Heidi Jacobs

Rajjat Chauhan prepares to compete in the dead lift at the U.S. Powerlifting Association National Championships in July at Las Vegas.

Kentlake student excels in powerlifting

As 18-year-old Rajjat Chauhan prepares to start his senior year at Kentlake High School, he is also getting ready to compete in the International Powerlifting League World Championships in November in Las Vegas.

Rajjat Chauhan prepares to compete in the dead lift at the U.S. Powerlifting Association National Championships in July at Las Vegas.

Washington State Labor Council issues resolution against Green River College

The Washington State Labor Council (WSLC) has taken action in hopes of re-establishing shared governance between Green River College administration and faculty and staff and improving morale on campus.

Federal action spares Kent teachers from taking exam to prove highly qualified status

The U.S. Department of Education has given state education officials an allowance to correct a Kent School District clerical error in 2012 that put the highly qualified status of 177 teachers in question.

Chris Loftis

Highly qualified status of 181 Kent School District teachers at stake following clerical error

A clerical error in 2012 has left 181 teachers in the Kent School District having to reconfirm their status as highly qualified teachers, and 72 of those teachers, who teach Title 1 core subjects, have until school starts Aug. 31 to do so.

Chris Loftis

Theatre Battery to offer two free showings of “A Maze”

Theatre Battery, a local theater company geared at bringing theater to Kent, has extended its run of "A Maze" by offering two free shows, at 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday, Aug. 6 and 7, at Kent Station, 434 Ramsay Way, Suite 103.

Jimmy Shane

Shane balances job at Kent’s Blue Origin, hydroplane racing | Seafair Cup

Jimmy Shane spends his working days as an integration engineer in Kent. But on weekends, the 29-year-old Covington man is a fierce competitor with a zeal to race high-powered hydroplanes.

Jimmy Shane
Hawks Birds Nest will host A Family Affair parent empowerment event Thursday

Family members of Seahawks players to speak at ShoWare Center

Family members of several Seattle Seahawks football players will host a parent empowerment event on Thursday, July 30, at the ShoWare Center, 625 W. James St. in Kent.

Hawks Birds Nest will host A Family Affair parent empowerment event Thursday
Mark Millbauer

Green River College cuts two programs, still faces budget woes

Two Green River College programs will be shut down in a cost-saving effort, and more cuts could follow as the college faces a $2.5 million to $3.5 million budget deficit.

Mark Millbauer
Kent’s Grace Herbert

Kent teen eyes junior national crew team

Just two years after taking up rowing, Grace Herbert has her eyes set on one day making the women's junior national crew team.

Kent’s Grace Herbert

Kent School Board approves 5.5 percent pay raise for employees

Kent School District employees will get a 5.5 percent pay raise for the upcoming school year. The school board approved the increases at a special meeting Tuesday night.

Kent's Becka Gately

Golden touch: Kent teen’s Girl Scout project impacts local community

Becka Gately's love of fitness inspired her to organize and promote a health and fitness night at Kent's Panther Lake Elementary School.

Kent's Becka Gately
Kent School District Superintendent Calvin Watts addresses local business leaders on July 9.

Local businesses, organizations welcome new Kent superintendent

In his first month on the job, Kent School District Superintendent Calvin Watts is establishing ties in the community and setting goals.

Kent School District Superintendent Calvin Watts addresses local business leaders on July 9.
Peter Hoggard

Kent Cornucopia Days 5K draws hundreds of racers | SLIDESHOW

More than 500 runners and walkers took to a portion of the Green River Trail last Saturday to participate in the Kent Cornucopia Days 5K fun run.

Peter Hoggard
The cast and crew of Theatre Battery’s production of  ‘A Maze’ hang out in the storefront space at Kent Station

Theatre Battery’s production of ‘A Maze’ takes the stage at Kent Station

With hopes of bringing theater culture to Kent, Logan Ellis, a Kent-Meridian High School graduate, and several friends and classmates started a production company in 2011.

The cast and crew of Theatre Battery’s production of  ‘A Maze’ hang out in the storefront space at Kent Station
June and Ken Iverson enjoyed a happy

The good life: Cornucopia Days Old Timers king and queen recall lifetime spent in Kent

For Ken and June Iverson, Kent will always be home.

June and Ken Iverson enjoyed a happy
Green River President Eileen Ely

Kentridge, Green River College partner to offer IT program in high school

Beginning this fall, Kentridge High School students can study information technology and earn college credits through a partnership with Green River College.

Green River President Eileen Ely
Kylie Huerta plans to take her skills from Hawaii Pacific University to the Harlem Globetrotters. She helped Kentwood High win the 2009 Class 4A state girls basketball title.

Kentwood hoops standout excited for opportunity to play with Globetrotters

For former Kentwood High School girl's basketball star Kylie Huerta, playing for the world-famous Harlem Globetrotters was beyond her wildest dreams.

Kylie Huerta plans to take her skills from Hawaii Pacific University to the Harlem Globetrotters. She helped Kentwood High win the 2009 Class 4A state girls basketball title.
Christopher Hutton enters a not guilty plea on Monday in Kent to first-degree murder in connection with the June 11 West Hill shooting death of JaeBrione Gary.

Dispute breaks out in Kent court as man pleads not guilty to West Hill shooting death

A dispute broke out in court on Monday in Kent among friends and relatives of two men involved in the June 11 West Hill shooting death.

Christopher Hutton enters a not guilty plea on Monday in Kent to first-degree murder in connection with the June 11 West Hill shooting death of JaeBrione Gary.
The Goy family of Kent enjoys a family vacation

Fatal car accident kills Kent father, two sons

Two Springbrook Elementary School students and their father were killed last Saturday evening in a two-vehicle car accident in southwest Washington while returning from a family vacation to the Columbia River Gorge.

The Goy family of Kent enjoys a family vacation
Shane Hause

Competitors converge on Lake Meridian for annual triathlon

About 350 athletes swam, biked and ran the Lake Meridian Triathlon last Sunday.

Shane Hause