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Boeing Employees Choir to perform benefit concert June 1

The Boeing Employees Choir Benefit Concert is 7 p.m. June 1 at Kent United First Methodist Church, 11010 SE 248th St.

  • May 16, 2013
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Phil Lampman

SLIDESHOW | Legends, fans relive good ol’ hydro days

Big boat teams and drivers appeared at the inaugural H-1 Season Kickoff Party last Saturday at the Hydroplane and Raceboat Museum.

  • May 16, 2013
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Phil Lampman
The State Liquor Board has issued draft regulations for the recreational marijuana market. Voters approved the sale of marijuana by passing I-502 last November.

State Liquor Control Board issues draft rules for recreational marijuana market; seeks public comment

Now's the time to let the State Liquor Control Board (WSLCB) know your opinion of the proposed rules for the state's new recreational marijuana market.

The State Liquor Board has issued draft regulations for the recreational marijuana market. Voters approved the sale of marijuana by passing I-502 last November.
A mobile spay station will be available twice a week at the Kent Pet Adoption Center.

Mobile Spay Station to be at Kent Pet Adoption Center twice a week

Regional Animal Services of King County (RASKC) is partnering with Pasado's Safe Haven and South County Cats to bring Pasado's Mobile Spay Station to the Pet Adoption Center in Kent twice a week.

  • May 16, 2013
  • BY Wire Service
A mobile spay station will be available twice a week at the Kent Pet Adoption Center.
Donna Simpson is on a mission to beat breast cancer.

Resilient Simpson vows to ‘kick cancer’ | Komen Race for the Cure

Donna Simpson sits at her computer, logs onto Facebook and starts to write a very stern, very powerful letter for all to read.

Donna Simpson is on a mission to beat breast cancer.

Fairwood Elementary to repair roof

Fairwood Elementary School will replace a section of its roof this summer to adhere to district safety standards.

Max Meaker’s 3D design

Kentridge’s Meaker takes third in international engineering competition

Kentridge High School senior Max Meaker took won third place in an international engineering competition. Meaker placed in the Art & Architecture category of the annual Extreme Redesign 3D Printing Challenge sponsored by Stratasys, a manufacturer of 3D printers that create prototypes directly from 3D CAD files or other 3D content.

  • May 16, 2013
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Max Meaker’s 3D design
Kent Police Chief Ken Thomas.

Kent Police Chief Ken Thomas to speak at May 17 breakfast

Kent Police Chief Ken Thomas will speak about how to be Safe and Secure in downtown Kent at the Kent Downtown Partnership Breakfast Hour from 7-9 a.m. Friday, May 17 at the ShoWare Center club lounge.

  • May 16, 2013
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Kent Police Chief Ken Thomas.
The Kent East Hill Boxing Club will present a benefit event Thursday

Kent boxing club presents East Hill Youth Benefit event May 16

The Kent East Hill Boxing Club will present the East Hill Youth Benefit event at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 16 at the Kent Parks Department Community Center at the Kent Phoenix Academy, 11000 S.E. 264th St.

  • May 16, 2013
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The Kent East Hill Boxing Club will present a benefit event Thursday
Sen. Joe Fain and Nihal Dhillon of Kent

Fain sponsors Kent student as Senate page

Nihal Dhillon, a homeschool student from Kent, spent the final week of the regular legislative session working as a page for the Washington State Senate at the Capitol in Olympia. Sen. Joe Fain (R-Auburn) who represents the 47th District that includes Kent, Auburn, Covington and Renton, sponsored Dhillon.

  • May 15, 2013
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Sen. Joe Fain and Nihal Dhillon of Kent
Elizabeth Albertson.

Albertson won’t run again for Kent City Council; wants state House seat

Elizabeth Albertson won't be running for re-election this year to the Kent City Council as she plans to seek a House seat in the state Legislature.

Elizabeth Albertson.

Kent School District sets May 22 meeting for special education program

The Kent School District has scheduled a meeting May 22 for parents of children who receive special education services. The meeting is slated for 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the Mill Creek Middle School Project Room, 620 N. Central Ave., Kent.

  • May 15, 2013
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Sharon Pfeiffer

Pfeiffer elected Washington State PTA Region 9 director

Sharon Pfeiffer of Kent was recently elected as Washington State PTA Region 9 director for a two-year term beginning June 1.

  • May 15, 2013
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Sharon Pfeiffer
Karanbir Singh

Kentridge High School student wins prestigious National Merit Scholarship

Kentridge High School senior Karanbir Singh was just awarded the prestigious National Merit Scholarship.

  • May 15, 2013
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Karanbir Singh

State grant provides conservation crew support in Kent

The Urban Forestry Restoration Project, administered by the Washington State Department of Natural Resources Urban and Community Forestry Program (DNR), has provided Kent with an opportunity to improve the health of trees and forested sites in several urban settings around the city.

  • May 15, 2013
  • BY Wire Service

Pasado’s Safe Haven’s Spay Station returns to Kent on Wednesday

Pasado's Safe Haven's Spay Station, a state-of-the-art mobile spay/neuter clinic on wheels, returns to South King County at 7 a.m. Wednesday, providing low-cost cat and dog spay/neuter for income-qualified, disabled or senior citizens.

  • May 14, 2013
  • BY Wire Service
Douglas Ta’a

Kent’s Ta’a receives LAGRANT Scholarship

University of Washington student Douglas Ta'a of Kent is among a group of 22 undergraduates from throughout the country to receive THE LAGRANT Foundation Scholarship awarded to ethnic minority students pursuing degrees in advertising, marketing or public relations fields.

  • May 14, 2013
  • BY Wire Service
Douglas Ta’a
Jorge L. Lizarraga.

Trial continued to Oct. 8 for man charged in Kent murder of Devin Topps

Jorge L. Lizarraga faces an Oct. 8 trial date for the 2010 second-degree murder of Devin Topps, a former Kentridge High School student athlete.

Jorge L. Lizarraga.
A masked man armed with a handgun enters Bonaci Fine Jewelers in Kent on the morning of May 4.

Man suspected in Kent attempted armed robbery of jewelry store dies from gunshot wound

A man suspected of an attempted armed robbery that included the exchange of gunshots last week at a Kent jewelry store was found dead in Auburn from a gunshot wound.

A masked man armed with a handgun enters Bonaci Fine Jewelers in Kent on the morning of May 4.

Fire damages Kent West Hill home

Fire heavily damaged the attic space and roof of a Kent home at about 2:30 a.m. Tuesday in the 23900 block of 43rd Avenue South on the West Hill.