Students and parents leave Panther Lake Elementary School Wednesday. The school and the community around it could be part of the City of Kent in the near future

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Panther Lake is topic of Kent Council vote

The Kent City Council approved a resolution Tuesday night directing city staff to move ahead with preliminary plans…

Kent Police officer Jeff Williams sits in the department’s unmarked Dodge Charger patrol car

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Motorists beware: A ticket if you don’t click it

The Kent Police will participate in a statewide nighttime “Click It or Ticket” seat belt enforcement patrol on…

Ian  Henry

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Thunderbirds will fly south this summer

The Seattle Thunderbirds will start flying the coop for Kent this week.

Kent Fire Department’s Hazmat Team

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Local emergency workers ready for catastrophe

Kent and Renton firefighters spent nearly two hours at a large-scale decontamination drill May 15 to help prepare…

Left to right: Mark Burns

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More parking to be had in downtown Kent

With construction halted on a half-built parking garage, city of Kent officials will add 11 new parking spots…

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Armed robbery results in loss of media player, phone

Two men reportedly robbed a man of a media player and a cell phone as the man was…

Cesi Velez

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Cesi Velez: Keeping it safe in Kent

It’s easy to spot Cesi Velez, whether she commutes by car or train between Puyallup and the Kent…

Father Michael J. Ryan presides over the sevices Thursday for Kent City Councilman Bob O’Brien at Holy Spirit Church in Kent. The event brought residents from across the region who had known O’Brien

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Service offers tribute to late councilman

When Bob O’Brien lost the 2001 race against Jim White for Kent mayor, he didn’t view it as…

John Fiskum

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Outdoors just part of the job for this city worker

John Fiskum could post a “Gone Fishing” sign on his office door at the city of Kent Senior…

Jeff Lewis

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City golf course to see partial closure for projects

The popular Riverbend Golf Course will be partially closed this fall, due to a project to repair flood-control…

Officer Tim Lontz on Tuesday unveils a memorial at Kent City Hall’s Courtyard Plaza in honor of late lawmen Marshal Harry Miller

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Never too late: City pays respects to Kent lawman

Kent Town Marshal Harry Miller received a telephone call on April 10, 1908 that five armed men who…

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Council mulls aquatics-center proposal, YMCA interest

Kent City officials want a specific time line from the YMCA of Greater Seattle about a potential partnership…

Shannon D. Hill

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Police seek man in April 8 Kent motel attack

Kent Police have identified the man who allegedly stabbed a female desk clerk during an attempted robbery April…

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Man in luring case ruled incompetent

A King County Superior Court judge ruled April 21 that Rodel V. Bautista, of Kent, is incompetent to…

Shannon D. Hill

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Police seek man in April 8 Kent motel attack

Kent Police have identified the man who allegedly stabbed a female desk clerk during an attempted robbery April…

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Police officers Lt. Bob Hope

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New Kent police station aimed at reducing crime

Kent Police expect a new substation on Pacific Highway South to help reduce robberies, prostitution, drug deals and…

Bob O’Brien

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O’Brien dies in cancer fight

Kent City Councilman Bob O’Brien, in his third year on the Council, died Wednesday after a long battle…

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A citizen’s call led police to a man reportedly trying to break into vehicles

A citizen’s call led police to a man reportedly trying to break into vehicles at about 9:45 a.m.…

Julie Pulliam is the woman behind the city council. She’s the administrative assistant to the City Council and the economic development director.

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This city worker enjoys stirring multiple pots

Few people know as much about the operations of Kent city government as Julie Pulliam.