A compensation package for Valley Medical Center’s chief executive officer and transparency of government issues concerning the board of commissioners have become hot topics for the public hospital district.
The state Auditor’s Office hired the Seattle firm Ernst & Young to complete a performance audit of three public hospital districts, including Valley, Public Hospital District No. 1.
Wade Rivera, 8, tries to put some muscle power into picking up a pumpkin Wednesday at the Carpinito Brothers Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maze, 1148 Central Ave. N. He was seeking the perfect pumpkin with his mom Tara Rivera and sister Lauren, 5, at left. He’s probably going to need some help, if this is his pumpkin of choice.
Kent Council member and candidate Elizabeth Albertson is apologizing for stating in the 2009 Washington state voters’ guide that she is the executive director of the Kent chapter of Communities in Schools, despite being let go from the position in June.
Voters from all over Kent turned the Senior Activity Center into the focus of the city's political energy Monday as the candidates for the open positions in city government all gathered for the Kent Reporter-sponsored debate forum. Roughly 300 people filled the senior-center meeting room to watch candidates in three important city races square off.
The King County Prosecutor's Office filed a first-degree murder charge Monday against a 22-year-old Kent man in connection with the shooting death of a 30-year-old Kent man Oct. 15 on the East Hill.
The shooting occurred after a dispute over a drug deal, according to charging papers.
To protect public health and safety in the event of major flooding related to Howard Hanson Dam, King County employees will install and test flood walls Thursday, Oct. 22 at 12:30 p.m. at the South Treatment Plant in Renton. The project is part of the county’s work to actively prepare for flooding and safeguard its vital regional wastewater infrastructure in the Green River Valley.
U.S. Senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell, and Congressmen Dave Reichert and Adam Smith have called on the Departments of Commerce and Interior to provide critical weather forecasting and river monitoring resources from the National Weather Service and the U.S.
The King County Council has passed legislation approving $34.6 million in funding for flood preparation activities in the Green River Valley as requested by King County Executive Kurt Triplett in September.
Plans for evacuating up to 30,000 residents of the Green River Valley are complete, with work under way to shelter up to 5,000 evacuees for several weeks at a time, according to officials from King County agencies who earlier this month briefed the Metropolitan King County Council’s Committee of the Whole.
A Des Moines Police detective and two King County sergeants earned law-enforcement awards Oct. 2 in Kent for their work to combat domestic violence.
Kent Mayor Suzette Cooke will present her 2010 preliminary city budget to the City Council at a workshop 4 p.m. Thursday at City Hall, 220 Fourth Ave. S.
If you’re wondering who to choose on the November general election ballot, when it comes to Kent’s top elected officials, make tracks to the Kent Senior Activity Center Oct. 19.
The city of Kent will receive $2.59 million this year from the King County Flood Control District to help place 20,000 giant sandbags along 12 miles of Green River levees for increased flood protection.
A Kent man was shot and killed at about 9:43 p.m. Thursday in the 10900 block of Southeast 256th Street on the East Hill.Kent Police… Continue reading
To join the city of Kent, or not.That's the question facing Panther Lake residents as they fill out their Nov. 3 mail-in ballots about whether… Continue reading
The Kent Area PTA Council is hosting a candidates forum for candidates seeking a seat on the Kent School Board from 6:30-8 p.m. Monday at… Continue reading
Like many Kent valley businesses, the Kent School District is preparing a plan for what to do with its three valley schools - and the students and teachers in them - if flood waters start to rise this winter.
More than 200 people overflowed a courtroom Tuesday night at the Norm Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent to protest proposed King County budget cuts in 2010.
The City of Kent will begin making complimentary sand and sand bags available to Kent residents beginning Thursday, Oct. 15. Empty sandbags, along with instructions for proper filling and placement, will be available for pick up at the City’s Operations facility located at 5821 W. James St. at the following dates and times:
• WHO can get the H1N1 influenza vaccine?
A small amount of 20,000 doses of flu vaccine for King County are expected to arrive locally next week for immunization of health care workers. Healthcare providers are a priority group for vaccination, as they are at high risk for infection and could put vulnerable patients at risk.
