Kent city crews and contractors have placed nearly 20,000 giant sandbags along a 12-mile stretch of Green River levees in an effort to help protect homes and businesses from flooding this winter.
Before the Howard Hanson Dam, the rainy winters of the Green River Valley brought with them a sense of dread.
The Green River, which created the fertile valley, frequently would become a flooding nemesis, turning the communities on its banks into unwelcome versions of Venice.
Within 10 minutes of getting a call in September from the frantic owner of an aging Arabian horse up to its neck in a marsh in Enumclaw, the Plateau-based Washington State Animal Response Team was on its way.
One of the most important elements of emergency response to any disaster is the ability to communicate, and a group of hams are a key to keep this area talking.
The City of Auburn is making sandbags available to the public. Bags will be available at the following dates and times:
Nine years ago, Jim and Billie Fugate moved from their home of 29 years on Lea Hill to a house on Pike Street just where it curves into 12th Street.
The City of Auburn began planning for potential flooding of the Green River last January shortly after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers first raised alarm bells about the compromised holding capacity of the Howard Hanson Dam.
1850s - Settllers begin moving into the Green River Valley, setting up farms on the fertile flood plain. Begin working around the Green River’s capacity for flooding each winter.
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The Kent School District has announced the schedule for "The Future is Now," a new television series produced by students in the Kent School District showcasing the importance of technology in the classrooms and the business world.
King County Animal Care and Control is waiving adoption fees on all animals at its two shelter locations and for pets in foster care in advance of moving their Kent shelter location out of the Green River valley flood zone.
A dispute between a manager and a bookkeeper Monday at a Kent auto body shop led to a double shooting and left two men injured.
Kent city officials called it a “trend stopper” as sales tax revenue in September nearly matched the city’s monthly budget projections for the first time all year.
Members of the cast of "New Moon," the second film in the "Twilight" saga, will be at the Westfield Shopping Center shopping mall this week as part of a promotion for the new movie, which opens Nov. 20.
Cast members Charlie Bewley and Daniel Cudmore, who play Demetri and Felix, respectively, will be at the mall at 4:30 p.m. Nov. 12 at Nordstrom.
CITY OF KENTBallots Cast: 15620Turnout: 42.34%MayorSuzette Cooke: 10111, 68.60%Jim Berrios: 4601, 31.21%Write-in: 28, 0.19%Council Position No. 2 short and full termJamie Danielson: 10821, 99.12%Write-in: 96,… Continue reading
A U.S. District Court jury convicted a 47-year-old Des Moines man Friday of 19 felony counts in connection with threats he made against the Boeing Co., Shell Oil and Chevron Oil.
Acting on a tip, Seattle and Tukwila Police Detectives on Friday were called to an apartment complex in the 13700 block of 56th Ave. S.… Continue reading
Incumbent Mike Miller and challenger Aaron Heide are locked in a tight race for Commissioner Position No. 4 on the Valley Medical Center Public Hospital District 1 board.
CITY OF KENT
Ballots Cast: 12,344
Mayor
Suzette Cooke: 5133, 68.80%
Jim Berrios: 2309, 30.95%
Write-in: 19, 0.25%
