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Man arrested in attack on Kent motel clerk

Kent Police arrested a Des Moines man Tuesday in connection with an April 8 robbery and stabbing of a Kent motel clerk.

  • Jul 11, 2008
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Sheriff outlines trimmed 2009 budget to the public

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.

  • Jul 11, 2008
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Maple Valley resident Sean Connolly shows daughter Kate

Arts gala opens Cornucopia Days

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.

Maple Valley resident Sean Connolly shows daughter Kate
Summer’s here
Summer’s here

Kent Community Briefs | July 5

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.

  • Jul 10, 2008
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Paul Dunn

Renton crash victim’s death haunts father

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.

  • Jul 10, 2008
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Paul Dunn

Kent Community Briefs | July 9

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.

  • Jul 10, 2008
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Lake Meridian development project inches forward, court battle continues

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.

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Kent Town Square’s water sculpture shut down for repairs

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.

  • Jul 10, 2008
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Cops taser women fighting at gas station | Kent Police Blotter

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.

Kent Meridian Pool may last longer with repairs

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.

Brian Dye of Kent
Brian Dye of Kent

City council to mull an extra $6M for Kent Events Center

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.

  • Jul 7, 2008
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Fred Satterstrom

Satterstrom keeps finger on the city’s pulse

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.

Fred Satterstrom

Des Moines names new assistant city manager

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.

  • Jul 3, 2008
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This aerial photo shows the marked locations of the two log jams on the Green River

Users beware: log jams a threat on Green River

If high water flows and cold water haven’t proved deadly enough this year, another hazard is threatening users of the Green River.

  • Jul 3, 2008
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This aerial photo shows the marked locations of the two log jams on the Green River

Police Blotter

A Kent Police sting to catch customers of prostitutes resulted in the arrest of a woman for investigation of prostitution at 10:30 p.m. June 17 in the 25200 block of Pacific Highway South.

Kent residents Richard and Stella Land have been chosen by the Kent Historical Society as the Old Timers king and queen of Cornucopia Days. They have been married for 60 years and have lived in Kent for more than 40 years. They pose in their garden Wednesday.

Longtime love affair with Kent

With so many trees, bushes and flowers to care for, Richard and Stella Land spend a lot of time in the backyard of their home on Scenic Hill, just east of downtown Kent.

Kent residents Richard and Stella Land have been chosen by the Kent Historical Society as the Old Timers king and queen of Cornucopia Days. They have been married for 60 years and have lived in Kent for more than 40 years. They pose in their garden Wednesday.
Anna Copley

Kent biz encourages creativity in planning funerals online

Would you like to be buried or cremated? A fancy casket or a biodegradable coffin? Ashes sprinkled over the Puget Sound or launched into space? A somber church service or a party with live music? These are all questions you now can answer - long before you kick the bucket - on one Kent couple’s new Web site, www.thefuneralsite.com.

  • Jul 2, 2008
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  • Jul 1, 2008
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