News
Cold temperatures coming to Kent starting New Year’s Day
Forecasters predict prolonged cold weather over the next week in Kent and the Puget Sound region that people…
Business
Unemployment benefits website gets a facelift
More self-service opportunities, tighter security
News
Bella and Lily top the most popular pet names in King County
It’s that time of year again when kids everywhere plead for a new furry friend. If this is…
Letters to the Editor
Rigged, in other ways
One of the few truthful statements Donald Trump made during the presidential campaign was, “The election is rigged.”
Letters to the Editor
Property tax hike hypocrisy
This is infuriating. Our taxes don’t just go up by $35 a year. It ends up costing us…
Opinion
2016: The year we got it wrong | THE PETRI DISH
This wasn’t a very good year for many of the nation’s venerable pollsters and pundits as they got…
News
Kent Boy Scout troops to pick up Christmas trees Jan. 7
On Saturday, Jan. 7 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., local Boy Scout troops will collect and recycle…
News
Kent offers free curbside Christmas tree pickup Jan. 2-6
Kent residents who place Christmas trees at the curb by 7 a.m. will get the trees picked up…
Sports
Kentwood grads Hague, Voth on the move in Major League Baseball
Former Kentwood High School stars Matt Hague and Austin Voth recently made winter moves impacting their Major League…
Life
Red Cross: prepare for disasters in 2017
The New Year is coming and many will make resolutions about things they want to do in 2017.…
Life
New Year’s resolutions – for pets
Your pet’s idea of advance planning is to wait for the next tasty treat to fall from your…
News
Mumps outbreak in Auburn area reaches 87; 5 reported in Kent
The number of mumps cases in King County has increased to 108, including 87 in Auburn, according to…
Sports
Chiefs get past T-Birds in overtime | WHL
Kolesar, Volcan, Andrusiak and Tyszka score in 5-4 loss to Spokane
Sports
Kent-Meridian basketball teams from 1990s meet for reunion
Members of the Kent-Meridian High School boys and girls basketballs from the early 1990s recently gathered for a…
Opinion
Washington apples making a comeback | Brunell
This year’s good news is Washington apple production is the second best ever. The better news is shipments…
Opinion
Dawgs take on heralded Tide | Shiers cartoon
Pac-12 champion Washington (12-1) battles mighty Alabama (13-0), the defending national champion, in the Peach Bowl.
Obituaries
ROBERT JAMES GOULD
Robert James Gould passed away at the age of 90 on December 17, 2016 in Everett, WA.
News
State fire marshal offers New Year’s safety tips
The holidays are a time for families and friends to get together. But that also means a greater…
Life
Wrapping up Toys for Joy
The Kent Regional Fire Authority, Firefighters Local 1747, the Kent Firefighters Foundation and volunteers helped deliver 6,000-plus donated…
