News
Kent School District hosts community budget meetings to discuss hiring, spending freeze
The Kent School District will host two budget information meetings to discuss a recently instituted spending and hiring…
News
Sound Transit light rail trains to run on clean energy beginning 2019
Sound Transit has executed an innovative 10-year agreement with Puget Sound Energy (PSE) that will allow Link light…
Life
Artists win Kent Creates contest
The Kent Arts Commission picked five winners of the most recent exhibit on Kent Creates, the web platform…
News
Legislature approves human trafficking criminal no-contact order
The state Legislature established an important protection for victims of human trafficking.
Life
Highline College hosts weeklong diversity celebration
The public is invited to celebrate and explore diversity and contemporary social justice issues during Unity Through Diversity…
News
Saucedo name Kent School District’s Teacher of the Year
Denisha Saucedo, a sixth grade teacher at Kent Elementary, has been named the Kent School District Teacher of…
Life
Maxwell to perform at Kent’s ShoWare Center June 20
R&B singer Maxwell, with special guests Common and Ledisi, will perform at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, June 20,…
News
I-5 north construction work to start between Kent and Seattle
After 50 years as the region’s main north-south route, Interstate 5 is about to get a much-needed facelift…
News
SmileMobile coming to Kent
The Washington Dental Service Foundation SmileMobile, which travels the state offering dental services to children who might not…
Sports
Keller’s Gold pulls upset in $20,500 feature race | Emerald Downs
Keller’s Gold held off Moneydontspenitself and scored a giant upset Sunday in the $20,500 allowance feature for 3-year-olds…
Sports
Thunderbirds sweep Silvertips, reach Western finals | WHL playoffs
Kolesar scores twice in 4-1 Game 4 victory; Kelowna up next
News
Kent Police Honor Guard flies flag for detective Focht
Kent Honor Guard had a ceremony last Friday at City Hall for detective Derrick Focht, who died of…
News
Kent School District hosts town hall meetings on technology use
The Kent School District will host a series of town hall meetings to discuss technology use in schools.
News
King County Elections hosts candidate workshops
King County Elections will host candidate workshops from 2-4 p.m. Friday, April 28, and 9-11 a.m. Saturday, April…
News
Attorney General Ferguson’s Student Loan Transparency Act passes Legislature
Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s bipartisan legislation to provide more transparency to students regarding their borrowing passed the Washington…
News
Ride the Sounder train to the Mariners game on Sunday
Mariners fans can bypass weekend traffic and take Sound Transit’s Sounder train to the 1:10 p.m. game against…
Letters to the Editor
Sound decision? Disregarding the taxpayer
As I read the Kent Reporter March 31 article, “Sound Transit considers four sites for parking garage,” I…