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Kent Relay for Life joins historic cancer study: Participants needed

Kent residents have the chance to join the movement to create a world with less cancer and more birthdays by participating in Cancer Prevention Study-3 (CPS-3), a historic study that has the potential to change the face of cancer for future generations.

  • Mar 16, 2010
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Emotional moment: Law officers operated as pallbearers Dec. 8 for the casket of Lakewood officer Greg Richards

Lakewood Law Enforcement Memorial Act campaign announced; one of officers from Kent

On March 16, families of the fallen Lakewood Police Officers, State Legislators, local elected officials and stakeholders announced a campaign to support the constitutional amendment recently enacted by the State Legislature.

  • Mar 16, 2010
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Emotional moment: Law officers operated as pallbearers Dec. 8 for the casket of Lakewood officer Greg Richards
Kent-Meridian student artist Samantha Rossbach

Spring Into Art puts Kent students in the spotlight

From her earliest school days, Samantha Rossbach knew she loved to create art. "In first grade, we had to write journal entries, and I would scribble and try to make a picture out of it," the Kent teenager said, noting she'd been drawing "forever."

Kent-Meridian student artist Samantha Rossbach

Parent alert: Kent school boundary committee meets tonight. Elementaries could see changes

A collection of Kent School District elementaries could be seeing boundary changes, due to fluctuations in their student populations.

The City of Kent has many ways you can acknowledge Earth Day - and volunteer to make public spaces greener.

Celebrate this year’s Earth Day in Kent

Kent Parks invites volunteers of all ages and abilities to get involved on Earth Day on April 17 and Arbor Day April 24. These Saturday… Continue reading

  • Mar 15, 2010
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The City of Kent has many ways you can acknowledge Earth Day - and volunteer to make public spaces greener.

Family of three escapes from Kent house fire Saturday

A Kent family of three was without a home, following a house fire early Saturday morning on the 23800 block of 38th Avenue South.

  • Mar 15, 2010
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The Seattle Thunderbirds

Thunderbirds’ final games of the season this weekend at ShoWare

The Seattle Thunderbirds hope to end the season with a bang Sunday night at the ShoWare Center. The Thunderbirds (18-38-7-5 at press time) will be playing host to the Vancouver Giants at 5:05 p.m. in the team’s final game of its Western Hockey League schedule. (The T-Birds' second-to-last game of the season is 7:05 p.m. Saturday against the Portland Winterhawks, also at the ShoWare Center.) At Sunday's final game, the Kentw

  • Mar 12, 2010
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The Seattle Thunderbirds
Kent Predators’ quarterback Charles McCullum tries to scramble by a teammate during a warmup drill at Kent Memorial Park on Thursday

Ready for some football? Kent Predators taking it home tonight

Fans will find out just what the professional Indoor Football League is all about when the Kent Predators make their debut Friday, March 12 at the ShoWare Center.

Kent Predators’ quarterback Charles McCullum tries to scramble by a teammate during a warmup drill at Kent Memorial Park on Thursday

Microsoft leaders set to attend technology forum in Kent

A special technology forum, featuring some top officials from Microsoft, has been scheduled for 6-8:30 p.m. March 17 at the Imperial Garden Seafood Restaurant, at Kent’s Great Wall Shopping Mall.

  • Mar 12, 2010
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Kent offers Community Police Academy

Learn about the daily operations of the Kent Police Department.

  • Mar 12, 2010
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Kent city committee to determine Panther Lake casino’s fate

The Kent City Council’s Operations Committee will consider a resolution to approve a grandfather clause to allow the Great American Casino to remain in business after July 1 when the city annexes the casino and the rest of the Panther Lake area.

Crews for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers work to install a grout curtain last year to help slow a leak on the abutment next to the Howard Hanson Dam.

Designs for fixing Howard Hanson Dam ready by June, Army Corps says

The commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers told U.S. Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) Thursday in Washington D.C., that design alternatives for a permanent fix to a leaky right abutment next to the Howard Hanson Dam would be ready by June.

  • Mar 11, 2010
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Crews for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers work to install a grout curtain last year to help slow a leak on the abutment next to the Howard Hanson Dam.
Kent Predators’ quarterback Charles McCullum tries to scramble by a teammate during a March 4 practice at Kent Memorial Park.

Ready for some football? Kent Predators play first home game Friday night at ShoWare

Fans will find out just what the professional Indoor Football League is all about when the Kent Predators make their debut Friday, March 12 at the ShoWare Center.

Kent Predators’ quarterback Charles McCullum tries to scramble by a teammate during a March 4 practice at Kent Memorial Park.

New brewery comes to Kent

The Airways Brewing Co. opens its doors for business March 11, from its location at 6644 S. 196th St., No. T-100, in the West Valley Business Park, at the corner of 196th and West Valley Highway.

  • Mar 11, 2010
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Morgan Conley

Celebrate Spring into Art now in downtown Kent

Celebrate youth artwork by attending a free opening reception for Kent’s Spring Into Art event, from 5-8 p.m. Friday at the Centennial Gallery. In addition to the reception, Spring into Art includes a Kent Student Art Walk, featuring the work of more than 450 students displayed in 20 downtown businesses. The art walk runs through March 19.

  • Mar 10, 2010
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Morgan Conley

Tasered man chews, licks dart; man smacks brother in the head with baseball bat | Kent Police Blotter

A man Tasered March 3 by Kent Police reportedly wasn't fazed by it, going so far as to pull the Taser dart out of his stomach, chewing and licking it a bit.

Kent Police Education Specialist Sara Wood works with officers to combat graffiti through organized cleanups and provides property crime-prevention tips to local businesses.

Kent’s Sara Wood the queen of the graffiti paint-over

Thoughts of becoming a police officer once danced in the head of Sara Wood. But Wood seems to have found an even better fit as a Kent Police public education specialist. She helps teach people how to prevent crime rather than arrest people for committing crimes.

Kent Police Education Specialist Sara Wood works with officers to combat graffiti through organized cleanups and provides property crime-prevention tips to local businesses.

Kent says it’s the best site for new FAA headquarters

The pieces are falling into place for Kent's bid to bring a major federal facility to town. On March 1, the city signed off on a letter of intent to the feds, throwing its hat in the ring for a new Federal Aviation Administration regional headquarters.

Kent Station celebrated Easter with an egg hunt

Send us your Easter activities

The time for Easter is nearly upon us - this year's holiday falls on April 4. Let the Kent Reporter know about your organization's Easter egg hunts, Easter bunny visits, and in keeping with traditions of faith, your Easter services.

  • Mar 9, 2010
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Kent Station celebrated Easter with an egg hunt

Indoor Football League: Alaska downs Kent Predators 48-39

The Alaska Wild ended an 18-game losing streak with a 48-39 win over the Kent Predators in a professional Indoor Football League game Monday night in Anchorage.

  • Mar 9, 2010
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