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Construction is expected to continue until late September on a new dam at Mill Creek Earthworks Park

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Earthworks Park the subject of … earthwork

Kent residents will have to wait until fall for Mill Creek Canyon Earthworks Park to reopen. City officials…

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Kent Events Center vote a squeaker; city council approves $5.9M budget increase

After a heated debate, the Kent City Council voted 4-3 on Tuesday night to approve a $5.9 million…

Rick Gilcrist competed in the road-cycling portion of the Mountains to Sound Relay June 29 for one of two Kent Police teams. Gilcrist

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Kent cops tough out Mountains to Sound Relay

Kent Police officer Jeff Cobb discovered just how tough it can be to paddle a kayak in Lake…

Steve Pinto gets a closer look at screws that control latch speed on a door that was sticking at Fire Station 72 Wednesday.

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City worker keeps his eye on maintenance

Steve Pinto corrected an interviewer’s comment that he sees a lot of the city on his job.

Maple Valley resident Sean Connolly shows daughter Kate

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Arts gala opens Cornucopia Days

Kristi Rozdilsky walked through the opening of the Summer Art Exhibit Wednesday evening at the Centennial Center Gallery…

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Meet Jamie Danielson, the new, young face on Kent City Council

The Kent City Council decided to go young with the appointment of Jamie Danielson on Tuesday to the…

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Lake Meridian development project inches forward, court battle continues

A controversial proposal by developer Bill Floten to build 27 homes on the banks of Lake Meridian took…

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Cops taser women fighting at gas station | Kent Police Blotter

Kent Police shot two women with Taser guns to stop a fight between them at 1:30 a.m. June…

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Kent Meridian Pool may last longer with repairs

Staffers told the Kent City Council last week that spending roughly $233,000 in repairs could extend the life…

Fred Satterstrom

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Satterstrom keeps finger on the city’s pulse

When Fred Satterstrom attended his 40-year reunion for the Kent-Meridian class of 1967 last September, classmates gave him…

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Police Blotter

A Kent Police sting to catch customers of prostitutes resulted in the arrest of a woman for investigation…

Kent residents Richard and Stella Land have been chosen by the Kent Historical Society as the Old Timers king and queen of Cornucopia Days. They have been married for 60 years and have lived in Kent for more than 40 years. They pose in their garden Wednesday.

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Longtime love affair with Kent

With so many trees, bushes and flowers to care for, Richard and Stella Land spend a lot of…

Chile Alcorta of Bothell

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Kent unveils new park, new health initiative

About 20 people participated in “The Mayor’s Mile” to help kick off a new community health initiative as…

Contestants wolf down pies while onlookers watch in amazement

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Staying home in Kent? Prepare for fun on Fourth

Many children at Kent’s Fourth of July Splash at Lake Meridian Park ask the same question.

The Green River Trail is blocked by a fence near Russell Road and James Street in Kent Friday

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Ready for detours, Green River Trail users?

A roadblock has gone up for bicyclists, joggers and pedestrians along the Green River Trail in Kent.

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City residents put their bids in for Council seat

A stay-at-home mom, an attorney and a middle school teacher are among the seven finalists for the vacant…

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Blotter: Exchange of gunfire from cars prompts call to officers

Drive-by shooting

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Kent man charged in assault of female patient

King County prosecutors on Tuesday charged a 31-year-old Kent man with second-degree rape for allegedly raping and impregnating…

Robert Stone laughs as a coworker gives him a hard time while performing an oil change on a city vehicle Wednesday.

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Kent mechanic keeps city’s rides running smoothly

It’s easy for the city of Kent to find a good mechanic. Robert Stone works as one of…

Todd Smith is the volunteer marketing director for King County Jaguars semipro football team. Smith came up with the idea to donate a portion of gate receipts from the Jaguar opener at French Field June 28 to help fund the Fourth of July fireworks show at Lake Meridian Park.

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Thanks to many donations, the show will go on

Kent businesses and residents have more than doubled the amount of donations in the last two weeks to…