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Season preview: Kent-based T-Birds seek to defend Western Hockey League title

Many top players are gone but others ready to step up; 7 players taken in NHL Draft

The current city of Kent maintenance shops along South 240th Street. City leaders plan to open a new Kent East Hill Operations Center in late 2025 or early 2026. FILE PHOTO, Kent Reporter

New city of Kent East Hill Operations Center takes a major step

City Council approves $5.4 million contract for pre-engineered metal building

Bridges neighborhood. File photo

Auburn authorizes annexation of Bridges neighborhood

Kent annexed the Bridges neighborhood of Lea Hill in 1987, making it a part of Kent that was not contiguous to its city boundaries. Auburn’s 2008 annexation of Lea Hill made the neighborhood an island of Kent surrounded on all sides by Auburn.

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Kentridge High librarian wins WEA’s Student Involvement Award

Gavin Downing says he tries to make library welcoming and usable

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Two men injured in shootout at Auburn Chevron; one man fled to Kent

Confrontation between the two men reportedly led to shooting Sept. 19 along Auburn Way North

Iddins Law Group helps Seniors determine if they qualify for Medicaid. Photo Courtesy of Charles Cotugno.

Invest in your health future and make a plan for Medicaid Benefits

Consult an attorney to understand Medicaid laws and how they affect you

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Renton man, 34, dies in motorcycle crash in Auburn

Driving Sept. 20 along State Route 164 reportedly speeding and passing in a no passing zone

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Emerald Downs attendance up 16% in 2023; handle down 10.6%

Auburn track concluded 52-day, live-racing schedule on Sept. 17

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Renton Police warn of staged-collision carjackings

Suspects purposely rear-end vehicles

Past Highline College Interim President Jeff Wagnitz, left, and current Highline College President John Mosby at a 2022 Highline College Foundation event. COURTESY PHOTO, Highline College

Highline College Foundation sets Oct. 7 fundraiser for school

Public event will be at Des Moines campus

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Simpson Strong-Tie opens new Kent distribution center

Company makes structural connectors for construction industry; facility on former Boeing property

 

Sports
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Kent-based Thunderbirds open WHL season on the road at Wenatchee Wild

Opener Sept. 23 followed by home debut Sept. 30 against Portland at ShoWare Center

 

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Harlem Globetrotters to return to Kent Jan. 26 at ShoWare Center

World-famous team entertains with blend of dribbling, spinning and dunking

 

The Vienna Boys Choir will perform Oct. 17 at the Kentwood Performing Arts Center as part of the city of Kent Spotlight Series. COURTESY PHOTO, City of Kent

Lineup set for Kent Spotlight Series fall, winter concerts

Performances include Vienna Boys Choir; Magical Strings Celtic Yuletide Concert and more

 

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