Obituaries
GLORIA MARIE JOHNSON
Gloria passed away peacefully on January 31, 2017, after a long illness. She was 69, born in Tacoma,…
Opinion
Urging more women to run for public office | Guest op
By state Reps. Tina Orwall and Mia Gregerson/For the Kent Reporter
Opinion
Game of funding our schools | Shiers cartoon
State lawmakers are trying to make the right moves to fully fund public education.
News
State AG proposal to protect human trafficking victims passes Senate
An agency request bill from state Attorney General Bob Ferguson aimed at extending the window of opportunity to…
Opinion
Lawmakers want students to be more civic | The Petri Dish
Maybe it’s the constitutional scrap incited by the McCleary school funding decision.
Business
King County judge orders 5-hour Energy to pay $4.3 million in penalties, fees
A King County judge ordered the makers of 5-hour Energy to pay nearly $4.3 million in penalties, attorneys’…
Life
Interurban Center for the Arts to host Be Artful
Feb. 23 event supports art docent programs in local schools
News
Kent closes lane on 84th Avenue South
Kent city officials have closed the southbound curb lane along 84th Avenue South between South 220th Street and…
Opinion
State water quality standards finally updated | Being Frank
By Lorraine Loomis/chair of the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission
Sports
Gropp hat trick leads Thunderbirds past Royals | WHL
Berlin makes 17 saves in 3-1 win over Victoria
Business
Western Washington pending home sales higher than listings in January
Western Washington’s “high velocity” market continued during January with the number of pending sales (7,745) out-gaining the number…
News
Washington’s basic driver’s license fails federal REAL ID requirements
House, Senate bills could cure the problem
Life
Art gallery promotes poet who makes people smile
Auburn Valley Creative Arts will see its lights shine a little brighter when Kent poet Charron M. Mollette…
Sports
Kentwood boys derail Federal Way, take NPSL title
Darius LuBom scored 22 points and D’Angelo Minnis and Koby Huerta each had 14 points as Kentwood defeated…
Life
International Guitar Night comes to Kent Feb. 25
Check out International Guitar Night, North America’s premier traveling guitar festival, at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 25,…
Obituaries
FRANK PORTMANN SR.
Frank Portmann Sr. passed away February 1, 2017. He had a long battle with Parkinson disease and heart…
News
Inslee appoints Kent man to disability committee
James Kenney, of Kent, has been appointed by Gov. Jay Inslee to serve on the Governor’s Committee on…
News
Puget Sound Fire issues carbon monoxide warning, tips
With the high number of power outages due to the snow, the Kent-based Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority…