Fans at the Kent-Meridian at Kentwood high school football game Oct. 15 at French Field can help support the fight against breast cancer by buying T-shirts, bracelets and other items from the Kentwood cheerleaders.
The City of Kent is getting its first off-leash dog park. Located on East Hill between Morrill Meadows and East Hill Parks on Southeast 248th Street, the 3-acre site will have its Grand Opening 1 p.m. Oct. 23. In place of a traditional ribbon-cutting, Mayor Suzette Cooke will untie a string of colorful doggie bandanas to “unleash” the park and let the dogs take it over.
Kent Mayor Suzette Cooke presented a 2011 proposed budget to the City Council Tuesday that calls for hiring 17 new employees as well as establishing reserve funds of $2 million to help fight Green River flooding and cover lost tax revenues if two state liquor initiatives are approved by voters.
A 20-year-old Kent man pleaded not guilty Tuesday to a charge of first-degree animal cruelty for reportedly starving a puppy to death last year in his abandoned apartment.
The Kent Predators of the professional Indoor Football League have hired Heron O'Neal, the former Billings Outlaws coach, as their new coach for the 2011 season.
O'Neal became available after the Billings team folded last week. O'Neal coached the Outlaws to the 2009 and 2010 Indoor Football League titles.
In five years at Billings, O'Neal had a 67-17 record and won three league titles.
Extra police officers were called to help break up a fight among several Lingerie Football League fans after one man reportedly yelled a racial slur at another man during the Oct. 8 game at the ShoWare Center in Kent.
Kent Police officers on duty at the women's game between the Seattle Mist and the Chicago Bliss asked for additional units at about 10 p.m. Oct. 8 because of problems with "intoxicated subjects and fights," according to the police report. The game started at about 9 p.m.
A 46-year-old Des Moines man was sentenced Oct. 8 by a U.S. District Court judge to 45 days in prison, two years of supervised released and a $30,000 fine for lying to a federal grand jury.
John Kenneth Arnold pleaded guilty in May of lying to the grand jury during the investigation of criminal racketeering at the Frank Colacurcio Sr. owned strip clubs in Seattle, Everett and Tacoma.
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Professional Bull Riders tour makes a stop at ShoWare Center Saturday, for the first night of riding. CHARLES CORTES, Kent Reporter
LINGERIE FOOTBALL LEAGUE'S - SEATTLE MIST ATTRACT CAPACITY CROWD FOR A NEW KIND OF FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS
Kent Police officer Jennifer Prusa pulled her patrol car behind a woman parked at the McDonald's restaurant parking lot across from Kent-Meridian High School, stepped out and approached the vehicle.
"That lady's been sitting here, I'm going to have a chat with her," Prusa said.
Kent Police are looking for a dull black mid-1990s Honda Civic that a witness recently spotted in the area of several vehicle break-ins.
The car is a two-door hatchback with three spoke wheels and one stock wheel, according to a Sept. 30 Kent Police e-mail.
It is time for Kent residents to clear away junk from their homes and take it to the fall recycling event from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 16 at Russell Road Park, 24400 Russell Road.
Residents can bring items not easily recycled at the curb, including appliances, batteries, propane tanks, toilets, electronics (other than computers and televisions), tires, concrete, brick and up to three file boxes of documents to be shredded. Mattresses also will be collected for the first time at the event.
Washington State Attorney General Rob McKenna is the guest speaker for the second annual Friends of Scouting luncheon and fundraiser to benefit the Chief Seattle Council of the Boy Scouts of America Oct. 26 at the ShoWare Center in Kent.
Bremerton author Richard LeMieux will speak about ways to raise the awareness of the homeless at 4:30 p.m. Oct. 14 at the Unity of Kent church, 218 State Ave. S.
LeMieux wrote "Breakfast at Sally's," which outlines his life when he was homeless in Bremerton and often ate meals at the Salvation Army.
The appearance by LeMieux is part of event organized by Kent small-business owner Brian Raynes to thank the people who have helped him sponsor Make a Difference, a dinner served to the homeless every Thursday evening for the past three years.
The city of Kent now owns the unfinished parking garage downtown at Fourth Avenue North and West Smith Street.
City officials hope that means they might be able to finally find a developer to take over the stalled project.
The lunch special Friday at the Kent Senior Activity Center is three-cheese lasagna with meat sauce, garlic bread and broccoli. Diners also can opt for a fresh deli sandwich with soup or salad.
All meals are $6, and the lunches are available to all in the community.
Help celebrate 120 years of Kent history and support the Kent Historical Society by attending its annual fundraising dinner 6-9 p.m. Oct. 9 at the Kent Senior Activity Center, 600 E. Smith St.
The theme for the evening is “A Night of a Thousand Stars.” Tickets are $45.
King County prosecutors have charged a 20-year-old Kent man with first-degree animal cruelty for allegedly starving a puppy to death in his abandoned apartment.
Allegro Performing Arts Academy has been named the Best Dance Studio in the Northwest by the Federation of Dance Competitions. Out of 11 Northwest states, Allegro claimed the top spot by the accumulation of its competition scores this year.
With the November general election just two months away, the Kent Chamber of Commerce has scheduled a forum for the region's top political races this year.
