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Toddler Time | Slideshow

Emily Bretzke, 3, plays at the Greater Maple Valley Community Center during Toddler Time, hosted by Maple Valley…

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Magical miles with runDisney | Katherine Smith

You know what I love about being a grown up? Adventuring. Coming up with crazy ideas and dreams…

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Grant to benefit Tahoma School District school resource officer program

The Tahoma School District school resource officer program will benefit from $25,000 as part of a grant obtained…

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Tahoma School District moving to new tests, Common Core State Standards

The Tahoma School District is transitioning to the new Common Core standards this year, including introducing the SMARTER…

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New top city staff member in Black Diamond approved

The Black Diamond City Council unanimously approved the appointment of Christy Todd as city administrator at its special…

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Maple Valley City Council approves change to sign code

The Maple Valley City Council approved an amendment to the city sign code allowing one portable sign per…

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Kent School District adopts new snow protocols

The perfect storm of bad timing and rapidly changing road conditions wreaked havoc on the Dec. 20 morning…

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A pair of Tahoma school levies will go to district voters next month

The Tahoma School Board approved placing a maintenance and operation levy and a technology levy on the Feb.…

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Neighborhood requests transfer to Tahoma

Residents of Forest Creek submitted a petition to the Puget Sound Educational Service District to move their subdivision…

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Black Diamond Mayor Dave Gordon seeks confirmation of new city administrator

One of Dave Gordon's first acts as mayor of Black Diamond was to replace City Administrator Mark Hoppen…

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Making a musical starts with auditions

After the final bell on a cold December day students at Kentlake High come to the green room…

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Golf course expected to finish in the red for 2013

The city of Maple Valley is expecting to finish in the red on the Lake Wilderness Golf Course…

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Maple Valley City Council to consider sign code adjustment

The Maple Valley Planning Commission unanimously voted to recommend amending the city’s sign code to the City Council,…

Opinion

Disneylanding at Christmas | Katherine Smith

Christmas and Disneyland, two of my favorite things, and Disneyland at Christmas, well, lets just say it doesn’t…

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Water damage at Shadow Lake Elementary displaces six classes

The unusually cold weather caused the pipe to freeze and a sprinkler head in one of the classrooms…

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Spreading computer science one hour at a time

According to code.org, in the United State nine out of 10 high schools don’t offer computer programming classes.

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Money for roads a top legislative priority for Maple Valley

Funding for several public works projects as well as supporting a reinstatement of liquor revenue sharing and supporting…

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Jam Club makes music magic for special needs children

Participants in new Maple Valley Youth Symphony Orchestra program set to perform for the first time Friday night

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League meets start this week for boys swim

Boys swim and dive season kicks off with the first dual meets this week for Tahoma, Kentwood and…

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Kentwood DECA to host sixth annual Hypnotist Show Friday

Kentwood DECA students are preparing for the sixth annual hypnotist show at the school where they hope to…