Boy Scout Addison Dussault gathered community members together to improve the look of Morrill Meadows Off-Leash Dog Park.
Toys for Joy is an event where new, unwrapped toys are collected, sorted, wrapped, and delivered to the Kent Food Bank for distribution to needy families in the community.
There's a reason why students keep coming back to visit Kit Bennett in her kindergarten classroom well after they've graduated from Kent View Elementary School.
A Highline School District teacher and coach pleaded not guilty Monday to third-degree attempted rape of a child in connection with a 15-year-old girl he met in October at Kent's Lake Meridian Park.
The owners of a new coffee roasting company in Kent are celebrating their grand opening.
Volunteers can attend a training Saturday, Dec. 3 to become a Green Kent Steward.
The training is from 9 a.m. to noon at Kent Commons, 525 Fourth Ave. N.
Becoming a steward is a way to give back to the community and ensure Kent's rban environment is healthy and sustainable. No experience is necessary. Gloves and tools are provided.
Register for the orientation and learn how you can adopt a restoration project at a park or natural area you care about.
The Green Kent Partnership is a collaboration between the city of Kent, the Kent community, and Cascade Land Conservancy to restore and maintain the natural areas and parks of the city.
Volunteers can attend a training Saturday, Dec. 3 to become a Green Kent Steward.
The Kent Education Association is joining other Washington educators, parents, administrators and other school supporters in Olympia Nov. 28 to urge lawmakers to protect school funding.
Matching fund grants totaling $685,185 will help build new sports complexes, playgrounds, an equestrian center and a rowing facility including $28,000 for Kent's West Fenwick Multi-Use Field.
Swedish Medical Center has been selected to participate in a pivotal clinical study to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of a new therapy for patients with moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).
An earthquake isn't an equal-opportunity shaker.
So to determine how a quake's power differs across the Puget Sound region, scientists are setting up sensitive monitoring equipment in someplace solid, such as a house basement, to track that power as part of the NetQuakes project.
I was never around children much when I was a teenager. We lived out in the country, so I didn’t have the opportunity to babysit or observe people with lots of children. Consequently, I really didn’t comprehend what children were capable of at what age.
King County continues to have one of the highest tuberculosis (TB) infection rates in the United States, because of the world-wide epidemic and the region’s status as a global crossroads. Public Health - Seattle & King County’s new 2010 TB report—online at www.kingcounty.gov/health/tb—details these latest findings, its work in controlling the spread of the disease, and the ongoing and expensive challenge of battling drug resistant strains of TB.
After performing musicals such as Once Upon a Mattress and tales of romance such as Romeo and Juliet, Kentwood’s fall drama production explores the triumph of human perseverance in “The Miracle Worker,” which premiered Nov. 17.
The Kent United Methodist Church volunteers prepared a holiday feast Saturday Nov. 19 as an early Thanksgiving dinner for homeless men in the area.
The Kent Area Council PTA clothing bank urgently needs donations.
The bank serves Kent School District students.
Around 200 Soos Creek Elementary students ran laps around the school Nov. 16, decked out in Husky and Cougar shirts.
The students were joined by a few alumni, parents and some staff members in Soos Creek Running Club’s Apple Cup Run. The race is a finale for the club, which starts in September.
There is a chance for Kent residents to explore vintage-style decor and enjoy holiday snacks at a Holiday Open House.
The Kent City Council and staff performed a high-wire juggling act during the past couple of 2012 budget meetings trying to reconcile some very stark revenue numbers with the reality of running the sixth largest city in the state.
One person has been safely rescued from a vehicle following an early morning crash by the Kent Regional Fire Authority emergency personnel.
An early morning duplex fire in Kent has been ruled “accidental” by fire investigators after examining the physical evidence in the building and speaking with the woman who was on scene at the time of the fire.
