King County officials hammered home the message Tuesday that Green River Valley residents and business owners need to prepare for flooding with the Howard Hanson Dam not operating at full capacity and with forecasts for a La Nina winter.
The dishes in the sink may have bothered Susan Pyne, but the trip she took with husband Mark Pyne to Miami certainly didn’t.
That’s because Mark was a finalist in the Sutter Homes Better Burger Contest, and all that experimentation in the kitchen of their Kent home had a happy ending - a free trip to Florida.
Mark was named the winner in the People’s Choice category of the Sutter Homes’ cook-off Sept. 21-23 at Miami Beach. He took third place in the judges’ review. It was an outcome that yielded him a $2,075 cash prize and a handcrafted pottery trophy of a hamburger, in addition to bragging rights at future family barbecues.
As J.B. Ruth walks away from a cluster of blueberry bushes and eyes the large cedar and Douglas Fir trees near the edge of 4 acres on Kent's East Hill, he visualizes how well he expects the city's first cottage housing development to work.
"We know Kent needs a shot in the arm," said Ruth, project manager for Renton-based W.E. Ruth Real Estate Inc., about housing developments in the city. "Kent is not as good as it was. But this is a new way of thinking."
The first cottage housing units in Kent could be popping up next year.
Kent developer Bill Ruth of Renton-based W.E. Ruth Real Estate filed a preliminary plat application in August with the city to build 30 units at 11518 S.E. 240th St., just north of Southeast 240th Street.
Kent Reporter photographer Charles Cortes led the Kent newsroom staff this year in awards at the Washington Newspaper Publishers Association's 2010 Better Newspaper Contest.
Cortes, who has been with the Kent Reporter for three years, took first place in Best Color Feature photo with his shot, "The screaming is music to his ears," showing a veteran carnival worker flashing a big grin as an amusement-park ride terrifies its riders.
The work of Kent Police detective Jeremiah Johnson and Renton Police officer John Awai helped result in the arrest of a 34-year-old Renton man with a history of domestic violence.
"We go after the worst of the worst," Johnson said of his work with Kent's Special Investigations Unit. "With this guy's history, he qualifies."
A woman was found dead at a house fire Monday in the 16600 block of Southeast 279th Place in Covington.
The Washington State Patrol arrested a 29-year-old Seattle man for investigation of vehicular homicide in connection with the death of a Des Moines man who was struck while walking across the Kent-Des Moines Road at West Meeker Street at about 5:25 a.m. Sunday in Kent.
Kent-Meridian HIgh School and Bowen Scarff Ford are partnering today with the Ford Motor Company to provide a major fundraiser for K-M's clubs and sports programs.
Called "Drive One 4 UR School," the event will have 10 new vehicles available for test drives at the school, with $20 going to the school for each test drive and short survey that participants complete.
A group of about 65 community members, school district staff and students met for a second time in a week Friday at the Kent School District administration building.
They had a specific job in front of them, and one which school administration hopes will be a lasting effort:
Developing a new strategic plan for the Kent School District.
Kent Police are seeking the public’s help to identify a man who reportedly tried to lure girls to his car.
The incident occurred at about 4:45 p.m. Sept. 27 when two groups of girls were walking in the area of 120th Avenue Southeast and Southeast 236th Street, just east of Meridian Middle School, according to an Oct. 1 Kent Police media release.
Two men in their 30s were critically injured by multiple gunshots at about 8:13 p.m. Thursday at the Country Squire Apartments, 10835 S.E. 200th St., in the Panther Lake area of Kent.
(Editor's Note: The Kent Reporter only just learned of this event today from the Kent School District. We will provide additional information as soon as we can obtain it, by Friday.)
To focus on helping its students compete as global citizens, the Kent School District began a major strategic-planning process Sept. 30 by convening an entity it's calling the District Strategic Plan Steering Committee.
When Cristina Cianca needed help, the Lucy Lopez Center was there for her.
The Panama-born mother, who immigrated here seven years ago, was in serious need of legal assistance last year regarding her immigration status.
She’d spotted the center as she was driving along Washington Avenue. Curious to see if they could help her, she stopped in.
Cianca, who has two grown children living in Washington, wanted to ensure her ability to stay in this country. To do that, she needed to embark on a complex immigration pathway that started with a paper trail.
Within minutes of walking through the door, Cianca was getting assistance from Lucy Lopez Center staff, ensuring her access to an immigration attorney willing to talk with her for free.
There is a new game in town. And it's soon expected to catch the attention of kids of all ages.
NEOS, an interactive electronic playground game station where players move from one area to another to hit flashing lights on monitors before the lights disappear, debuts Oct. 2 at the Wilson Playfields, 13028 S.E. 251st St., on Kent's East Hill.
A regional law enforcement rally against domestic violence is scheduled for 12:15 p.m. Oct. 1 at the Norm Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent.
Police officers from Kent, the King County Sheriff’s Office, Auburn, Federal Way and other South King County agencies will gather along with the State Attorney General Rob McKenna and representatives from the King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office as part of Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
King County Sheriff Sue Rahr announced Tuesday that Kent Police Chief Steve Strachan will take a new job next year in the King County Sheriff's Office as an undersheriff.
Videos from two robberies helped Seattle Police track down a man in the King County jail who allegedly robbed a Kent 7-Eleven store on Sept. 12 and a Seattle bank Sept. 14.
The 37-year-old Seattle man had been taken into custody for an unrelated charge several days after the robberies, according to a Kent Police media release.
The 2010 Smith & Wesson USPSA National Handgun Championships Oct. 9-16 will bring together the best shooters from across America, and around the world, in a quest for the coveted title of National Champion in the dynamic “run-and-gun” sport of practical shooting.
Residents dropped off 178 pounds of prescribed medications Sept. 25 at the Kent Police station during the department's first Prescription Drug Take Back Day.
