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Kent schools: Fewer teachers to see layoffs

After months of bad news regarding the budget, there is finally a glimmer of hope in the Kent School District, as new budget projections will… Continue reading

ShoWare is topic of board meeting

Financial and marketing updates about the ShoWare Center will be on the agenda when the Public Facilities District board meets at 3:30 p.m. Thursday in… Continue reading

  • May 27, 2009
  • BY Wire Service

City seeks help for trailwork

Volunteers are wanted to help the city of Kent build a new trail and make other improvements at Glenn Nelson Park, South 268th Street and… Continue reading

  • May 27, 2009
  • BY Wire Service
Pro wrestler A. J. Styles

TNA Wrestling comes to ShoWare

Kent residents can choose to be exposed to a whole different type of entertainment when Total Nonstop Action Wrestling makes its debut at the ShoWare… Continue reading

Pro wrestler A. J. Styles
U.S. Air Force veteran Robert Boyd
U.S. Air Force veteran Robert Boyd
Participants in the 2007 Kent Relay for Life do a lap together at French Field during the opening ceremony of the relay. Organizers are hoping to raise funds and cancer awareness with the event.

Kent relay is for life, hope and a cure

Nearly 800 participants and a crowd as large as 5,000 are expected at the Relay for Life of Kent Friday and Saturday at French Field… Continue reading

Participants in the 2007 Kent Relay for Life do a lap together at French Field during the opening ceremony of the relay. Organizers are hoping to raise funds and cancer awareness with the event.

Candidate announces for Kent Council race

Dennis R. Higgins wants to bring the perspective of a downtown-Seattle commuter to the Kent City Council.

Kent-Meridian student actor Hork Do

Kent students get sobering message with bloody wreck demonstration

The scene opens with the sound of a car crash and a curtain is pulled back to reveal two cars crunched together with shattered glass… Continue reading

Kent-Meridian student actor Hork Do

Swine flu: It’s here in Kent

The Kent School District has confirmed that the district has confirmed cases of the virus formally known as swine flu (H1N1), though they are not… Continue reading

  • May 24, 2009
  • BY Wire Service
A color guard from the 2006 Memorial Day services at Tahoma National Cemetery strides in unison during the event.

Kent cemeteries mark Memorial Day with services

It will be day of tribute to the fallen, come Monday at these Kent-based locales:• Tahoma National Cemetery, 18600 S.E. 240th St.The cemetery's Memorial Day… Continue reading

A color guard from the 2006 Memorial Day services at Tahoma National Cemetery strides in unison during the event.
Rick “Mr. Toymaker” Hartman

Toys, failures and fun: Inventor visits Kent school

One by one the signs appeared, all about science and inventing.“Science is messy” read one.“Doesn’t always work” read another.But as Rick Hartman, also known as… Continue reading

Rick “Mr. Toymaker” Hartman
Post office retail associate Jim Kohler weighs and prepares Crystal Wright's letters for delivery Wednesday at the downtown Kent post office. The U.S. Postal Service is considering selling the facility

No more downtown post office for Kent? Office is up for sale

Customers downtown looking to make a quick stop at their local post office may find themselves heading up the hill.The U.S. Postal Service's plans to… Continue reading

Post office retail associate Jim Kohler weighs and prepares Crystal Wright's letters for delivery Wednesday at the downtown Kent post office. The U.S. Postal Service is considering selling the facility

Kent man enters plea in vehicular homicide case

A 21-year-old Kent man has pleaded not guilty to vehicular homicide in the death of an Auburn woman on the Benson Highway in Renton the… Continue reading

  • May 21, 2009
  • BY Wire Service

Nominate your favorite teacher for contest

In honor of May’s National Teacher Appreciation Month, Puget Sound area students in grades K-8 (or ages 14 and under) are encouraged to submit essay… Continue reading

  • May 21, 2009
  • BY Wire Service
Kentridge High School Photography team members

Slide show: For Kentridge photo club, state contest was a snap

A single picture may be worth a thousand words, but for the Kentridge High School Photography Club, 14 pictures were worth something even more: A first-place victory.

Kentridge High School Photography team members
Kent Firefighters extinghish a blaze Tuesday at a vintage home on the 23400 block of 116th Avenue Southeast. The two-story home

Tuesday fire severely damages one of Kent’s early homes

Kent firefighters late Tuesday continued to look for hot spots and were beginning their investigation into the cause of a devastating house fire in the… Continue reading

  • May 20, 2009
  • BY Wire Service
Kent Firefighters extinghish a blaze Tuesday at a vintage home on the 23400 block of 116th Avenue Southeast. The two-story home
Ralph Dapar

Kent Senior Center honors its top volunteers

Coreen Jones, Brick Leever and Ralph Dapar love to be around people. And they like to stay active. That’s why they volunteer every week at the Kent Senior Activity Center.

Ralph Dapar
Mattson Middle School was honored by Kent Rotary as Middle School of the Month for April. Receiving the honor for their school are Austin Tinnel

Mattson Middle School sees Rotary Club honors

“Peer Tutor, Trust & Respect, Honors Classes, Volunteer, Hard Worker, Responsible, Caring & Dedicated.”These words were used to describe Mattson Middle School’s outstanding students and… Continue reading

  • May 19, 2009
  • BY Wire Service
Mattson Middle School was honored by Kent Rotary as Middle School of the Month for April. Receiving the honor for their school are Austin Tinnel

Cancer awareness: Meridian Elementary hosts its own Relay for Life

Meridian Elementary School is hosting a Mini-Relay for Life from 11:30 a.m. - 2:15 p.m. this Friday, May 21, at the school.A Mini-Relay is a… Continue reading

  • May 19, 2009
  • BY Wire Service

You can help fight grafitti in Kent

The city of Kent is seeking volunteers to clean graffiti, as part of Kent’s Community Pride Day, 8 a.m. to noon June 20.Businesses and neighborhood… Continue reading

  • May 19, 2009
  • BY Wire Service