U.S. Senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell, and Congressmen Dave Reichert and Adam Smith have called on the Departments of Commerce and Interior to provide critical weather forecasting and river monitoring resources from the National Weather Service and the U.S.
The King County Council has passed legislation approving $34.6 million in funding for flood preparation activities in the Green River Valley as requested by King County Executive Kurt Triplett in September.
Plans for evacuating up to 30,000 residents of the Green River Valley are complete, with work under way to shelter up to 5,000 evacuees for several weeks at a time, according to officials from King County agencies who earlier this month briefed the Metropolitan King County Council’s Committee of the Whole.
A Des Moines Police detective and two King County sergeants earned law-enforcement awards Oct. 2 in Kent for their work to combat domestic violence.
Kent Mayor Suzette Cooke will present her 2010 preliminary city budget to the City Council at a workshop 4 p.m. Thursday at City Hall, 220 Fourth Ave. S.
If you’re wondering who to choose on the November general election ballot, when it comes to Kent’s top elected officials, make tracks to the Kent Senior Activity Center Oct. 19.
The city of Kent will receive $2.59 million this year from the King County Flood Control District to help place 20,000 giant sandbags along 12 miles of Green River levees for increased flood protection.
A Kent man was shot and killed at about 9:43 p.m. Thursday in the 10900 block of Southeast 256th Street on the East Hill.Kent Police… Continue reading
To join the city of Kent, or not.That's the question facing Panther Lake residents as they fill out their Nov. 3 mail-in ballots about whether… Continue reading
The Kent Area PTA Council is hosting a candidates forum for candidates seeking a seat on the Kent School Board from 6:30-8 p.m. Monday at… Continue reading
Like many Kent valley businesses, the Kent School District is preparing a plan for what to do with its three valley schools - and the students and teachers in them - if flood waters start to rise this winter.
More than 200 people overflowed a courtroom Tuesday night at the Norm Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent to protest proposed King County budget cuts in 2010.
The City of Kent will begin making complimentary sand and sand bags available to Kent residents beginning Thursday, Oct. 15. Empty sandbags, along with instructions for proper filling and placement, will be available for pick up at the City’s Operations facility located at 5821 W. James St. at the following dates and times:
• WHO can get the H1N1 influenza vaccine?
A small amount of 20,000 doses of flu vaccine for King County are expected to arrive locally next week for immunization of health care workers. Healthcare providers are a priority group for vaccination, as they are at high risk for infection and could put vulnerable patients at risk.
Kent city officials plan to cut enough jobs by Nov. 30 to save the city more than $3.2 million next year as sales tax and… Continue reading
Kent-Meridian High School will host its third-annual Parent Visitation Day on Oct. 22. The day is an opportunity for parents to attend classes with their students.
Only one city Council incumbent is being challenged this year in the general election, but Councilwoman Elizabeth Albertson is ready for the challenge from political newcomer Geoff Koepp.
The City of Kent and about 90 volunteers from the Boy Scouts, neighbors and Waste Management, planted 140 Douglas fir trees and weeded Clark Lake Park on Saturday, Oct. 10.
The American Red Cross is looking for volunteers to help at temporary shelters that might need to be set up if flooding of the Green River this winter causes evacuations of valley residents.
People interested in helping would be trained as ReserveCorps shelter volunteers.
The Kentridge High football team needed an offensive spark Friday night at Maxwell Stadium.The Chargers received that spark, though it came from an unexpected source… Continue reading
