Kent Rotary, in partnership with the City of Kent Parks Department, annually hosts a kids fishing experience at a two-acre pond in Kent, affectionately known as the Ol'Fishin' Hole.
This recent one-day event attracted hundreds of youngsters from toddlers up to the age of 14 (no license is required).
Unable to secure enough sponsorships, organizers decided to cancel the third annual "So You Think Kent Has Talent!" competition.
The Kent Black Action Commission has announced the launch of its Education, Leadership and Advocacy Project.
The city of Kent is seeking applicants for one vacancy on the Kent Special Events Center Public Facilities District (PFD) Board of Directors that helps oversee ShoWare Center budgets and operations.
The Kent City Council voted 4-2 on Tuesday night to reduce the city's gambling tax rate on the Great American Casino from 11 percent to 7 percent on gross revenues.
The annual Summer Recycling Collection Event and Recycling Products Sale is from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 1 at the Kent Phoenix Academy parking lot at 11000 S.E. 264th St.
The trial date has been continued to July 22 for a man who reportedly made nearly $200,000 as a pimp in Kent and Seattle.
Kent Police arrested NBA player Terrence Williams on Sunday for investigation of second-degree assault domestic violence when he allegedly displayed a handgun to a woman during a scheduled visitation exchange of their 10-year-old son.
Health care professionals and medical facilities will soon be able to donate unused, unopened prescription drugs for distribution to people without health insurance, thanks to legislation signed into law late last week by Gov. Jay Inslee.
The King County Flood Control District Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Monday to move ahead with repairs to the Briscoe Desimone Levee along the Green River by approving an agreement with the city of Kent to construct the project.
Kent Police are asking for help to track down a man who reportedly exposed himself at about 1:29 p.m. Sunday on the West Hill.
The Kent Fire Department Regional Fire Authority will coordinate its Gift of Life presentations on May 22 and May 30.
Applications for the Kent Cornucopia Days Grand Parade are now being accepted through July 1 at www.kcdays.com. The parade is set for 2 p.m. July 14.
Kent Youth and Family services held an anti-bullying presentation last Friday to teach the children in the Birch Creek community how to stand up to bullies.
The Kent mayor's race and two City Council races highlight the 2013 election campaign.
Gov. Jay Inslee made a quick stop Friday in Kent to pump up South Sound politicians and business leaders about the importance for the Legislature to pass a transportation funding package during the special session that started this week.
Detectives from the Washington State Patrol (WSP) Missing and Exploited Children’s Task Force (MECTF) arrested a Kent man Thursday for investigation of possession and distribution of child pornography.
Kent-Meridian High School will be hosting the 2013 Royal Volleyball Camps at the Kent-Meridian Gym Complex.
After 93 years at the same location along West Valley Highway just north of South 277th Street, Smith Brothers Farms has decided to move to a larger dairy production facility a few miles to the east in Kent.
Residents can take part in a Kent Police Community Meeting and Block Watch 101 class on Thursday, May 23 at Sunnycrest Elementary School, 24620 42nd Ave. S., on the West Hill.
