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Make tracks for the stamp club summer show in Kent this weekend
Bill Messecar stuck with stamp collecting for more than 50 years for one primary reason. “I like history,”…
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Kent to spend $1.5 million for extra flood protection, due to Hanson Dam leak
Kent city officials plan to use large, water-filled tubes placed atop levees to help reduce the risk of…
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The face of Kent P.D. gives his final farewell
Paul Petersen became the face of Kent Police to some extent because of his appearances on Seattle television…
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Listening to them scream: Cornucopia Days carnival worker loves his job
The fun starts for Brian Baker every time he operates the Zipper ride at the Funtastic carnival in…
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Add music to your summer with Kent concerts
(Editor’s note: Schedule of concerts follows this story) You don’t have to go far to find free entertainment…
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Plenty of fun opportunities at Kent’s July 4 Splash
(Editor’s note: Schedule of events follows this story) Anyone who just wants to have fun can find plenty…
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ShoWare continues to lose money
Slow ticket sales caused the city-owned ShoWare Center in Kent to lose money in May, the fourth out…
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Police unit, cadet program always on the prowl
Sara Wood feels like a “bad guy” when she peeks inside of vehicles at Kent parking lots. But…
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State of Hanson Dam ‘troubling’
Water leaking through a damaged abutment at the Howard Hanson Dam still puzzles the U.S. Army Corps of…
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Symphony dropped from Fourth of July Splash at Lake Meridian Park
The fireworks are a go July 4th at Lake Meridian Park, but the symphony is out. Kent city…
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Grass carp unleashed to fight Lake Fenwick weeds
Kent city officials stocked Lake Fenwick with 300 grass carp on Tuesday in a new effort to combat…
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New IMAX theater brings eye-opening entertainment to Kent
Tickets will cost more, but Kent moviegoers can experience movies in a new way with the grand opening…
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‘I just want closure’: Friend of missing Kent woman Alyssa McLemore refuses to give up the search
Even though Alyssa McLemore hasn’t been seen or heard from since the 21-year-old Kent woman turned up missing…
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Kent City Council: Property tax waiver passes 7-0; draws outrage
The Kent City Council voted 7-0 Tuesday night to approve an ordinance to give downtown developers of multi-family,…
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Earthworks Park: Americans for the Arts Tour will give insight into a living work of art
The park is art. When Herbert Bayer, an Austrian painter, graphic artist and architect, designed the dam and…
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How badly does Kent need the Panther Lake area? Council to decide on public vote
Panther Lake residents could get their chance to vote Nov. 3 about whether to annex into the city…
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Kent City Council to act on property-tax waiver Tuesday
A Kent City Council committee Monday unanimously approved a proposed ordinance to give downtown developers of multi-family, mixed-use…
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H1N1 Flu now officially pandemic; Puget Sound response unchanged
King County public health officials plan to continue the same approach to tackling swine flu (H1N1) even though…
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An Evening of Jazz and Art comes back to Kent
Play it again, Senior Center. The first Evening of Jazz and Art event was such a hit last…