Main Stage: Town Square Plaza, Corner of Second and Smith.
For the full schedule of events, go to www.kcdays.com, or pick up a Cornucopia Days guide at various locations around town.
Many Kent-Meridian High School students won’t look twice at the piece of paper they receive upon completion of their high-school careers, but Terry Hauge will treasure his.
The new Rite Aid drugstore at the corner of Washington Avenue and Meeker Street in Kent is slated to open by the end of August.
Steve Pinto corrected an interviewer’s comment that he sees a lot of the city on his job.
Kent Police arrested a Des Moines man Tuesday in connection with an April 8 robbery and stabbing of a Kent motel clerk.
King County Sheriff Sue Rahr has developed a proposed 2009 budget that she said offers creative ways to trim spending while minimizing cuts of deputies to about of what she originally feared.
Kristi Rozdilsky walked through the opening of the Summer Art Exhibit Wednesday evening at the Centennial Center Gallery in downtown Kent and quickly formed an opinion.
The annual Des Moines Mid-Sound Sailing Social Sailboat Races will kick off 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday at the Des Moines Marina. A social time and prizes will follow the race. The races continue Thursdays through Aug. 14. Proceeds from the events will benefit Easter Seals’ Camp Stand By Me.
It’s a question that haunts Paul Dunn.
Why wasn’t his son Justin wearing his seatbelt the cold December night when he died in a horrible crash in Renton?
Something he routinely did every day may have saved his life.
“We are never going to get the answer to that,” said Dunn. Justin was hanging on to the front seat.
The annual Des Moines Mid-Sound Sailing Social Sailboat Races will kick off 7-8:30 p.m. July 10 at the Des Moines Marina. A social time and prizes will follow the race. The races continue Thursdays through Aug. 14. Proceeds from the events will benefit Easter Seals’ Camp Stand By Me. Anyone interested in participating should call 206-870-6724 or e-mail jjewel@desmoineswa.gov.
A controversial proposal by developer Bill Floten to build 27 homes on the banks of Lake Meridian took one step forward last week.
The Kent City Council voted 5-1 July 1 to approve a rezone application by Floten to allow six homes per acre rather than 4.5 homes per acre on the 6.3-acre site on the lake’s northwest shore at 25840 135th Lane S.E.
But the development remains tied up in King County Superior Court on other matters connected to the proposal.
City officials fixed a pump Thursday to get the Rotary sphere water sculpture at the new Town Square Plaza Park operating again after a temporary shutdown.
Kent Police shot two women with Taser guns to stop a fight between them at 1:30 a.m. June 23 outside a Kent gas station in the 1200 block of North Central Avenue.
Staffers told the Kent City Council last week that spending roughly $233,000 in repairs could extend the life of the Kent Meridian Pool for another five years.
The Kent Events Center could wind up costing nearly $6 million more than originally planned.
City staff this week asked the Kent City Council for an extra $5.9 million to fund additional costs and features at the Kent Events Center.
The City Operations Committee voted 2-1 Tuesday to recommend the Council approve the extra funds for the arena. The Council will consider the proposal at its next regular meeting, July 15.
When Fred Satterstrom attended his 40-year reunion for the Kent-Meridian class of 1967 last September, classmates gave him plenty of positive feedback about the City of Kent.
Lorri Ericsonhas been named assistant city manager of Des Moines. She is currently the planning and research/administrative services manager for the Puyallup Police Department. She starts her new job with Des Moines on July 21.
