Meridian Elementary School. COURTESY PHOTO, Kent School District

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Kent School District families need to choose between hybrid and remote learning

March 25 deadline for kindergarten through sixth grade with April 12 return

Seattle Thunderbirds captains/assistant captains Henrik Rybinski, Keltie Jeri-Leon, Matthew Rempe and Tyrel Bauer. COURTESY PHOTO, Brian Liesse/Thunderbirds

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T-Birds name captains for Western Hockey League season

Henrik Rybinski, Keltie Jeri-Leon, Matthew Rempe and Tyrel Bauer

The Easter Bunny will be at Kent Station for photos by appointment only on March 20, 26 and 27. COURTESY PHOTO, Kent Station

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Kent Station offers egg hunt, Easter Bunny photos

Restrictions due to COVID-19, but events are on

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State House passes 988 lifeline number for suicide prevention, crisis response

Orwall sponsor of bill to implement national hotline

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Schrier administers vaccination shots in Kent

“We need to get vaccines into arms as fast as we can’

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Kent Des Moines Road to close for two nights | Update

Sound Transit to close street March 21 and 23 for construction equipment transport

The Kent Farmers Market won’t be back in 2021. COURTESY FILE PHOTO, Kent Farmers Market

Life

Kent Lions Club cancels Cornucopia Days, Farmers Market

Summer events won’t be back

Congresswoman Kim Schrier. FILE PHOTO, Kent Reporter

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Schrier applauds final House passage of American Rescue Plan

$1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill

Lily Ellis, 14, has been missing since March 5 near a bus stop in Tukwila, according to Tukwila Police. COURTESY PHOTO, Tukwila Police

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Tukwila Police report missing 14-year-old girl found safe | Update

Lily Ellis last seen March 5 near bus stop by Westfield Southcenter Mall, located in Kent

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Kent Station releases summer concert lineup

Scheduled to run July 14 through Aug. 18 if COVID-19 protocols allow

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Free virtual parent workshops offered to Kent School District families

Goal to help families support their student’s social emotional wellness

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State bill creating Office of Independent Investigations passes House

Kent’s Entenman sponsors measure to oversee police uses of force

Courtesy Photo, Kent School District

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Moody’s upgrades Kent School District bond rating

District has a solid financial position

Wanda Herndon, receives COVID-19 vaccine number 100,000 administered by UW Medicine at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. COURTESY PHOTO, Susan Gregg | UW Medicine

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UW Medicine hits COVID-19 milestones in vaccines, tests

The healthcare system’s 100,000th dose of COVID-19 vaccine administered

Mona Das

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Senate passes Das bill to promote recycling, reduce expanded polystyrene

Targets plastic beverage containers, trash bags and bottles for household products

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State Senate passes bill to create a police use-of-force database

No central repository for use-of-force data in state currently exists

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Kent schools eye March 22 return for preschool through first grade

Hybrid plan with remote and in-person learning

Bonita Webb

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Bonita Webb named Kent School District Teacher of the Year

Teaches at Meridian Middle School

Dieu Tran, of Renton, receives the COVID-19 vaccine on Feb. 1 in the concourse of the accesso ShoWare Center in Kent.COURTESY FILE PHOTO, King County

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Eligibility at Kent, Auburn vaccination sites expanded to age 65 and older

COVID-19 shots offered Monday through Saturday

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City of Kent taking registrations for Community Police Academy | Update

All spots are filled