Anyone who has followed Tahoma High baseball knows Taylor Smart is someone special, but this summer he caught the attention of some of best in the business.
Covington will not be making changes to the city’s dangerous dogs regulations in the near future.
The City Council had directed staff to bring back information about increasing payments to King County Animal Control for more enforcement. The members were also interested in the enforcement regulations in other cities and citizen education.
It was Doggie Days fun Saturday in the playground area of Black Diamond Elementary. There were skill and fun events along with a pet parade.
The District No. 43 Fire Board met tonight and appointed Bill Van Ruff to the vacant position left open by the resignation of Jeff Granlund.
The Kent Education Association met at the gym in the Green River Community College at 2:30 p.m. today to decide the course of action following a ruling by King County Judge Andrea Darvas ordering the teachers to end the strike.
I am going to reveal a few shocking secrets in this column.
There are people around here who think I do not understand hair lingo when it comes to… women (more commonly known to men as the unknowable ones).
The Maple Valley City Council and city staff conducted a town hall meeting Monday to present the plans for the Summit Park and ball fields.
The number counting for the Aug. 18 primary election is complete and the results were to be certified Wednesday. Now…
The Tahoma Bears boys golf team is ready and willing to hit the links for the opening of the season.
The team came in second last year in the South Puget Sound League, North Division and this year’s team is shaping up to be a contender.
Returning seniors for the team include CJ Munko, who played in the state tournament last year, Jon Choi and Alex Taylor.
The Bears girls soccer team is about to kick off the season with a new head coach and a strong team.
Jason Johnson took over the head coaching duties and stated by e-mail the team looks to be competitive with “strong leadership” from the seniors.
The Bears played the blue and gold game Saturday. The players worked hard and displayed their gridiron skills.
The teams first game is 7 p.m. Friday at home against Thomas Jefferson High.
Sunday began with negotiations between the Kent Education Association and the school district, which failed to resolve the teachers’ strike.
At about noon the association released a statement that a contract settlement had not been reached with the Kent School District and there would be no school Monday.
The Kent Education Association released a statement that a contract settlement has not been reached with the Kent School District…
A group of volunteers gathered in the rain Saturday morning for some fun and hard work with a shovel at Soos Creek Park.
Members of the Sierra Club’s South King County Group and Friends of Soos Creek met about 9 a.m. at the park along 148th Avenue South and Souteast 266th Street East to clear blackberry vines, English ivy, Scotch broom and other non-native plants.
After more than two hours of verbal wrangling and five roll-call votes at the Monday meeting, the Maple Valley City Council voted 6-1 to move City Hall.
The decision means City Hall will make the move from its current location at Hagen Plaza, 22035 S.E. Wax Rd, to the Dynamic Computer Services Organization/Windermere building at 22017 S.E.Wax Rd. next to the Post Office.
Talk of naming babies had been a subject around the office lately because certain pregnant reporter who shall remain anonymous, we will call her Kris Hill, has a naming contest on her blog, Baby Babble.
Let me tell you something about naming babies. Naming the first child is when men finally discover their place in the world.
Bruce Farr had a rare visitor, a white hummingbird, and it caused quite a stir among people interested in birds.
Farr, who lives in Maple Valley, is an avid bird watcher. He enjoys feeding birds and he has numerous hummingbird feeders around his home.
“I see hummingbirds all year round,” Farr said. “I have pictures of them in snowstorms. They will feed in the dead of winter.”
After more than two hours of verbal wrangling and four roll-call votes, the Maple Valley City Council voted 6-1 to move City Hall.
City Hall will make the trip from the current location at Hagen Plaza, 22035 S.E. Wax Rd, to the Dynamic Computer Services Organization/Windermere building at 22017 S.E.Wax Rd. next to the Post Office.
The King County election returns for Friday sealed the political fate of Maple Valley Deputy Mayor Glenn Smith who conceded the race for Position No. 2.
Jim Kuzaro has taken a slim lead in the Black Diamond City Council Position No. 4 race.
The updated numbers at the King County Election Web site Friday show Kuzaro with 331 votes and 42 percent and William Saas at 315 and 40 percent.
