A second wind storm in less than a week battered the south King County region early Saturday morning, Dec. 18, hitting the Black Diamond, Maple Valley and Covington area with gusts over 50 mph.
Enumclaw was hit with winds topping 60 mph and numerous trees were down on lines along state Route 169 past Thunder Mountain Middle School.
The National Weather Service high wind warning has been sent out a high wind warning for the Black Diamond, Covington and Enumclaw area.
Winds are predicted to hit 30 to 40 mph with gusts to 65 mph tonight through Saturday morning.
Imagine figuring out your check book balance and suddenly realizing you are a little short, like about a billion bucks. So much for buying beer and pizza Friday night.
Now imagine what to chop out of your life to balance your budget. The gym is first because everyone really hates exercise, and pizza tastes the same with good beer or cheap swill. After that it starts getting really hard.
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The rain did fall, and plenty of it.
The heavy rains came as predicted falling over Western Washington Saturday and Sunday causing flooding and mudslides in many areas to the north of Maple Valley, Covington and Black Diamond.
Tim Perciful with King County Fire District No. 44, Mountain View Fire and Rescue, sent an e-mail stating the Green River between state Route 18 and 169 was being monitored for possible flooding.
A new judge is coming to town in Black Diamond.
The city lost their municipal judge, Steve Rosen, in the Nov. 2 election. Rosen was elected to the Seattle Municipal Court Position No. 3.
Cops and smiling kids filled the aisles at the Covington Walmart Saturday, Dec. 11, during the Shop with a Cop event.
Al Dennis Jr. sells sweets in one life and poetry in another.
Dennis is a customer sales executive for The Hershey Company with an office in Maple Valley, and he is also the author of “Fearless Stains,” a book of poetry and photographs. Dennis describes the work as an anthology of his life.
The economic survival of the Lake Wilderness Golf Course has reached a crossroad and the signs are pointing in one direction – close the restaurant and keep the golf balls rolling.
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MultiCare, Valley Medical Center and Auburn Regional Medical Center may get a Christmas present with a number for hospital beds inside.
The three health care facilities have been waiting for a decision from the state Department of Health about hospital beds allowed for each entity.
The National Weather Service has issued a high wind warning for the foothills area in south King County, which includes Black Diamond and Enumclaw.
Santa Claus arrived at Black Diamond Community Center riding a King County Fire District No. 44 fire truck Friday, Dec. 3.
Tahoma National Cemetery workers found a sad and shocking sight Monday morning.
Bronze plaques commemorating veterans were stolen from their granite stands at Tahoma National Cemetery along the Francis W. Agnes Memorial walkway.
The first snow of the season has fallen and all the fun Christmas tunes are filling the air, which means one happy thing – a whole pile of helpless husbands will be out desperately hunting for that special gift for their wives.
Balancing a city budget means looking into a foggy crystal ball to predict what may happen during the coming year and swallowing hard when it comes to taxes.
The controversy surrounding video clips edited and saved to CDs and thumb drives by Valley Medical Center staff continues to go round and round.
The most recent information involves the State Auditor’s Office and an ongoing accountability audit that now includes the production of about 100 CDs and thumb drives.
The 4A girls soccer season ended with two of South Puget Sound League North Division teams at the top of the state championship bracket with Kentwood taking the crown in a shootout over Tahoma.
Kentlake also came out firing this year making it the first round of the state playoffs.
Art students were showing their stuff for the first time Nov. 19 at the Maple Valley Creative Arts Center and it was a dazzling display of line, color and execution.
The Maple Valley Creative Arts Council presented the student art show and the participants were from from Cheryl Renee Long’s Fabulous Flowing Watercolor classes and Michael Lentz’s Figure Drawing class.
It was a Thanksgiving dinner with all the fixings at the Black Diamond Community Center Wednesday.
The dinner was scheduled for Tuesday. The snowstorm caused the event to be rescheduled, but no one minded. It was an afternoon of good food and conversation.
