On April 20, local federal lawmakers made a plea for more funds to go into fixes for the Howard Hanson Dam.
The following Kent students are top placers at the Green River Music Education Association’s Solo and Ensemble Competitions in band, orchestra, voice and piano. The region includes Kent, Auburn and Enumclaw School Districts.
Honorees at the April 20 Kent Sunrise Rotary Club program were, from left: Planning Room Supervisor Steven Rogers, science teacher Michele Chamberlain, students Forogh Bashizada, Sean Sturtevant, Shannon Parmley, Rami Slim and Assistant Principal Michele Tang. Sunrise Rotary regularly honors outstanding members of the Kent School District's middle schools.
Honorees at the March 16 Kent Sunrise Rotary Club program were, left to right: Assistant Principal Adam Kulaas, teacher Sue High, students Madi Rule, Garrett Rudolph, Caitlin Rumer, Navid Azodi and classified employee Char Toppen. Sunrise Rotary regularly honors outstanding members of the Kent School District's middle schools.
Kent School District and the Special Education Advisory Council are presenting "Spotlight on Inclusion," an evening highlighting opportunities to increase awareness regarding inclusion of students with disabilities in the community, schools and workplace.
Celebrate Earth Day at an outdoor art festival 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday at Herbert Bayer Earthworks Park, 742 E. Titus Street, Kent.
Quarterback Charles McCullum threw six touchdown passes and ran for another score to lead the Kent Predators to a 55-33 win over the Tri-Cities Fever Sunday at the ShoWare Center.
At least two Kent men were hit by gunshots and two other men were injured during an altercation at about 9:15 p.m. April 18 in the 2700 block of South 256th Place on the West Hill of Kent.
The Kent City Council will vote at its regular meeting at 7 p.m. April 20 at City Hall on whether to approve a conditional-use permit by a Kirkland developer for a proposed East Hill commercial development on the southern edge of Kent.
King County residents still have an opportunity to register to vote in time for the April 27 election
Voters in Kent, Covington and King County Fire District 37 will decide this month whether they want to form a regional fire authority that would merge the Kent Fire Department and Fire District 37.
The Kent City Council voted unanimously April 6 to adopt a revised gambling ordinance to allow the Great American Casino to remain open when the city annexes the business and the rest of the Panther Lake area on July 1.
Tell the Kent City Council what you think of proposed 2010 budget cuts during a public hearing in front of the Council's Operations Committee at 4 p.m. April 20 in the Council Chambers at City Hall.
A King County Superior Court judge April 14 dismissed charges against a 22-year-old Kent man in connection with a series of incidents involving a partially clothed man along a trail near Kent-Meridian High School.
The Kent School Board took its first painful step in chopping back costs for the upcoming school year Wednesday night, approving a package of potential cuts that could help the district shore up an anticipated $9 million gap in revenues.
How would you cut the Kent School District budget?
That was the $6-$12 million question district residents have been pondering over the last week, following a move by the Kent School Board to put the district's budget crisis into a real-life exercise, with an online budget survey.
Jay Maebori, a language arts teacher at Kentwood High School, was named Kent Teacher of the Year April 14 with the Kentwood staff in attendance.
The first seed money for a new state program designed to create jobs building affordable housing for working families was approved by the House and Senate, just hours before the close of the 2010 legislative session.
The Washington State Patrol is looking for anyone who might have witnessed a drive-by shooting from a passenger in one car into another car at about 4 p.m. April 13 along northbound Highway 167 between Central Avenue and South 208th Street in Kent.
Garbage hauler contract talks between Waste Management and Teamsters Local 174 remained stalled Wednesday and no further talks were scheduled.
