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Sunrise Elementary students and staff recently received an award for their recycling efforts.

Kent’s Sunrise Elementary takes second in national recycling contest

Sunrise Elementary recently finished second in Today USAgain's annual Earth Month Contest.

  • May 25, 2012
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Sunrise Elementary students and staff recently received an award for their recycling efforts.

Torklift Central RV hosts Classic Car and Motorcycle Show on June 2

Torklift Central RV hosts a classic car event from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 2 during its open house at 917 Central Ave. S.

  • May 25, 2012
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Priscilla Hoflack walks past the closed H.D. Hotspurs restaurant and bar on Washington Avenue next to the Kent Kmart. Hotspurs closed in April after 32 years.

H.D. Hotspurs closes in Kent; Goodwill Outlet store might be moving in

The closure of H.D. Hotspurs after 32 years as a popular Kent restaurant and nightclub is just one of several changes going on next to Kmart in the Washington Avenue strip mall.

Priscilla Hoflack walks past the closed H.D. Hotspurs restaurant and bar on Washington Avenue next to the Kent Kmart. Hotspurs closed in April after 32 years.
Kaylee Lynn Pederson will vie for the Miss Teen Seattle title June 17 at the Rialto Theatre in Tacoma.

Kent girls to compete in Seattle Pageant

A pair of Kent girls – 15-year-old Kaylee Lynn Pederson and 8-year-old Angela Becerra (pictured below) – recently were selected to participate in next month's Seattle Pageant.

  • May 24, 2012
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Kaylee Lynn Pederson will vie for the Miss Teen Seattle title June 17 at the Rialto Theatre in Tacoma.
Gavin Thurston

Kids enjoy a day at the Old Fishing Hole Park

About 170 boys and girls ages 14 and younger joined their families for a free fishing event last Saturday at Kent's trout-stocked Old Fishing Hole Park along the Green River.

  • May 24, 2012
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Gavin Thurston

Kent man pleads not guilty to shooting dachshund in leg

A 49-year-old Kent man pleaded not guilty Thursday to first-degree animal cruelty for allegedly shooting a neighbor's dachshund in the leg with a pellet gun for reportedly "crapping" on his property.

The Valley Joey's rugby club celebrate becoming the Washington U19 boy's state champions.

Kent Rugby team wins at state

For the first time in 25 years, the Valley Joey's rugby club became the Washington U19 boy's state champions.

  • May 24, 2012
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The Valley Joey's rugby club celebrate becoming the Washington U19 boy's state champions.

City of Kent to host infrastructure meeting

The Kent City Council Ad Hoc Committee on Infrastructure will meet to discuss infrastructure needs and funding options June 4.

  • May 24, 2012
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The volunteer crew from Powell Custom Homes and Renovations built a new wheelchair ramp for Steven Wangsness of Kent.

Kent man, woman receive free wheelchair ramps

Steven Wangsness can now get in and out of his home. Double-amputee Alicia Hernandez can now enter and leave her home without the assistance of a family member.

  • May 24, 2012
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The volunteer crew from Powell Custom Homes and Renovations built a new wheelchair ramp for Steven Wangsness of Kent.

Union pleased as Hytek-Machinists talks go to mediation

Management at Hytek Finishes has reversed its earlier opposition to asking federal mediators for help in resolving contentious contract talks with the Machinists Union.

  • May 24, 2012
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Sen. Joe Fain

Sen. Fain attends firefighter and emergency response training simulation

Sen. Joe Fain, who represents Kent, attended Fire Ops 101, a training simulation designed to mirror a day in the life of a firefighter.

  • May 24, 2012
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Sen. Joe Fain
Bill Boyce will resign from the Kent School Board in June to devote more time to his Kent City Council position.

Bill Boyce to resign from Kent School Board

Bill Boyce announced his resignation Wednesday night from the Kent School Board in order to focus on his Kent City Council position.

Bill Boyce will resign from the Kent School Board in June to devote more time to his Kent City Council position.

Kentridge hosts benefit yard sale Saturday

Kentridge High School hosts a Relay for Life Yard Sale from noon to 3 p.m. in the school parking lot, 12430 SE 208th St?

  • May 24, 2012
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Kent worker Jerry Wooliver

Kent worker reunites with long-lost sisters

Auburn resident Jerry Wooliver no longer feels alone.

Kent worker Jerry Wooliver
File photo of Kent Police.

Task force arrests 23 gang members, affiliates in South King County

Twenty-three gang members and their affiliates were arrested in Kent, Auburn, Renton, Tukwila and Des Moines as part of a multi-agency crackdown.

File photo of Kent Police.

Volunteers help clean up downtown Kent

More than 60 people participated in the Kent Downtown Partnership Clean-Up Day of downtown.

  • May 23, 2012
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The state will spread out the closing of liquor stores in Kent and the rest of the state from May 28-31 before private sales start June 1.

State to phase out liquor store closures next week in Kent, elsewhere

Two of the four Kent state liquor stores will close May 29 in preparation for the first day of private liquor sales on June 1.

The state will spread out the closing of liquor stores in Kent and the rest of the state from May 28-31 before private sales start June 1.

Prosecutors charge Auburn man for punching boy at Kent theater

A 21-year-old Auburn man was charged with second-degree assault for allegedly hitting a 10-year-old boy in the face during an altercation at a Kent movie theater.

Kent Police released this composite sketch of a suspect wanted in connection with two rapes Oct. 26-27 on the East Hill. Kent Police arrested a 15-year-old boy in November in connection with the crimes.

Court hearing for Kent boy accused of rapes rescheduled again

A hearing set in King County Juvenile Court in Seattle to determine whether a 16-year-old Kent boy charged with rape should be tried as an adult has been rescheduled to June 18.

Kent Police released this composite sketch of a suspect wanted in connection with two rapes Oct. 26-27 on the East Hill. Kent Police arrested a 15-year-old boy in November in connection with the crimes.
Workers at the Davis Wire mill picket in front of the Kent plant on 80th Avenue South on Monday.

Kent wire mill strikes over layoffs, alleged labor law violations

Workers at the Davis Wire mill in Kent went on strike early Monday morning in response to mass layoffs and other alleged unlawful actions by the company, Teamsters claim.

  • May 21, 2012
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Workers at the Davis Wire mill picket in front of the Kent plant on 80th Avenue South on Monday.