Members of the Kent Community will have their opportunity to weigh in on exactly what kind of superintendent they want in charge of their school district during a series of meetings Oct. 1 and 2 in locales around the school district.
After being dispatched at 10:15 am, firefighters from Kent, Valley Regional Fire Authority, and Renton searched for more than an hour for a vehicle with a person possibly trapped that had been reported in the Green River near State Route 167. The call was a 9-1-1 transfer from King County Police
Art students at Kentwood High School this past week were hard at work putting their thoughts about peace onto small pinwheels, which were displayed Sept. 21 as part of International Peace Day.
Disturbing the peace: Officers used a Taser gun on a man to help break up a reported fight between him and his adult brother during a party 9:20 p.m. Sept. 7 in the 22600 block of 41st Place South.
Last week, a semi-trailer truck clipped a corner of the historic downtown Pioneer Square pergola in Seattle. Luckily, the pergola wasn’t badly damaged and only needed some paint touchups. It was a far luckier outcome than what happened back in 2001 when a semi-truck driver from Greensburg, Pa., also clipped the pergola and caused the entire structure to collapse in ruin in the wee hours of the morning.
A dead crow found in Kirkland Sept. 15 and tested last week was determined to be positive for West Nile virus. This is the first bird to test positive for West Nile virus in King County in 2008. This surveillance finding means residents of King County could potentially become infected this year, health officials say.
Commercial and housing developers in Kent could face a 15 percent increase in city permit fees next year, if a proposal outlined by Mayor Suzette Cooke and city staff garners Kent City Council approval.
Cooke and her staff presented the proposal during a Sept. 16 City Council workshop.
Beverli J. DeWalt is the daughter of Kent residents Arnold and Sue DeWalt, and is an alumnus of Thomas Jefferson High School in Auburn. But right now, she’s about as far away from western Washington as she can be.
The Prince George Cougars defeated the Seattle Thunderbirds 5-2 Friday night at the CN Centre in Prince George, British Columbia in the season opening game for both teams.
Reber Ranch of Kent is having a cat-adoption event Sept. 20 called “Felines Need Friends, Too!” It runs noon to 4 p.m. at the store, 28606 132nd Ave. S.E., Kent. Visitors can meet some of the more than 300 cats available for adoption through King County Animal Care and Control animal shelter. Dogs may be available as well. For details, call 253-630-3330.
A 26-year-old Kent man admitted to Kent Police that he robbed a service station in late August to support a heroin habit.
Students at Neely-O’Brien Elementary School had an out-of-this-world experience Wednesday when NASA Astronaut Vance Brand visited to talk about his time in space.
Terry Johnson often knows before most people about upcoming city construction projects in Kent because he’s part of the city’s land-surveying crew. As such, he’s often right in the center of it all, helping to map the sites out.
Have an interest in parapsychology, the study of paranormal psycho-logical phenomena? Kent Commons will be the site of a parapsychology fair, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 27. Featured are guest speakers, door prizes, healing therapists, readers, arts and crafts, and more. Admission is free.
After no residents showed up at a public hearing Tuesday night to tell the Kent City Council what they would like to see in the 2009 city budget, Councilwoman Jamie Danielson tried to spark some interest.
"Please come to these," Danielson said before the Council adjourned. "We want to hear from you."
There's never a lack of activity at an elementary school, but the morning of Sept. 12, the first and second grade pod of Daniel Elementary was particularly buzzing.
With ridership nearly 7 percent higher than this time last year, Metro Transit is adding two new bus routes and more service on 20 routes throughout King County, as it kicks off its September service change beginning Saturday, Sept. 20. This includes a new route and more service for the Kent area.
Residents can help clear trails, pull weeds and plant plants from 9 a.m. to noon Sept. 27 at Kent’s Turnkey Park, 23312 100th Ave. S.E.
Police arrested a man for investigation of fourth-degree assault after he reportedly slapped a woman in the face during a dispute over their baby at 3:15 p.m. Sept. 2 at an apartment in the 700 block of Third Avenue South.
