Rainier Youth Choirs

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Rainier Youth Choirs take in New Orleans

New Orleans Children's Chorus recently hosted 10 premier choirs from throughout the United States for the 15th annual…

Business

Kent spot reopens as state-of-the-art sports bar

Renovated Sam's Sports Bar celebrates its grand re-opening this weekend.

Jeffrey Lee

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Kent students awarded BECU Foundation Scholarships

As part of BECU's commitment to education and assisting outstanding students, the BECU Foundation awarded 75 BECU student-members…

Business

K & K Dollar opens in Kent

Dollar Store Services has announced that K & K Dollar – a full-service deep discount retail store in…

Kids play on a recent hot day at Kent's Town Square Plaza fountain.

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Kent’s Town Square Plaza fountain to close intermittently this weekend

Cooling off the kids at Kent’s popular Town Square Plaza fountain is sure to be a popular activity…

Visitors tour the Smith Brothers Farms’ packing and shipping area of the new milk plant last August. The family-owned company moved from a 90-year-old facility into a newer 50

Business

Kent’s Smith Brothers Farms named 2014 Plant of the Year by Dairy Foods

National trade publication Dairy Foods has named Kent-based dairy company Smith Brothers Farms the 2014 Plant of the…

Temperatures in Kent and around the valley are expected to remain in the 80s and reach into the 90s for the weekend and most of next week.

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Beat the heat, take precautions

The National Weather Service has forecast temperatures between the high 80s and low-to-mid 90s with little chance of…

Steve Dowell

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Kent’s Steve Dowell gets his day

Steve Dowell is getting his day on Friday, July 11 in Kent.

Nearly 10

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Get ready for 10,000 bicyclists in Kent, Auburn for STP ride

Nearly 10,000 bicyclists will ride through Kent and Auburn on Saturday, July 12 at part of the 35th…

Zone 3 Explorers represented their posts well by bringing home several trophies and plaques in 2012. Ten Zone 3 Explorers and eight adult advisors will attend this year’s conference in Indiana.

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Zone 3 Explorers to compete at conference

A contingency of the Zone 3 Fire Explorers and advisors head to the campus of Indiana University in…

A vintage downtown street scene in Kent. The public is invited to the Experience Historical Kent Day celebration Aug. 16.

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Experience Historical Kent Day celebrates city’s history Aug. 16

Visitors and residents are invited to celebrate Kent's past on Saturday, Aug. 16, from 10 a.m. to 4…

Firefighters attack a blaze Wednesday at a Kent home in the 22200 block of 129th Place Southeast.

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Kent firefighters limit house fire to attic

A Kent house fire Wednesday could have been much worse than it was after flames traveled from beauty…

Cody Beaver looks at bead color animals at the 2013 Kent Cornucopia Days.

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Kent Cornucopia Days are here again

The 43rd annual Kent Cornucopia Days street fair and festival takes over downtown this weekend.

Letters to the Editor

Excessive fireworks? It’s not what the Fourth is all about

As the perceptible layers of cordite blankets the neighborhood, I am reminded of what the Fourth of July…

Letters to the Editor

A frightening Fourth; let’s ban fireworks

It is time to ban fireworks in Kent. This past Fourth of July was like an arsenal around…

Letters to the Editor

Fourth mayhem unacceptable

Two days after the Fourth of July and my neighborhood still looks like a war zone.

Letters to the Editor

Dangerous fireworks make us prisoners in our own home

I just looked at the last page of the Kent Reporter: "Have a happy and enjoyable Fourth!" Living…

Letters to the Editor

Development of the par 3 course is a bad idea

I am writing about the ludicrous idea the City Council has about selling the par 3 golf course.

Letters to the Editor

Suggestions for better school security

I would like to suggest a way that the Kent School District could increase school security.

Letters to the Editor

Promote safe driving to teens

Summer vacation in Washington is in full swing and teen drivers are on the road more, whether driving…