As of Oct.20, Kent City officials had distributed more than 72,500 free, empty sandbags to residents.
City crews and contractors expect to finish placing 20,000 giant sand bags along a 12-mile stretch of Green River levees in Kent by Oct. 30… Continue reading
The King County Prosecutor's Office filed a first-degree murder charge Monday against a 22-year-old Kent man in connection with the shooting death of a 30-year-old Kent man Oct. 15 on the East Hill.
The shooting occurred after a dispute over a drug deal, according to charging papers.
Kent Mayor Suzette Cooke will present her 2010 preliminary city budget to the City Council at a workshop 4 p.m. Thursday at City Hall, 220 Fourth Ave. S.
Just a few months after Jumpin’ Josh Violette took up the guitar at age 8, he took the stage for the first time to play the blues at a Tacoma nightclub.
Violette, 12, of Des Moines, added the harmonica to his repertoire two years ago. He added the saxophone last year. But the guitar remains his primary instrument.
The city of Kent will receive $2.59 million this year from the King County Flood Control District to help place 20,000 giant sandbags along 12 miles of Green River levees for increased flood protection.
To join the city of Kent, or not.That's the question facing Panther Lake residents as they fill out their Nov. 3 mail-in ballots about whether… Continue reading
Forty new players turned out for a Seattle Majestics women’s football team minicamp on Saturday at French Field in Kent.
More than 200 people overflowed a courtroom Tuesday night at the Norm Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent to protest proposed King County budget cuts in 2010.
Kent city officials plan to cut enough jobs by Nov. 30 to save the city more than $3.2 million next year as sales tax and… Continue reading
Roger McGuinn enjoyed his nine years as the lead singer for The Byrds. But he's loving life on the road as a solo artist even more.
"This is what I want to do," said McGuinn, in a phone interview Oct. 7 from a beach in Carlsbad, Calif., prior to a couple of weekend concerts in Malibu and San Luis Obispo.
Kent city officials expect a new agreement with Panera Bread to help boost lunch business at the Senior Activity Center deli and cafe.Starting next week,… Continue reading
Provoking Assault
A 39-year-old man reportedly tried to start fights and even unzipped another man’s pants during an incident at about 10 p.m. Oct. 1 at a Kent bar in the 15400 block of Southeast 272nd Street.
Kent mayoral candidate Jim Berrios didn’t mince words at Tuesday’s City Council meeting, accusing the administration of his incumbent competitor Suzette Cooke with poor financial management.
The Kent City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved spending another $1.5 million to try to protect the city from flooding this winter along the Green River.
Diane Demeerleer remains uncertain about how much flooding to expect this winter at her Kent condominium along the Green River.
But if Demeerleer, who lives in The Lakes neighborhood north of the Riverbend Golf Course, needs to evacuate, she's ready to head to her sister's house in Tacoma.
Carol Greco lost a sister to domestic violence five years ago.Greco, of Federal Way, told the story about her sister to a reporter after Greco… Continue reading
Kent city planners want to do more in the next several years to keep up existing parks rather than simply look to add more parks.
That's one of the primary themes emerging as city staff update the long-range parks plan along with input from residents. The plan has not been updated since 2000.
Residents can tell the Kent City Council what they want or don’t want in the 2010 city budget at a public hearing at 7 p.m. Tuesday at City Hall, 200 Fourth Ave. S.
Now one of the star performers of the Bellydance Superstars, Petite Jamilla didn’t even make the cut at her first audition six years ago.
“I was rejected,” Jamilla said in a phone interview Sept. 24 prior to an eight-hour rehearsal for two shows in the Los Angeles area. “But I kept my name in circulation.”
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