News
Waskowitz: Kent city camp beckons to a new generation of youngsters
Dave Street has been going away to summer camp for nearly his whole life, most of them to…
Business
Cash for Clunkers program going well for Kent auto dealer
While Congress this past week debating the continued funding of the "Cash for Clunkers" program, one local dealership…
News
Kent School Board election: Smith out of the race, but still on the ballot
Primary-election ballots mailed out to voters this past week include a contest for the Kent School Board of…
News
Kent Regional Library: Don’t put down those books yet!
Summer may be half over, but that doesn’t mean it’s too late to get involved with the Summer…
News
It’s a scorcher: Kent offers respite during week of burning temps
With temperatures set to flirt with record highs all week, the city of Kent is opening up a…
News
It’s not Baywatch: Norwegian exchange students get glimpse of America through Kent
Before they left their small towns back in Norway for the more than 4,400-mile journey to Kent, Alise…
News
Blind since birth, Kent couple shares message of faith in ministry work
John and Carol McConnell have both been blind since birth. Each was born prematurely and that affected their…
News
New Kent schools chief on the job: labor negotiations to come
In his first few weeks on the job, new Kent School District Superintendent Edward Lee Vargas made it…
Opinion
To the moon: the greatest human adventure
I have always been something of a space case, I suppose. When I was younger, on one of…
News
Two Kent Title 1 schools get top honors from the state
A pair of Kent Elementary schools have received awards from the state for closing the achievement gap at…
Business
Kent’s Hong Kong Market offers ethnic flavor
Everybody has foods that remind them of home, comfort foods that become favorites and familiar stand-bys in the…
Life
Cornucopia Days: Kent’s biggest festival goes off without a hitch
Even the weather seemed to cooperate this past weekend during the 38th annual Kent Cornucopia Days, blanketing the…
News
Cornucopia Days: Food, family and fun
It was a day of food, family and fun in the sun as Kent’s annual Cornucopia Days got…
Life
Kent takes healthy message to the streets with passport program
There’s a whole new reason for kids to “kruze” around the city this summer thanks to Kent4Health’s Kruzin’…
News
Paddling to their own beat: Dragon-boat racers ready for Cornucopia Days
Krista Wilson had no idea what a dragon boat was when she first saw the photos, but said…
Business
After the fire: Hairstylist friends reunite to create new salon for Kent
When the building which housed Catwalks Salon on Meeker Street burned down more than two years ago, it…
Business
New summer networking added to Commerce calendar
The Kent Chamber of Commerce has added two additional events to its summer networking calendar. The first runs…
Opinion
Column: This July 4, take a look at Declaration of Independence
Ahhh, Fourth of July Weekend. Memorial Day kicks off the season and Labor Day closes it down, but…