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For this Kent worker, it’s all about the blooms
No matter the season, the work never stops for the flower lady of Kent. Janet Henderson, a city…
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‘We are our brother’s keeper’: Local merchant aids homeless in Kent
Nearly 50 homeless people arrived for a free hot meal of ham and mashed potatoes on a rainy…
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Kent: 2009 proposed budget reflects lean financial times
Kent Mayor Suzette Cooke proposed a “hold-the-line” 2009 budget Tuesday to the City Council in an effort to…
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County ponders getting out of shelter business
King County could turn over the animal-sheltering business to a private agency, under a proposal that county staff…
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Hey! Are those fish? City pond is clear again
Visitors to Kaibara Park in downtown Kent can see fish in the park's pond clearly again. City workers…
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Permit parking coming to Kent neighborhood
Permit parking is coming to the city of Kent for the first time, because of the Kent Events…
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For Kent city worker, good deed goes rewarded
What would you do if you found a bag of cash? When city of Kent employee Jeff Veach…
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Charges filed in armed domestic-violence case
The King County Prosecutor’s Office filed a second-degree assault charge Oct. 1 in King County Superior Court against…
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Police Blotter: Airborne blender sends girlfriend to jail
A verbal dispute turned physical when a girlfriend threw a blender at her boyfriend at about 6:15 p.m.…
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Kent couple devoted to each other, even in shadow of disease
Because of Merrill Vesper’s fight against kidney disease, the long hikes he and his wife first took together…
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Grandma gets cited for prostitution | Kent Reporter Police Blotter
Prostitution Kent Police cited a grandmother and a married man for investigation of prostitution loitering after officers found…
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Is new fire agency in Kent’s future?
City of Kent and King County Fire District 37 officials continue to give serious thought to forming a…
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Kent Council to mull water-rate hikes for ‘09 budget
Kent utility customers could see monthly jumps next year in water rates and storm drainage rates under a…
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A little bit opera, and a little rock’n’roll
Music fans can expect a new sound and a new experience at the East Village Opera Company concert…
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Blotter: Brothers’ squabble ends in zap with Taser
Disturbing the peace: Officers used a Taser gun on a man to help break up a reported fight…
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City fees could see increase
Commercial and housing developers in Kent could face a 15 percent increase in city permit fees next year,…
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Blotter: Man says he robbed gas station to fuel heroin habit
A 26-year-old Kent man admitted to Kent Police that he robbed a service station in late August to…
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Kent’s city land surveyor is precise about his work
Terry Johnson often knows before most people about upcoming city construction projects in Kent because he’s part of…
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Note to public: Kent Council wants input
After no residents showed up at a public hearing Tuesday night to tell the Kent City Council what…
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Blotter: Man arrested after dispute over baby
Police arrested a man for investigation of fourth-degree assault after he reportedly slapped a woman in the face…