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Amanda Henneman with Dilettante Mocha Cafe at Kent Station gives Halloween candy to Alexa Mass

Happy Halloween at Kent Station | Slide Show

Kent Station was filled with scary ghouls, enchanted princesses and super heroes.

Amanda Henneman with Dilettante Mocha Cafe at Kent Station gives Halloween candy to Alexa Mass

Kent reaches agreement to improve salmon habitat along Rock Creek

The city of Kent has reached agreement with the National Marine Fisheries Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on a plan to improve habitat for threatened salmon while also assuring the city’s ability to utilize water from its Clark Springs water supply.

  • Oct 31, 2011
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Kent Holiday Craft Market runs Nov. 4-5

It’s almost time for Kent’s 25th annual Holiday Craft Market. The market will run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 4 and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5 at the Kent Senior Activity Center, 600 E. Smith St.

  • Oct 31, 2011
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Robert Birkby

Boy Scout luncheon Nov. 3 at Kent’s ShoWare Center

Robert Birkby, author of the Boy Scout Handbook, will speak at the Seattle Thunderbirds Friends of Scouting Luncheon that runs from noon to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 3 at the ShoWare Center in Kent.

  • Oct 31, 2011
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Robert Birkby
Emilia Couture

People pack Kent pumpkin patch

It's still not too late in Kent to get a pumpkin at the Carpinito Brothers Pumpkin Patch in and corn maze that is open Monday until dusk.

  • Oct 31, 2011
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Emilia Couture

Dancing for the love of the sport | Allison Needles

Name a sport. What’s the first thing you think of? Maybe soccer, baseball, or football.

Trick or treat at Kent Station on Halloween

Once again trick-or-treaters can go to the Kent Station shopping mall Oct. 31 to celebrate Halloween.

Secretary of State forecasts 47 percent turnout predicted for election | Nov. 8

Secretary of State Sam Reed is forecasting a 47 percent “turnout” for the General Election in Washington.

  • Oct 29, 2011
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Alaskan Way Viaduct reopened to traffic early | Expect delays

State Route 99 Alaskan Way Viaduct reopened at 12:44 p.m. today – nearly two days early – following an intense week of demolition and construction.

  • Oct 29, 2011
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Letter from Kent City Council violates state’s open public meetings act

A letter sent by four Kent City Council members has created quite a storm around City Hall and violated the state’s open public meetings act.

Eric Chudler

Speaker series kicks off at Kentlake High School

Eric Chudler hopped on one foot, talked to the audience and juggled simultaneously on the stage of the Kentlake High Performing Arts Center.

Eric Chudler

Kent students focus on high education in new programs

Mill Creek Middle School offers Latino students the chance to share their voices. The Latino/Latina Education Achievement Project (LEAP) kicked off at the Kent School District this year. The mission is to improve academic achievement of Latino/Latina students.

  • Oct 28, 2011
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Irene Aboltins

Irene Aboltins from Kent celebrates her 105th birthday

Irene Aboltins remembers her first thoughts of Kent when she arrived in 1977, a new grandmother, ready to settle in a new state after many years of moving from place to place.

Irene Aboltins

Kent Police arrest Kent man in connection with Panther Lake shooting

Kent Police arrested a 29-year-old Kent man Wednesday for investigation of first-degree assault in connection with the Tuesday evening shooting in the Panther Lake area that injured a 31-year-old Seattle man.

Kent Police are looking for a yellow pickup with a rack similar to this one involved in a hit-and-run accident Oct. 22 that killed a Kent man.

Kent Police seek hit-and-run driver who struck and killed pedestrian

Kent Police want the public's help to find a hit-and-run driver who reportedly struck and killed a Kent man on the East Hill.

Kent Police are looking for a yellow pickup with a rack similar to this one involved in a hit-and-run accident Oct. 22 that killed a Kent man.

Covington Police and King County Sheriff’s deputies search for 50-year-old white man from the Covington-Kent area who is wanted for child molestation | Crime Alert

The King County Sheriff's Office is currently looking for a 50-year-old white man who has an arrest warrant for child molestation.

  • Oct 26, 2011
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Trick-or-treat at Kent Station Oct. 31

Once again trick-or-treaters can go to the Kent Station shopping mall Oct. 31 to celebrate Halloween.

  • Oct 26, 2011
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Kent Police investigating shooting of Seattle man | Update

Kent Police were still trying to identify the suspect Wednesday in a Tuesday evening shooting in the Panther Lake area that injured a 31-year-old Seattle man.

Pine Hill 5th grade teacher Jeiomie Heath poses with his mad scientist equipment for a special lab for his class.

Kent elementary teacher has a spooky way of teaching | Slide Show

Students and teachers at Pine Tree Elementary are on the lookout for a mad scientist that is roaming the halls carrying large, plastic spiders in his hands.

Pine Hill 5th grade teacher Jeiomie Heath poses with his mad scientist equipment for a special lab for his class.

How to prevent fires on Halloween | State Fire Marshal

The Office of the State Fire Marshal recommends practicing these safety habits for a safe and happy Halloween:

  • Oct 25, 2011
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