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Kent city leaders to pursue state streamlined sales tax mitigation funds

Lobbying Legislature for more revenue to help uplift the Kent community

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Kent School District seeks applicants for vacant board position

Residents must live in District 4; board will pick replacement for Awale Farah who resigned

Kentwood’s Jessica Ajayi takes a three-pointer against Kentridge. Ben Ray / The Reporter

Hoops: Kentwood and Kentridge split doubleheader

Kentridge girls and Kentwood boys take home wins in rivalry clash.

Looking out over Cell 8 during the fall 2024 public tour of the Cedar Hills Regional Landfill. Photo by Bailey Jo Josie/Sound Publishing.

Where will all the waste go? King County’s only landfill expected to be completely full by 2040

Cedar Hills Regional Landfill receives about 1 million tons of waste a year.

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Kent-based Puget Sound Fire sends firefighters to combat LA wildfires

Seven firefighters part of group across the state to assist in California

Appian Way Apartments, 25818 26th Pl. S., on Kent’s West Hill. COURTESY PHOTO, Apartments.com

Mercy Housing to pay for flood damages at Kent’s Appian Way Apartments

Units damaged after teen driver struck fire hydrant in parking lot

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Teen crashes into fire hydrant, floods Kent apartments

15-year-old driver reportedly moving car in parking lot when he struck hydrant

Attendees display their signs at the “School Funding Crisis” Eastside Town Hall on Jan. 8 at Sammamish High School in Bellevue. Andy Nystrom/ staff photo

People speak up at ‘School Funding Crisis’ Eastside Town Hall

‘We cannot keep going the status quo of funding in Washington state,’ Renton teacher says

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South King Fire chief to retire, deputy chief returns to work

Chief Van Valkenburg’s paid status extended to Jan. 31; Deputy Chief Lisa Defenbaugh back on job

Leonel Gonzalez at his sentencing. Photo by Joshua Solorzano/Sound Publishing

Man sentenced to 39 years for fatal carjacking at Federal Way Crossings

The mother of the victim in 2021 shooting told the man that she forgives him

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Auburn girl, 12; teens arrested for stealing car from Kent

Tacoma Police make arrest after girls found with a USB device typically used to steal Kias

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City of Kent opens two new roundabouts along Reith Road

Contractor wraps up construction along route between West Hill and Valley

 

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Death of Kent man, 61, at home in October 2024 ruled homicide

King County Sheriff’s Office says incident ‘remains an open death investigation’

 

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Kent-based Blue Origin successfully completes vehicle hotfire test | Update

Moves closer to first flight of New Glenn rocket which could come Jan. 10

 

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Southern cooking restaurant to open at Highline College

Jumpin’ Jumbalaya offers Cajun-Creole fushion

 

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The Seattle Thunderbirds traded Sawyer Mynio to the Calgary Hitmen for two players and four draft picks. COURTESY PHOTO, Brian Liesse, Seattle Thunderbirds

Kent-based T-Birds trade away top player for 2 players, 4 draft picks

Defenseman Sawyer Mynio sent to Calgary Hitmen as last-place Seattle builds for future

 

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Kent Reporter Athletes of the Week: Kentlake and Kentridge

Jaxon Love (wrestling), Miley Lam (BBall), Jordyn Keith (BBall) and Finnegan Linnane (Wrestling)

 

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Key to Change student Eden Pawlos receives a private lesson from Seattle Symphony violinist Ilana Zaks at the Renton studio. Photo by Keelin Everly-Lang /Sound Publishing

Key to Change opens doors in Des Moines for local young musicians

Second studio added to go with Renton location

 

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Don C. Brunell is a business analyst, writer and columnist. He is a former president of the Association of Washington Business, the state’s oldest and largest business organization, and lives in Vancouver. Contact thebrunells@msn.com.

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Robert Whale can be reached at robert.whale@auburn-reporter.com.

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Schrier speaks in support of vaccines and against RFK Jr.

8th District Congresswoman holds press conference in Washington, D.C., to oppose nomination

 

Mediterranean Gyro Grill owner Jay Barbour, right, and his restaurant manager pictured at the Taste of Federal Way in 2019. File photo

Federal Way business owner awarded $14.9 million from shooting

Tacoma City Council approves payment after officer returned gun to road rage shooter

 

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