Susan Stroomer

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Kent teaching tandem retires after 44 years

For the past 44 years, Carol Calbom and Susan Stroomer have taught together in the Kent School District,…

Kent School Board member Maya Vengadasalam hands a diploma to Melissa Quitoriano

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Kentridge, Kent-Meridian students celebrate commencement | SLIDESHOW

Nearly 1,500 Kent School District students walked across the stage at the ShoWare Center last Saturday to collect…

Tony Bunyan

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Army veteran finds love of art at Green River College

For U.S. Army veteran Tony Bunyan, discovering a love of art has been life changing.

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Board considers school-based health center at Kent-Meridian

Accessing health care might become easier for students at Kent-Meridian High School.

The Kent Crusaders girls rugby team exceeded expectations this season with a club that included 26 first-year players.

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Crusaders girls rugby takes second in national tournament

Despite having only eight returning players and 26 rookies, the Kent Crusaders girls rugby team exceeded coach Rex…

Kentridge's Megan Saunders lives life to the fullest

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Kentridge senior shines in memory of her father

When Megan Saunders graduates from Kentridge High School on Saturday, an important person in her life won't be…

Lambert Ngenzi moved to Kent from the Congo just before he would have graduated form high school. Two years later

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Kent-Meridian’s Ngenzi realizes his dream to graduate high school

When Lambert Ngenzi moved to Kent with his mom and four siblings, he was weeks shy of graduating…

Teachers wave signs in front of Kent-Meridian High School on Monday afternoon.

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Kent teachers express need for education funding

Nearly 600 Kent School District teachers took to the streets Monday afternoon asking the Legislature to fully fund…

A girl from the Northwest Culture Foundation performs a Korean dance during the Kent International Festival at the ShoWare Center last Saturday..

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International flavor: KIF celebrates diversity | SLIDESHOW

The seventh annual Kent International Festival last Saturday gave attendees the chance to experience cultures from around the…

Green River College students and faculty joined together on Monday for a Black Lives Matter rally.

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Class discussion prompts Black Lives Matter rally at Green River College

After hearing about and discussing rioting and looting in Baltimore last month, students in Carlos Adams' Race and…

Oralia Villalobos of Auburn

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Chase bank’s downtown Kent branch debuts eATM

Customers at Chase bank's downtown Kent branch, 512 W Smith St., can skip the teller line to take…

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Kent to offer CWU courses in high schools

Juniors and seniors in the Kent School District will have a new option to earn college credit starting…

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Kent teachers vote against one-day walkout

Teachers in the Kent School District decided Tuesday not to participate in a one-day walkout over lack of…

Vern Reber

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Tensions grow over possible program cuts at Green River

Students, faculty and community members packed the Green River College Board of Trustees meeting Thursday with concerns about…

Gheremie Icban

Sports

Royals tennis sends doubles team to districts under new coach

For the first time in 13 years, a girls tennis doubles team from Kent-Meridian High School is heading…

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One race set for Kent School Board

The Kent School Board will have one contested race in the Nov. 3 general election

Kiran Shrestha

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Help for Nepal: Restaurant owner hosts benefit for earthquake victims in his native country

For Kiran Shrestha, it's hard to be halfway around the world from family and friends following the April…

Mill Creek students

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Gov. Inslee visits Mill Creek, signs bill that supports college aid program

Salome Molia, an eighth-grader at Mill Creek Middle School, hopes to be the first in her family to…

Kentridge High junior Tanner Conner ranks among the top Class 4A hurdlers in the state.

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Kentridge hurdler eyes state championship

For Kentridge High junior Tanner Conner, success in track and field is in his blood.

Glen Martin

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Faculty want Green River College president removed

Green River College President Eileen Ely needs to go. Such was the message of more than 100 Green…