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The state Department of Transportation will install a culvert similar to this one Aug. 10-13 and close Highway 167 near South 180th Street.

State to close Highway 167 between Kent-Renton Aug. 10-13

Kent drivers should prepare for a complete closure of Highway 167 in both directions Aug. 10-13 between South 180th Street and Interstate 405.

The state Department of Transportation will install a culvert similar to this one Aug. 10-13 and close Highway 167 near South 180th Street.
Brian Anderson

Emergency Feeding Program now serving the area

A resource for the hungry will now be centered in South King County. The Emergency Feeding Program of Seattle, King County is now operating their main warehouse out of the former Greenfresh Market building in Renton.

  • Aug 10, 2012
  • BY Wire Service
Brian Anderson
Players in the 11-12-year-old age group break away while trying to avoid sliding cones that test their agility during the Seattle Thunderbirds’ fourth annual Hockey School at the ShoWare Center. T-Bird coaches and players led on- and off-ice training and instruction throughout the week.

T-Birds put school on ice for kids

Hockey stars of tomorrow hit the ice for an instructional summer hockey camp at the ShoWare Center this week.

Players in the 11-12-year-old age group break away while trying to avoid sliding cones that test their agility during the Seattle Thunderbirds’ fourth annual Hockey School at the ShoWare Center. T-Bird coaches and players led on- and off-ice training and instruction throughout the week.
Evan Lysacek

Olympic champion Evan Lysacek to return to skating in Kent

Let the hype begin about ice skater Evan Lysacek coming to Kent.

Evan Lysacek
Keeping the family business going: Jack “Zab” Zaborac

A family tradition: Zaboracs celebrate 50 years of operating Kent Bowl

Jack Zaborac doesn't necessarily consider it retirement, but the patriarch of Kent's long-standing bowling family is stepping aside.

Keeping the family business going: Jack “Zab” Zaborac
Marci Goebel

Kent soccer team on a goodwill mission to Norway

A grinning Connor Troutner beamed with anticipation. It's not every day you get a chance to explore a Scandinavian country and play on a foreign field – just for kicks.

Marci Goebel

District provides free Child Find screenings | School briefs

The Kent School District offers free Child Find screenings for children ages 3-5 who may have a disability.

  • Aug 8, 2012
  • BY Wire Service
Marques Weekly

Kentridge graduate Marques Weekly drowns in Lake Tapps

Marques Weekly touched a lot of lives with his participation in football, track and field and drama at Kentridge High School.

Marques Weekly

Primary results for Kent-area candidates, measures | Election 2012

King County voters appear to be approving a property tax measure to rebuild the Youth Services Center in Seattle.

Dave Davis of the American Legion Kent Post sets the flag at the grave of a Civil War veteran in 2009 at Saar Cemetery. A dedication ceremony Sept. 6 at the cemetery will include replacement markers for four Civil War veterans.

Civil War markers to be dedicated at Kent’s Saar Pioneer Cemetery

A dedication ceremony that includes replacement markers for four Civil War veterans is set for 3 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 6 at Saar Pioneer Cemetery in Kent.

Dave Davis of the American Legion Kent Post sets the flag at the grave of a Civil War veteran in 2009 at Saar Cemetery. A dedication ceremony Sept. 6 at the cemetery will include replacement markers for four Civil War veterans.
Kent Police Blotter.

Kent woman pushes husband into headboard during divorce dispute | Police Blotter

Kent Police arrested a woman for investigation of fourth-degree assault after she allegedly pushed her husband into a desk and headboard during an argument about getting a divorce at about 7:03 p.m. July 29 at a home in the 10900 block of Southeast 235th Place.

Kent Police Blotter.

Kent Fire Department to host golf tournament for community assistance program

The Kent Fire Department will host its first Community Assistance Referral and Education Services (FDCARES) charity golf tournament on Thursday, Aug. 9 at Meridian Valley Country Club in Kent.

Kent students named to University of Washington’s dean’s list

The University of Washington released the names of students from the Kent area who were named to the dean's list for spring quarter.

  • Aug 3, 2012
  • BY Wire Service
Pam Wells

Concerned neighborhoods to gather for Kent’s National Night Out

Pam Wells hopes that fellow residents in her Meadow Glen Townhomes community take the same attitude to safety and crime prevention that she does.

  • Aug 3, 2012
  • BY Wire Service
Pam Wells
Kent's ShoWare Center got hit by an unexpected business and occupation tax by the state Department of Revenue.

State hits ShoWare Center in Kent with unexpected B&O tax

The city-owned ShoWare Center took a deeper loss than expected in the second quarter of this year because of an additional $100,000 business and occupation tax payable to the state Department of Revenue.

Kent's ShoWare Center got hit by an unexpected business and occupation tax by the state Department of Revenue.

Kent’s Bartell Drugs part of ‘School Tools for Kids in Need’ drive

Bartell Drugs' "School Tools for Kids in Need" school supplies donation drive kicks off Monday at all 58 Bartell's locations – including Kent at 12946 SE Kent-kangley Road – to support local students through World Vision's Teacher Resource Center in Fife.

  • Aug 3, 2012
  • BY Wire Service
Danny Stevens follows his putt on the 17th hole at Riverbend during the 12th annual Western Amputee Golf Tournament last weekend. Stevens is an avid golfer who shoots a good game.

Back in the game: Advances help amputee golfers shine at Riverbend

Danny Stevens stands firmly on two feet, swings a smooth iron and turns heady shot-maker on the golf course come weekends.

Danny Stevens follows his putt on the 17th hole at Riverbend during the 12th annual Western Amputee Golf Tournament last weekend. Stevens is an avid golfer who shoots a good game.

Kent seeks volunteers to write pro/con statements about property tax levy measure

The Kent City Council is seeking volunteers to write the statements that will appear in the voters’ pamphlet both for, and against, a property tax measure to pay to maintain and improve existing parks and streets.

Kent’s Allegro dance studio earns high ranking in Northwest, nation

The Allegro Performing Arts Academy in Kent has been named one of the top 60 dance studios in the nation and among the top 10 in the Pacific Northwest.

Kent Mayor Suzette Cooke prepares for a fast pass down Pacific Raceways' drag strip.

Mayor Cooke goes for a fast lap at Pacific Raceways

Kent Mayor Suzette Cooke joined other dignitaries for a fast ride down the quarter-mile strip – courtesy of the Frank Hawley Drag Racing School – at Pacific Raceways on Wednesday afternoon.

  • Aug 1, 2012
  • BY Wire Service
Kent Mayor Suzette Cooke prepares for a fast pass down Pacific Raceways' drag strip.