Tahoma, Kentwood, Kentlake, Kent-Meridian and Kentridge track and field athletes are competing at the 4A state meet today, May 28, at Mount Tahoma.
Kentwood is playing Federal Way at 4 p.m. at Safeco Field in the semifinals.
Covington received a preview of Valley Medical Center’s plan for a medical mall in the Town Center area at the City Council meeting Tuesday.
Mike Glenn, senior vice president of business development for Valley, Rich Roodman, Valley superintendent and Sue Bowman, Board of Commissioners chair, attended the meeting.
The Black Diamond City Council has set the date to begin the closed record hearings for two master planned development projects, The Villages and Lawson Hills.
The times, they are a changing on the Valley Medical Center’s Board of Commissioners, at least in terms of videotaping the meetings.
A major shift came this week after a couple of months of battles over the issue between commissioners Dr. Aaron Heide and Anthony Hemstad, who supported taping, and Chair Sue Bowman, Carolyn Parnell and Don Jacobson, who had voted it down.
The Greater Maple Valley Community Center’s Amazing Race took off Saturday.
Teams were busy early digging through bags of leaves for hidden items and sucking jello through a straw.
The Kentwood High baseball team punched a ticket as one of the final four teams playing for the state title at Safeco Field.
The Conquerors lived up to their name, defeating Skyline 16-4 at Everett Stadium in the early game Saturday, May 22, and beating Mountlake Terrace 13-2 in the second game of the day.
The Fred Meyer shopping center in Maple Valley has reached a crossroad according to the developer and next month is shaping up to be make or break time.
Peter Powell, owner of Bellevue-based Powell Development, is planning the construction of the shopping and lifestyle center that would include Fred Meyer at Four Corners.
The city of Maple Valley has a plan to look at the big picture for transportation and they are proposing to work with all the surrounding agencies.
The ball got rolling after the Black Diamond hearing examiner, Phil Olbrechts, released his May 11 recommendation for approval of the YarrowBay master planned developments, The Villages and Lawson Hills, in Black Diamond.
The Covington City Council approved an ordinance extending interim zoning in the downtown while the final work is being completed on the zoning, development and design for the district.
The council scheduled a public meeting May 11 and approved the measure following the meeting.
The Tahoma baseball team ended the season with a win and loss at the West Central District tournament Saturday.
After finishing third in the South Puget Sound League, 4A Division, the Bears lined up against Bellarmine Prep in the first game at the district tournament, played at Heidelberg Park in Tacoma.
Beginning Tuesday morning, May 18, contractors closed all eastbound lanes of 272nd Street or Kent Kangley Road just past Wax Road to where it the road becomes one lane. The closure could last up to one month.
Tahoma took on Bellarmine Prep Saturday afternoon in the West Central District Playoffs. Behind a shutout effort on the mound…
Tahoma High senior Derek Eager swept the throwing events at the subdistrict meet Thursday and Friday at Kent Meridian.
Eager broke the SPSL record in the javelin and won both the discus and shot put.
How come I can’t find things?
Or more specifically, how come I can’t find things, but girls can?
I have discovered this is another of the many tricks God invented for heavenly entertainment. Men never get to find things and women always get to magically see things so they can make fun of the dopey loser.
The Tahoma track and field team wrapped up the South Puget Sound League, 4A North Division regular season May 5 at Kentridge.
The Tahoma High girls won 115-35.
Kassie Jensen took the 100 meters in 13 seconds and the 200 in 27.13.
Sierra Haverfield won the 400 in 62.9 and Chelsea Olson took the 800 in 2:28.7.
The Kentlake track and field team finished the regular season against Auburn May 6.
The Falcon girls made strong showing with Madelayne Varela winning three events.
Construction of Fred Meyer in Maple Valley is still hovering on the horizon, but the economy is not exactly greasing the skids.
City Manager David Johnston gave an update to the City Council on the project at the May 10 meeting.
King County Assessor Lloyd Hara has been making the rounds of local communities to explain property tax bills to residents.
A meeting was held in Maple Valley and one is scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday, May 27, in Covington City Hall chambers, 16720 S.E. 271st St.
A 42-year-old Black Diamond resident, Christopher Wise, has been found guilty of manslaughter in the 2009 death of his 88-year-old mother, Ruby Wise.
The second shoe dropped at 11:45 p.m. Tuesday, May 10, when Phil Olbrechts, the hearing examiner for the city of Black Diamond, e-mailed his decision recommending approval of The Villages master planned development with conditions.
