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Striking teachers again lined the roadway outside Kent School District headquarters Friday

UPDATED: Striking Kent teachers rally Friday, still no contract; READ THE PROPOSAL

Kent teachers and supporters were out in force Friday morning at school-district headquarters, waving signs and making it clear they wouldn't be going back to… Continue reading

Striking teachers again lined the roadway outside Kent School District headquarters Friday

Lingerie Football League opens play Friday in Kent

Katie Ryckman's dad had a quick reaction when his daughter told him last spring she planned to play lingerie football."He didn't want me to play… Continue reading

Kent firefighters want to ‘fill the boot’

Expect to see at least a couple of Kent firefighters all day Friday at two downtown intersections during a "Fill-the-Boot" fundraiser for the Muscular Dystrophy… Continue reading

Kent Youth Soccer Association President

Soccer fields draw clamor at Council meeting

The public clamor continues to grow for more soccer fields in Kent."There are thousands of kids playing soccer in Kent and over 1,500 in the… Continue reading

Kent Youth Soccer Association President

STRIKE UPDATE: Teachers ordered back to school by Monday; union delivers new contract

By Brian Beckleybbeckley@kentreporter.comFor the first day of school in Kent, will the third time be the charm?If not, teachers in the district will be looking… Continue reading

Kent Education Association President Lisa Brackin Johnson gets rushed by television crews as she walks out of court Thursday. At Thursday's session

Judge to Kent teachers: Class starts Monday or face fines | Read the ruling

Striking Kent teachers must be back in their classrooms teaching by Monday, or they and their union will be facing serious fines. King County Superior Court Judge Andrea Darvas delivered the ruling this afternoon in her courtroom at the Norm Maleng Regional Justice Center. The meeting, which started 1 p.m., was a compliance hearing for the ruling Darvas made a week ago, declaring illegal the strike by the Kent teachers and their union, the Kent Education Association.

Kent Education Association President Lisa Brackin Johnson gets rushed by television crews as she walks out of court Thursday. At Thursday's session

King County declares emergency for potential flooding

King County Executive Kurt Triplett signed a proclamation of emergency Thursday in order to speed up preparation for an increase risk of flooding over the… Continue reading

  • Sep 10, 2009
  • BY Wire Service

DEVELOPING KENT STRIKE STORY: Mediation meeting this morning; court hearing this afternoon

The Kent School District was asked by the state's appointed mediator to reassemble at the mediation site 8 a.m. KEA was to put a package… Continue reading

Megan Walburn

GIRLS SOCCER PREVIEW ’09: Reloaded Kentwood among North favorites again

It has been almost a full year since the top-ranked Kentwood High girls soccer team dropped a 2-1 decision to unranked Shorewood in the state… Continue reading

  • Sep 10, 2009
  • BY Wire Service
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Callie Basler

Frustrated with Kent teachers strike, kids organize their own rally

Schools on Kent remained closed on Wednesday, but on what was scheduled to be the second first day of school this year a group of… Continue reading

  • Sep 10, 2009
  • BY Wire Service
Callie Basler

STRIKE UPDATE: Mediators suspend bargaining until after Thursday court date

Following an all-night bargaining session overnight Sunday, the mediators working to solve the Kent Education Association - Kent School District Contract Dispute dismissed both sides… Continue reading

  • Sep 9, 2009
  • BY Wire Service
A protester with the group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals holds up a sign Thursday outside the Kent ShoWare Center

SEE THE SLIDE SHOW: PETA organizes rally against circus in Kent

Protesters with the group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals organized a rally Thursday outside the Kent ShoWare Center, protesting Ringling Brothers and Barnum… Continue reading

  • Sep 9, 2009
  • BY Wire Service
A protester with the group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals holds up a sign Thursday outside the Kent ShoWare Center
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Teachers defy court order; So what happens next?

With teachers in the Kent School District deciding Monday to defy a King County Superior Court Judge's order to end their nearly two-week old strike… Continue reading

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STRIKE VOTE: Kent teachers defy judge’s order; vote to continue strike

The Kent teachers union voted Monday to defy a judge’s orders to head back to their classrooms this week. Instead, members of the Kent Education… Continue reading

  • Sep 8, 2009
  • BY Wire Service

Kent strike: No resolution in sight; clock ticking to union vote tonight

Negotiations between the Kent School District and the Kent Education Association continued over the weekend and through Labor Day in an attempt to reach an… Continue reading

Second mediator called in to Kent teacher talks

A second state mediator was sent to Kent this past weekend to help work toward an agreement on a new contract.The second mediator was requested… Continue reading

Governor Gregoire seeks to help quell Kent strike

Governor Christine Gregoire last week called both sides in the Kent School District-Kent Education Association contract dispute to urge both sides to work together.According to… Continue reading

Kent School Board staying updated on strike status

Members of the Kent School Board have been staying updated on the negotiations between the district and the Kent Education Association through phone calls with… Continue reading

Kent Council race: Albertson, Koepp head to primaries

As expected by the early returns from the Aug. 18 primary, incumbent Elizabeth Albertson will face off against Geoff Koepp in the general election Nov.… Continue reading

  • Sep 7, 2009
  • BY Wire Service
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KENT STRIKE: Big rally Friday; no contract yet

Negotiations were to continue at noon today between the Kent School District and the Kent Education Association, the teachers' union, over the teachers' labor contract.Teachers… Continue reading

  • Sep 5, 2009
  • BY Wire Service
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