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Kelli Sheldon

Three to contend for Kent’s Miss Cornucopia title

Kelli Sheldon, Danielle Taylor and Tina Chen are the finalists for the 2011 Miss Cornucopia title at the Kent Cornucopia Days July 7-10 in downtown Kent.

Kelli Sheldon

Semi driver falls asleep, crashes into trees along State Route 18

A semi tractor and trailer combination lost control when the driver fell asleep causing damage that closed State Route 18 just west of State Route 516 for more than two hours at about 1 a.m. Friday.

  • Jul 1, 2011
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The Kent Food Bank receives donations Wednesday from the King County Facilities Management Division.

King County makes donation to Kent Food Bank

King County’s Facilities Management Division delivered boxes of dehydrated soup mix, cereal, assorted snacks, and other items to the Kent Food Bank on Wednesday.

  • Jun 30, 2011
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The Kent Food Bank receives donations Wednesday from the King County Facilities Management Division.
Venoy Overton enters a plea of not guilty to a charge of promoting prostitution

Ex-University of Washington basketball player Venoy Overton pleads not guilty to promoting prostitution in Kent

Venoy Overton pleaded not guilty Thursday to a charge of second-degree promoting prostitution in connection with an 18-year-old woman who he allegedly drove to Pacific Highway in Kent to earn money through sex with men customers.

Venoy Overton enters a plea of not guilty to a charge of promoting prostitution
Kent Parks Facilities' Mike Hattrup rides through a ribbon to celebrate the completion of the new mural at the Kent Lions Skate Park

Kent Lions Skate Park mural dedication | Slide Show

Mayor Suzette Cooke dedicated the new mural by Lee Schlosser tittled “Find and Seek” at the Kent Lions Skate Park, Wednesday. Former Kent resident Lee Schlosser and a hand full of volunteers spent over 50 hours in three days to complete the mural.

Kent Parks Facilities' Mike Hattrup rides through a ribbon to celebrate the completion of the new mural at the Kent Lions Skate Park
Ladies of the Lake hit the water to train Tuesday

Kent dragon boats competed in Taiwan and will be racing during Cornucopia Days

Chris Salzer and Patty Sikora watched from their Kent dragon boat as young children lined the shores of the Love River in Kaohsiung, Taiwan during a practice run. Then they heard the chant. “Pad-dle, pad-dle, pad-dle,” the children yelled.

Ladies of the Lake hit the water to train Tuesday
This 2007 Toyota Tundra ended up totaled after a June 17 crash on Interstate 5 with a car driven by a 14-year-old Kent boy. The driver of the pickup suffered a back injury. The boy was not injured.

Accident victim of 14-year-old Kent driver hopes boy ‘learns a lesson’

Jake Ehrensperger hopes the 14-year-old Kent driver who struck his pickup recently on Interstate 5 in Tukwila learns a lesson.

This 2007 Toyota Tundra ended up totaled after a June 17 crash on Interstate 5 with a car driven by a 14-year-old Kent boy. The driver of the pickup suffered a back injury. The boy was not injured.
Games and activities are a big part of the Fourth of July Splash each year at Kent's Lake Meridian Park.

13th annual Fourth of July Splash at Lake Meridian Park features fun and fireworks

The 13th annual Fourth of July Splash is scheduled from noon to about 10:30 p.m. at Lake Meridian Park 14800 SE 272nd Street.

  • Jun 28, 2011
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Games and activities are a big part of the Fourth of July Splash each year at Kent's Lake Meridian Park.
Dennis A. Duman

Pierce County transient charged with child molestation in Kent

King County prosecutors have charged a 69-year-old Pierce County transient and registered sex offender with first-degree child molestation in connection with incidents last year with a then 4-year-old girl in Kent.

Dennis A. Duman

South County Cats receives spay/neuter grant

South County Cats received a grant from the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals or ASPCA, the nation’s oldest animal welfare organization, for its companion cat spay/neuter voucher program.

  • Jun 28, 2011
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Auburn motorcyclist dies from injuries suffered in Kent crash near Lake Meridian Park | Medical examiner identifies man

A 74-year-old Auburn man died Sunday from injuries after the motorcycle he was driving collided with a jeep at about 6:30 p.m. Saturday near Lake Meridian Park on Kent's East Hill.

Former Kent resident named top principal in Texas

Dawn Smith, a former Kent resident and a graduate of Kent-Meridian High School, was recently named the 2011 Texas Middle School Principal of the Year.

  • Jun 27, 2011
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Automobile travel estimated to be down and air travel up slightly on Independence Day weekend

AAA, a Washington auto club, forecasts 39 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home during the Independence Day holiday weekend, a 2.5 percent decline from the 40 million people who traveled a year ago. The Independence Day holiday travel period is defined as Thursday, June 30 to Monday, July 4.

  • Jun 26, 2011
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Kent students on the the Dean’s list at the University of Portland

The following students from Kent were recently listed on the 2011 spring semester dean’s list at the University of Portland:

  • Jun 26, 2011
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Steve Bredeweg

Lending a helping hand in Kent | The Way Back Inn

Getting others back on their feet is the goal of Way Back Inn, Vern and Dorothy Francis.

Steve Bredeweg

A complex question of color and diversity in Kent | Melvin Tate

A mural that was hung on a fence on one of the busiest corners of Kent’s East Hill for months has recently been removed.

  • Jun 25, 2011
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Bailey Ryan

Paying tribute to a Kent icon Art Wright

Family, friends honor late Art Wright during annual Memorial Day baseball tournament.

Bailey Ryan

Two-hour standoff at Meridian Ridge Apartments ends with man surrendering to police | Kent Police

A 37 year old Kent man has been arrested following a two hour standoff in Kent. The incident started when officers were called to a disturbance at 11013 SE 256 Pl, the Meridian Ridge Apartments.

  • Jun 25, 2011
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Park Orchard Elementary student and poet Weang Weang

My Skin | Poem by Weang Weang, Park Orchard fourth-grader

Kent's Park Orchard Elementary student Weang Weang read the following poem as part of the Writers in the Schools Student Reading and Celebration June 1 at the downtown Seattle Public Library. He also read the poem June 22 in front of the Kent School Board.

  • Jun 25, 2011
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Park Orchard Elementary student and poet Weang Weang
Park Orchard Elementary student and poet Alexis Thompson

Dear Flower | Poem by Alexis Thompson, Park Orchard fifth grader

Kent's Park Orchard Elementary student Alexis Thompson read the following poem as part of the Writers in the Schools Student Reading and Celebration June 1 at the downtown Seattle Public Library. She also read the poem June 22 in front of the Kent School Board.

  • Jun 25, 2011
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Park Orchard Elementary student and poet Alexis Thompson