chance to vote for or against I-1000; it proposes that we should have the opportunity to die with dignity.
I think we all want that when the time comes. But I-1000 says that it should be legal to end one’s life by self-administering a lethal dose of medication prescribed by a doctor who agrees the patient has less than six months to live.
You’ve probably heard the news. King County is facing a $93 million budget shortfall for 2009, close to 10 percent of its general fund. This is one of the worst deficits our county government has ever experienced.
Written by:Sue Rahr, King County SheriffDan Satterberg, King County ProsecutorBruce Hilyer, Presiding Judge, King County Superior CourtBarbara Linde, Presiding Judge, King County District CourtSeveral months… Continue reading
Sound Publishing newspapers, of which the Kent Reporter is a part, garnered 184 awards at the annual Better Newspapers Competition held in conjunction with the Washington Newspaper Publishers conference in Yakima October 1-4.
The Boeing Co. and the union representing its roughly 27,000 Machinists will return to the bargaining table this Thursday in Washington, D.C., at the request of a federal mediator.
