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Kent School Board members Leslie Hamada (far left), Joe Bento, Awale Farah and Tim Clark. The board has a vacant position and applicants have until Aug. 22 to apply. COURTESY IMAGE, Kent School District

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Application deadline for Kent School Board seat extended to Aug. 22

Board hopes to attract more applicants

COURTESY PHOTO, Andover Company

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Andover closes lease deals on Kent industrial, office spaces

Seven industrial, two office space leases

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Kent’s World Relief receives grant to help feed refugee children

Will assist newly arrived refugee and immigrant families with young children

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Kent Police Blotter: July 12-24

Incidents include gun threats, attempted robberies, commercial burglaries

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Kent Police officer suffers minor injuries in vehicle collision

Other driver sustained a broken leg in July 26 crash at SE 208th Street and 116th Avenue SE

Stock photo, Metro Creative Graphics

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Kent man faces at least 10 years in prison for drug trafficking

Drug ring distributed heroin, fentanyl and meth in the Puget Sound region

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Moore tries to cope with husband’s death by hit-and-run driver

SeaTac teen yet to go to trial for second-degree murder charge in death of Maple Valley jogger Greg…

Courtesy Photo, King County Elections

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King County Elections calls for removal of unauthorized signs near ballot drop boxes

Republican activists reportedly posted signs that warns boxes are ‘under surveillance’

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Two Kent nonprofits get funds to provide mental health services

Living Well Kent and Kent Youth Family Services to help reduce health disparities

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Modular home fire displaces family of three near Kent

Early Sunday morning, July 17 east of town

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28 Fresh Look brokers to join John L. Scott Kent North office

Company acquired Bellevue real estate firm

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Grand opening attracts customers to Daiso at Kent Station

Japanese variety store features many items between $1.75 to $1.99

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Firefighters find woman dead in Kent apartment

July 15 fire burned out prior to arrival of fire personnel

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Republican Party puts plenty of cash behind Boyce, Goers

Both candidates fill campaign chests for 47th Legislative District races in Kent, Auburn

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Kent man, 29, sixth homicide victim in city this year

Man was shot July 2 outside of the Central Avenue Pub; no arrest yet

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State Senate showdown tops Kent-area races on primary ballot

Candidates: Kent City Council members Bill Boyce, Satwinder Kaur and former State Sen. Claudia Kauffman

Someone fired a pellet gun at this Mazda CX-5 on Wednesday morning, July 13 along northbound Interstate 5 near South 200th Street. COURTESY PHOTO, Washington State Patrol

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State Patrol seeks witnesses to I-5 pellet gun shooting near Kent

Vehicle struck, nobody injured along northbound I-5 Wednesday morning, July 13

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Kent Police Blotter: June 14 to July 9

Incidents include fatal shooting, carjackings, bank robbery, student robberies, shootouts

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Kent Commons gym renamed after Lori Hogan to honor parks employee

Hogan’s in her 48th year with city, most of it as recreation superintendent

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Cadence at Kent-Meridian sets July 21 grand opening

Senior living community near Kent-Meridian High School