Nearly 30 dealers from four states will display everything from postcards of trains to old-movie posters Saturday and Sunday at the Kent Commons.The more than… Continue reading
The Kent School Board has scheduled two public sessions to take comment about how the district can pare back its budget.They are scheduled for 7… Continue reading
A 35-year-old Kent man who died in a Feb. 11 motorcycle accident has been identified as Maxwell A. Rawson by the King County Medical Examiner’s… Continue reading
Kudos to the KSD Board of Directors for making the decision to join other groups from all over the state in demanding clarity on funding… Continue reading
Friends of the late Joe and Karen Housley plan a procession of classic cars Thursday morning through Kent to honor the couple. The procession will… Continue reading
Experience with diversity and budget issues led the way during a series of forums Feb. 12 in which the public got its first look at… Continue reading
Then-Kent Police Chief Jay Skewes told Lorna Rufener at her job interview in 1980, “I’ve been waiting for you for seven years.”That comment puzzled Rufener,… Continue reading
Vincent Wayne Housley, the man charged with two counts of first-degree murder in connection with the killing of his parents Feb. 1 at their Panther… Continue reading
Groups that have formed neighborhood councils in Kent are eligible for matching grants from the city for community projects.“The neighborhood matching-grant fund is a component… Continue reading
The frustration mounts each year for Mike McCaughan as he watches Mill Creek flood the yard and street outside of his home on Kennebeck Avenue in Kent.
“It floods constantly two or three times a winter,” McCaughan said Wednesday as stood next to the creek, just east of Mill Creek Middle School and south of James Street. “The creek turns into a river two or three times a year.”
Andre “Hot Shot” Branch never missed watching the Harlem Globetrotters as a kid when they came to his hometown of Houston in the 1970s and early 1980s.
“I was a fan before I became part of the team,” said Branch, in a phone interview Friday.
A 35-year-old Kent man was killed when his motorcycle, traveling at more than 60 mph, rear-ended a car stopped in traffic on a ramp from… Continue reading
Sporting goods retailer REI is the latest victim of the economic slowdown, announcing Wednesday that it would cut 61 full-time jobs, primarily from the company's Kent headquarters and Sumner distribution center.
The Kent School District Superintendent search has been narrowed to two finalists.During interviews Feb. 6 and 7 the Kent School Board pared down the applicants… Continue reading
Once the large camera focused squarely on her pensive face, Kimberlee Hole had trouble coming up with a quick response under the bright, warm lights of the big stage.
“I don’t known what happened,” Hole said of her experience as a contestant on the television game show hit, “Wheel of Fortune”.
“I just froze. That’s all I can say.”
Kent city officials are keeping a close watch on the drop in storage capacity at the Howard Hanson Dam because of the potential impact of… Continue reading
How do you get to the Met?
Practice, says the old joke.
But practice isn’t always enough. It takes talent, dedication and a little bit of luck.
And in the case of Noah Baetge, regional winner of the 2009 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, he has all three.
EventsShindig Martini Bar grand opening: 5:30-7 p.m. Feb. 19. Celebration includes ribbon cutting, champagne toast and free appetizers. 222 First Ave. S., Kent. 253-520-4705.United Way… Continue reading
King County prosecutors charged Vincent Wayne Housley on Monday with two counts of first-degree murder in connection with the killing of his parents after an… Continue reading
Kent city officials plan about $250,000 worth of repairs this year to add another five years of life to the Kent Meridian Pool.“With the needed… Continue reading
