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Articles by Katherine Smith
Maple Valley man pleads not guilty in state Superior Court
Maple Valley man pleads not guilty in state...
By Katherine Smith • August 20, 2013 7:59 pm

Thomas Hicks, a Maple Valley resident, pleaded not guilty Aug. 16 to charges of communicating with a minor for immoral purposes via electronic communication in the state Superior Court.

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Pondering journalism’s future in light of recent sales of several publications such as the Washington Post | Katherine Smith
Pondering journalism’s future in light of recent sales...
By Katherine Smith • August 14, 2013 12:37 pm

It’s not all bad news, there are papers out there that are still profitable, albeit at smaller margins than they used to be. The smaller, community journalism papers have been known to be in the black. It happens.

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Gabby Letourneau
Kentwood freshman-to-be Gabby Letourneau chases her dancing dreams
By Katherine Smith • August 14, 2013 12:32 pm

Letourneau, who began dancing as a toddler, earned a spot in the Rockettes summer intensive program in New York.

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Maple Valley Parks and Recreation offers boat rentals this summer for the first time
Maple Valley Parks and Recreation offers boat rentals...
By Katherine Smith • August 13, 2013 9:43 pm

Maple Valley Parks and Recreation Director Greg Brown said that the city decided to do a pilot program for watercraft rentals because the city is planning to replace the dock and is considering adding on a boat rental pier.

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Dave Gordon jumps to early lead in Black Diamond primary
Dave Gordon jumps to early lead in Black...
By Katherine Smith • August 6, 2013 11:46 pm

Dave Gordon took 66 percent, 567 votes, in the early primary returns in the Black Diamond mayor’s race Tuesday evening according to the King County Elections website.

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Black Diamond mayoral primary in home stretch
Black Diamond mayoral primary in home stretch
By Katherine Smith • August 2, 2013 11:59 am

As a follow-up to the forum The Reporter sat down one-on-one with candidates to ask some follow-up questions related to candidates statements at the forum.

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Tahoma School Board approves bond measure
Tahoma School Board approves bond measure
By Katherine Smith • August 1, 2013 11:09 pm

Thursday night the Tahoma School Board voted to put a $195 million school bond to voters in the fall.

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Covington home sales reach highest level since Dec. 2007
Covington home sales reach highest level since Dec....
By Katherine Smith • July 31, 2013 12:26 pm

In May, 16 new homes and 25 existing homes sold bringing in a total of $50,955 in Real Estate Excise Tax — a one-time tax when a home is sold that goes to the city. Those numbers don’t include commercial properties or apartments.

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Black Diamond candidate forum spotlights city’s future
Black Diamond candidate forum spotlights city’s future
By Katherine Smith • July 26, 2013 10:54 am

YarrowBay, community unity, the city budget and the qualifications and knowledge of candidates were the themes at the Black Diamond City Council candidate forum July 16 hosted by the Maple Valley-Black Diamond Chamber of Commerce.

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Jim Vach
Father, son from Maple Valley team up to...
By Katherine Smith • July 26, 2013 1:56 pm

Austin Vach of Maple Valley posted a video to YouTube and ended up in the middle of nowhere in New Zealand eating fish eyes.

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Dropping time one mile at a time at Gonzaga
Dropping time one mile at a time at...
By Katherine Smith • July 24, 2013 4:04 pm

Kentwood graduate Danny Lunder can’t get enough of running.

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Garrett McGann turned his summer hobby into a business with a booth at the Black Diamond Farmers Market July 12. McGann learned to make survivor bracelets on YouTube after seeing his friend make them. McGann had a display of premade bracelets and was also taking special orders for specific color combinations.
Black Diamond Farmers Market | Slideshow
By Katherine Smith • July 19, 2013 2:54 pm

The Black Diamond Farmers Market is held from noon to 6 p.m., Fridays

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Gun Free Zone: Creating a safer school through partnerships, vigilance
Gun Free Zone: Creating a safer school through...
By Katherine Smith • July 19, 2013 11:55 am

The push for reforms in how we as a society approach school safety was sparked by Columbine and raised again in recent years in light of other school tragedies, including those at universities. Sandy Hook was no exception. So what is going on in our schools? What has changed since mid December? What areas of concern persist?

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Gun free zone: collaboration, communication key to keeping schools safe
Gun free zone: collaboration, communication key to keeping...
By Katherine Smith • July 12, 2013 1:35 pm

Part one in a two part series on the approach to school safety in the Kent and Tahoma school districts.

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Sean Messenger
Passions and learning collide for Tahoma High grad
By Katherine Smith • July 11, 2013 1:11 pm

A high school interest in robotics has turned into a career path for Tahoma High graduate Sean Messenger, one he hopes to continue to build on as a Robert Day Scholar.

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The challenge of school safety | Katherine Smith
The challenge of school safety | Katherine Smith
By Katherine Smith • July 5, 2013 12:08 pm

When Kris Hill and I started talking about potential series ideas that I could work on my thoughts immediately jumped to schools and school safety.

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City steps up notice of sign code violations
City steps up notice of sign code violations
By Katherine Smith • July 5, 2013 12:02 pm

The city of Maple Valley recently stepped up enforcement of its sign code much to the frustration of business owners.

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Talks begin to reopen Precinct 3 in Maple Valley
Talks begin to reopen Precinct 3 in Maple...
By Katherine Smith • July 3, 2013 1:33 pm

Talks have begun to reopen Precinct 3 of the King County Sheriff’s Office, also known as the East Precinct Headquarters, which was closed in late 2011 due to budget cuts.

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YarrowBay hot topic for Black Diamond mayoral candidates
YarrowBay hot topic for Black Diamond mayoral candidates
By Katherine Smith • June 28, 2013 11:45 am

Three candidates, incumbent Mayor Rebecca Olness, Keith Watson, and Dave Gordon, will be on the ballot in the August primary, two of whom will go on to the general election in November.

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Rachael Weinstein
Rallying for Rachael in the race for a...
By Katherine Smith • June 28, 2013 11:35 am

In a lab in Philadelphia doctors are re-engineering 9-year-old Rachael Weinstein’s T cells, teaching them to eradicate her leukemia from within.

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