Week two of high school football saw Tahoma High travel to South Kitsap while Rainier Christian started its second season of eight man football.
I grabbed a few books from my overstuffed shelves the other night while lying in bed. On the wall next to my bed is a book shelf that extends from the floor to the ceiling and it is stuffed with every book I can get on it.
OK, I admit it – I am out of control when it comes to books.
The Tahoma cross country team hosted the Lake Wilderness Invitational and as a team the Bears finished third overall.
Rainier Christian High School kicked off its second football season with a 36-14 loss to Taholah.
This week I received the news that our sports reporter, Erick Walker, is leaving to become a teacher for the Kent School District.
As the editor of this newspaper, Erick leaving is a loss for us and a loss to sports reporting in this state.
Black Diamond capped their weekend long celebration of Labor Day with a morning parade followed by a gathering of booths, fun and games at the Black Diamond Elementary Field.
Dace’s Rock ‘n’ More’s 3rd Annual Rock ‘n’ Roll Summer Throwdown Fundraiser featured two stages Saturday under sun and warm temperatures at Lake Sawyer.
A political dust storm blew through Maple Valley during the past couple of weeks.
Political twisters are entertaining to watch at times and can make for good copy for news writers.
There is a lot of talk about teaching and teachers these days.
Educating kids has been a political punching bag for decades, particularly since the 1980s when we started hearing stories that our kids were all dummies and children from some country over there all earned a PhD at 3 years old.
The first wave of primary election numbers Tuesday night showed some intriguing results in the races for the Valley Medical Center commissioner seat and the King County Fire District commissioner position.
The Veterans and Human Services Levy was easily making the grade with about 66 percent approval from King County voters.
The Covington City Council unanimously passed a moratorium on medical marijuana dispensaries and collective gardens at the Aug. 9 meeting.
I have been spending some time handicapping races recently. First, the Longacres Mile that is coming up at Emerald Downs Aug. 21 and also the paths of a few up and coming south King County politicians.
The Maple Valley Youth Symphony Orchestra performed their summer camp concert, “The Good, The Bad and the Ugly”, Friday, Aug. 12 at the Maple Valley Presbyterian Church.
A Covington resident, Richard Kennedy, died Thursday night as a result of an accident involving a van and motorcycle he was riding.
The accident occurred in the 3100 block 228 Avenue Southeast near Black Diamond.
Captain Kyle Ohashi for the Kent Regional Fire Authority reported there is a van versus motorcycle accident in the 3100 block 228 Avenue Southeast in Black Diamond.
Two adults suffered non-life threatening injuries when a van caught on fire near a 76 gas station on Kent Kangley Road in Covington.
An ampm convenience story in Covington, a Tukwila 7-Eleven, and a 7-Eleven in Bothell were robbed early this morning, Aug. 1 and the King County Sheriff’s Office suspect the same three men committed the crimes along with a series of robberies last week.
The King County Sheriff’s Office reported a 32 year-old Enumclaw woman was badly burned while stealing copper wire from a Puget Sound Energy electrical substation. Her accomplice ran off before rescue personnel arrived.
Tahoma freshman Denham Patricelli won the Junior Olympic National Championship for the intermediate boys age division in the javelin event today with a throw of 58.31 meters or 191 feet, three inches.
The Police Athletic League flag football games at Lake Wilderness Elementary gives boys and girls a chance to participate in the fun and activity.
