He’s a track junkie.
One minute, he’s talking excitedly about his time in the spotlight as one of the nation’s premier jockeys.
The next, with the speed of an auctioneer on a double-shot caffeine kick, he’s colorfully divulging how being a trainer gives him a rush like no other.
“This is my angel on earth here,” says Kent resident Henri Ann Buford as she puts an arm around Maureen Carney. “I don’t know what I’d do without her.”
Next week’s primary isn’t exactly a barn-burner as many races only have two candidates, at best. Most candidates will move on to the general election. Still there is an issue on the ballot that deserves attention.
Their buildings are quiet right now – too quiet by their standards – but the five newest principals in the Kent School District are using their time to prepare for the first day of school, because they all know that when those doors open and the kids come piling in, the year moves very fast.
The Kent Food Bank needs volunteers to help distribute food and clothing to homeless and struggling families residing within the Kent School District.
The Kent School Board this week got its first look at the district administration’s latest budget, which is designed to meet a projected $2.6 million gap between expected revenues and expenditures.
A 24-year-old Bonney Lake man who was shot while trying to elude police Aug. 8 remained in custody Tuesday at the Norm Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent.
A 20 year-old Kent man was killed at about 8 a.m. Wednesday when his motorcycle collided with a vehicle driven by a 37 year-old Kent man, according to a media release from the King County Sheriff’s Office.
A car reportedly crashed into a Kent home Wednesday night, knocking the house off its foundations.
A car reportedly crashed into a Kent home last night, knocking the house off its foundations.
A Kent man was killed this morning after his motorcycle collided with a car in front of the Indigo Springs apartment complex, at 11101 S.E. 208th St., in unincorporated Kent.
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Enumerator fended off all challengers down the stretch for a 2 ¼-length victory Sunday in the $50,000 Strong Ruler Stakes for 2-year-old colts and geldings at Emerald Downs.
They will see trophies earned during their senior year, class yearbooks, uniforms from their generations and music from their decade. They can bring their children and grandchildren to show off their old high school. The Kent-Meridian hip-hop dance group will perform for each group, and refreshments will be served.
Local businesses can bring non-hazardous office waste for recycling 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 14 during the Kent Business Recycling Event at Russell Road Park, at the corner of Russell Road and South 240th Street. Accepted materials include: cardboard, CDs, cell phones, computer equipment, fluorescent lights, plastics, and scrap metal. The limit is one load per business. For details, call 253-856-5549.
A wood-debris fire continued to burn Friday at a Covington wood recycling facility, just east of Kent.
Steve Saint Louis had wanted to make some minor enhancements to the outside of his shop, Earthworks Gem Design Studio. Simple things, really. Just something to make his business stand out a bit more.
The Kent School District Board of Directors on Wednesday will hear its first reading of the district’s $257 million 2008-2009 budget.
Families flocked to Kent Station Aug. 12 for a free noontime concert with Darren Motamedy.
The first time Cindy Ross got the inkling to try scuba diving, she was told by someone of the male persuasion that she couldn’t do it.
