Parents know once school is out, finding healthy activities for teenagers can be a challenge. Teen Camp, offered by Kent Parks and Recreation, provides seventh-, eighth- and ninth-graders a fun and safe experience throughout the summer.
Kent residents Kiia Z. Brantley, a senior at Kentwood Senior High School, and Ruben Riordan, a senior at Charles Wright Academy, are among the 90 recipients of the Comcast Foundation's annual Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Program awards in Washington State, the Foundation has announced.
Faster than a speeding kickball, more powerful than a Tonka truck and able to leapfrog two first-graders in a single bound, the Watch D.O.G.S., a special group of volunteer dads, are gaining recognition throughout the Kent School District.
The city of Kent is seeking applicants for one vacancy on the Kent Special Events Center Public Facilities District (PFD) Board of Directors. The position will remain open until filled.
The city of Kent, in partnership with the Kent Chamber of Commerce and Kent Downtown Partnership, will host a free training workshop on the city's new business and occupation tax.
An elementary school age child stared a fire that heavily damaged a Kent mobile home and displaced eight people early Friday morning, the Kent Fire Department reported. The child used a lighter to ignite a baby-wipe, then dropped the burning material into other combustibles, a Kent Fire investigator determined.
Green River Community College hosted the final Artist and Speaker Series for the year with performances from the Ke`ala `O Kamailelauli`ili`i hula group and Kaumakaiwa Kanaka’ole, a five-time Nā Hōkū Hanohano award winner for hula and choreography.
Fireman's Fund Insurance Company celebrated 150 years in business by recently giving $5,000 to the Kent Fire Department.
Haeger Orthodontics of Kent announced today the names of the first four recipients selected in the community as part of the Smile for a Lifetime Foundation (S4L) program.
The Washington Dental Service Foundation SmileMobile, which travels the state offering examinations to children who might not otherwise have access to dental care, will be in Kent next month.
Kent will honor its veterans by permanently renaming South 231st Way as Veterans Drive at an 11 a.m. ceremony Friday, May 31 at the intersection of Russell Road and South 231st Way in Kent.
Barbara Phillips has announced her plans to run for the Kent City Council.
Kent Rotary, in partnership with the City of Kent Parks Department, annually hosts a kids fishing experience at a two-acre pond in Kent, affectionately known as the Ol'Fishin' Hole.
This recent one-day event attracted hundreds of youngsters from toddlers up to the age of 14 (no license is required).
Unable to secure enough sponsorships, organizers decided to cancel the third annual "So You Think Kent Has Talent!" competition.
The Kent Black Action Commission has announced the launch of its Education, Leadership and Advocacy Project.
The city of Kent is seeking applicants for one vacancy on the Kent Special Events Center Public Facilities District (PFD) Board of Directors that helps oversee ShoWare Center budgets and operations.
The Kent City Council voted 4-2 on Tuesday night to reduce the city's gambling tax rate on the Great American Casino from 11 percent to 7 percent on gross revenues.
The annual Summer Recycling Collection Event and Recycling Products Sale is from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 1 at the Kent Phoenix Academy parking lot at 11000 S.E. 264th St.
The trial date has been continued to July 22 for a man who reportedly made nearly $200,000 as a pimp in Kent and Seattle.
Kent Police arrested NBA player Terrence Williams on Sunday for investigation of second-degree assault domestic violence when he allegedly displayed a handgun to a woman during a scheduled visitation exchange of their 10-year-old son.
