Editor's note: The following story is actually two stories: A separate account for each levy the Kent School District is putting before voters this month. Contact information, and where to get more information on the Web, also are included. Please read on.
In a surprise announcement during the Jan. 13 Kent School Board meeting, Director Chris Davies announced he was resigning from the board effective Feb. 11.
Kent-based LaserMotive won the NASA-sponsored Space Elevator Laser Beaming Challenge in November and is gearing up for the next competition in May.
The Kent School District’s annual Technology Expo is scheduled for this month and this year’s event promises to be bigger than ever.
The 2010 Washington State legislative session started Monday in Olympia.
This year’s session is expected to once again be dominated by the state budget and attempts to fill a $2.6 billion budget gap created by falling state revenues due to the recession.
Wade Schwartz, whose Seattle salon closed because of the monorail land purchases has opened a new shop in Kent and plans to expand even further.
Kent Police are still investigating the early morning accident that killed a Kent-Meridian student, but early indications are that speed and and driver inexperience played a role in the crash.
The threat of flooding may have dropped throughout the Green River Valley, but the risk, though diminished, still remains and South Sound legislators are leading a charge to create a "Joint Underwriting Association" to guarantee local businesses can get insurance.
A Kent-Meridian High School student was killed and three others were injured early Sunday morning when the car they were riding in crashed into tree.
Aside from being a loving family pet, Star is making a name for herself on the Animal Planet Web site, competing this month in the network's "Battle of the Breeds, best snow dog" competition, which pits a photo of Star playing in the snow against 15 other dogs.
With the holiday season upon us, many homes around the region are anxiously awaiting a visit from a man loaded down with goodies to make the yuletide bright.
Not, not that visitor, but close.
Though they serve the community in a variety of different ways, firefighters from Kent got a little more hands on Dec. 18 as they served lunch at the Kent Senior Activity Center to say thanks to the the center's army of volunteers.
The lines for the annual Kent Food Bank toy delivery day began forming at 6 a.m. Tuesday and by the time the Kent Firefighters arrived… Continue reading
When the door to the Neely O'Brien Elementary School gym opened on Dec. 16, 10-year-old Roderick Aaron's eyes grew wide as he took in the… Continue reading
Despite whatever challenges they may be facing themselves this holiday season, the students at Kent-Meridian High will be making sure more than 100 less fortunate… Continue reading
Ask anyone who moved to the Seattle area from elsewhere and they will all tell you the same thing: “I really like living here, but man, you people are the worst drivers in the country.”
Back in October, as part of their annual "Harvest For the Community" fundraiser, the members of the Kent Sunrise Rotary Club selected Communities in Schools as their "Fund-a-cause" selection.
After a summer spent eating smart, playing hard and learning about nutrition, the winner of the Cruzin’ Passport Challenge in the Kent School District was announced this week and a $1,000 check for new physical education equipment was presented to Covington Elementary School.
It may have been called the Game of Life, but the topics being discussed this past week during the 23rd annual event at Kent Commons were anything but child’s play.
For businesses and residents living the Green River Valley, watching the odds of a flood this fall go from 1 in 3 to 1 in 32 has been something of a yo-yo and even if the waters don't come, Danny Kakuk of Little David's Sub Shop in Kent said this has already been "history."
"We have been living this thing," he said. "It's already history."
