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Susan Tostenrude adds a bouquet of flowers to a memorial honoring the late Chase Stancil at Kentridge High School on Friday evening. Family

Kent boy dies after dirt bike crash at Pacific Raceways

A 16-year-old Kent boy and Kentridge High School student died after he crashed his dirt bike at the Pacific Raceways' motocross track and was run over by another biker.

Susan Tostenrude adds a bouquet of flowers to a memorial honoring the late Chase Stancil at Kentridge High School on Friday evening. Family

Kent Youth & Family Services Head Start & ECEAP Preschool programs accepting applications

Kent Youth & Family Services Head Start & ECEAP Preschool programs are accepting applications for the 2013-14 school year.

  • Aug 9, 2013
  • BY Wire Service
Duel: Ricky Caates is Piggy Pirate

Theater Simple brings ‘Owl and Pussycat’ to Kent

Theater Simple brings its interactive production of "The Adventures of Owl and Pussycat" to the Mill Creek Canyon Earthworks Park in Kent at 1 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 11.

  • Aug 9, 2013
  • BY Wire Service
Duel: Ricky Caates is Piggy Pirate

Elliott maintains lead in race for school board

Longtime Kent resident Bruce Elliott continues to hold a commanding lead over Maya Vengadasalam and Carmen Goers in the race for a spot on the Kent School Board.

  • Aug 9, 2013
  • BY Wire Service
Kent Mayor Suzette Cooke is in a race against challenger Tim Clark on the Nov. 5 general election ballot to be mayor for the next four years.

Kent mayoral race heats up during Clark, Cooke debate | Election 2013

Challenger Tim Clark made it loud and clear during the first mayoral debate that he believes he would be a better team leader than incumbent Suzette Cooke when it comes to working with the Kent City Council.

Kent Mayor Suzette Cooke is in a race against challenger Tim Clark on the Nov. 5 general election ballot to be mayor for the next four years.
Kent Police officer Jeff Kluzak.

Kent Police officer helps save woman’s life

Kent Police officer Jeff Kluzak will receive a life-saving medal next month from Chief Ken Thomas after Kluzak's recent efforts to help save the life of a 73-year-old woman who had no pulse.

Kent Police officer Jeff Kluzak.

Kent city officials seek voluntary compliance from sex offender group homes

Kent city officials have not yet sent out any notices of violation of city code to group homes housing sex offenders.

Kent School District unveils foreign language accreditation program

The Kent School District has begun implementing a language accreditation program in an effort to recognize its multilingual students' innate talents.

Kent Police Officers Ken Clay

Kent joins National Night Out effort

Kent participated in more than 100 events with National Night Out on Tuesday, a unique crime/drug prevention event sponsored by the National Association of Town Watch.

  • Aug 8, 2013
  • BY Wire Service
Kent Police Officers Ken Clay

Little Nickel to team up with the Kent Reporter

Beginning in September, Sound Publishing, Inc. will combine the strength of its community newspaper readership and home delivery with the respected classified content and brand recognition of its Little Nickel products.

  • Aug 8, 2013
  • BY Wire Service

Kent second-alarm apartment fire displaces four families

Four families were displaced by a Kent apartment fire at about 2:30 a.m. Thursday in the 22400 block of the Benson Road on the East Hill.

Ken Sharp won the Kent City Council primary and will face off against either Barbara Phillips or Bailey Stober in the general election.

Sharp shoots to top of Kent City Council race; Stober, Phillips in tight fight for second | Update

Ken Sharp is easily defeating Barbara Phillips and Bailey Stober in a primary race for a Kent City Council seat.

Ken Sharp won the Kent City Council primary and will face off against either Barbara Phillips or Bailey Stober in the general election.

Elliott commands lead in school board race

Longtime Kent resident Bruce Elliott has taken a commanding lead over Maya Vengadasalam and Carmen Goers in the race for a spot on the Kent School Board.

  • Aug 7, 2013
  • BY Wire Service
Washington State Labor Council Secretary-Treasurer Lynne Dodson and Vice President Bob Guenther applaud Machinists Union District Lodge 751 President Tom Wroblerwski

Union president from Kent honored by state labor council

The Washington State Labor Council has honored the president of Machinists Union District Lodge 751 with its Mother Jones Award, in recognition of his "outstanding advocacy on behalf of Washington's working families."

  • Aug 7, 2013
  • BY Wire Service
Washington State Labor Council Secretary-Treasurer Lynne Dodson and Vice President Bob Guenther applaud Machinists Union District Lodge 751 President Tom Wroblerwski
Ken Sharp

Sharp leads Kent City Council race; Elliott winning school board race

King County Elections released the following results Tuesday night for Kent-related races and issues in the primary election:

  • Aug 7, 2013
  • BY Wire Service
Ken Sharp

Forum in Kent on Friday about health care insurance

No matter what your age, it can be difficult to know how to pick a health plan.

  • Aug 6, 2013
  • BY Wire Service
Map of the Aug. 10-11 Always Brothers run.

Marines to pass through Kent during fundraising run Sunday

Marines and other military personnel will run early Sunday through Kent as part of the “Always Brothers for One Mind Run” fund-raising event.

  • Aug 6, 2013
  • BY Wire Service
Map of the Aug. 10-11 Always Brothers run.
Arbor Village head chef of the Lodge John Legg

Kent’s Arbor Village to host iron chef competition

Kent's Arbor Village Continuing Care Retirement Community will host a cooking competition among its chefs from 2-4 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 15.

  • Aug 6, 2013
  • BY Wire Service
Arbor Village head chef of the Lodge John Legg

Espresso stand owner in sex case wants her $250,000 back

A Snohomish woman under investigation for allegedly using her espresso stands as drive-through brothels is demanding that cops give her back the $250,000 in cash they confiscated.

  • Aug 6, 2013
  • BY Wire Service
Kent Police Blotter.

Man busted in Kent city jail after shoving another inmate in sleeping-mat dispute | Police Blotter

Kent Police arrested a man for investigation of fourth-degree assault after he reportedly punched another man in the city jail during a dispute over a sleeping mat in a holding cell.

Kent Police Blotter.