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Power Game: Tahoma High graduate Chris Powers lining up at center for Eastern Washington University in national championship game | Football

Eastern Washington University’s football team will be making its first appearance in a national title game and Tahoma…

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Amazed by math in Tahoma School District competition

Math can cause amazement and it did on Dec. 10 in the Tahoma School District when more than…

King County Sheriff's deputies block off the Lake Wilderness trail near the entrance to the Katesridge neighborhood in Maple Valley Tuesday afternoon following a shooting that left a 19 year old man and a 16 year old girl with bullet wounds.

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Argument between teenagers on Lake Wilderness trail near Katesridge in Maple Valley leads to shooting | Slide Show

A 19-year-old man and 16 year old girl were shot following an argument on the Lake Wilderness Trail…

Billy Woodcock

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Billy Woodcock and family earn black belts in tae kwon do

There was a time when Billy Woodcock, 11, wasn't so sure about tae kwon do. His parents had…

Life

Helping others comes naturally for Tahoma High graduate Tami Bridges

Tami Bridges was inspired by the selflessness of her younger sister. “She told me that she didn’t want…

Sabrina Roberts performed in more than a dozen productions in the area and she sang in Tahoma High’s choir before her death.

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The inspirational life of Tahoma High’s Sabrina Roberts | Sabrina Roberts Scholarship Fund

Sabrina Roberts was a rising star. Her death at the age of 16 on Feb. 19 from a…

Ron and Colleen Starr in February 2009.

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Ron Starr, director of operations at Vine Maple Place, dies after lengthy battle with cancer

Ron Starr lost his battle with cancer, which began in 2001, early Tuesday morning.

Sean Hartnett

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Kentlake Athletics | Six Falcons jump to college games | Slide Show

Kentlake High administrators celebrated six Falcon student-athletes on Thursday morning. Parents, students, coaches and friends gathered in Kentlake's…

Tahoma's Steven Hopkins works to control the match against Kentwood's Ruben Nevejas in a 119 pound match on Dec. 9. It was the first league dual meet of the season for both teams.

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Wrestling | Tahoma reloads after graduating nine seniors and will count on freshmen to step up this year | Winter Previews

It would be wise not to assume that Tahoma’s wrestling team is in a rebuilding year despite graduating…

Chaz Olsen

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Chef brings more with less to food and beverage operation at the Lake Wilderness Golf Course in Maple Valley

Less is more for Chaz Olsen. Olsen is the executive chef at Lake Wilderness Grill at Lake Wilderness…

A tree fell across the power lines on the S.E. Summit-Landsburg Road during the wind and rain storm Tuesday

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Windstorm rips roof off TRM building in Maple Valley and Jenkins Creek Park footbridge collapses in Covington | Slide Show

Strong winds ripped the roof off of the TRM Wood Products lumber storage building Four Corners in Maple…

Vern Heinle

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Shari’s customer joins with Covington resident and restaurant manager to bring joy to forgotten children

With a Santa hat, a white beard and handmade wooden toys in front of him, Vern Heinle looks…

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Woman charged with drunk driving and third degree assault in incident after Tahoma-Kentlake football game Oct. 1

A Maple Valley woman has been charged with third degree assault and driving under the influence following an…

Regional trail corridor would connect the communities of Covington

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Regional trail would connect Covington, Maple Valley and Black Diamond

Imagine riding a bike from Covington to Black Diamond and beyond. If a regional trail corridor concept becomes…

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Hard work will be the name of the game for youthful Tahoma team | Winter Sports Previews | Girls Basketball

There was good news and bad at the end of the Tahoma High girls basketball team’s first game…

Kentlake fastpitch player Erika Smyth verbally committed to play for the University of Minnesota next year.

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Kentlake and Tahoma athletes commit to play college fastpitch | Girls Fastpitch

A trio of Kentlake High fastpitch players have committed to play college ball in the past week. Center…

Kentwood's Joesph Banks carries a box of food to the Munch Madness weigh-in event Monday

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Kentwood Munch Madness brings in the food and donations | Slide Show

Cecily Gray was a bit nervous before the final matchup of Munch Madness on Monday morning. Gray, Kentwood…

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Experience could pay off in the water for Tahoma | Boys Swimming Winter Preiview

Carsen Dean is excited about the Tahoma boys swim and dive team’s prospects this year. “Based on how…

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Kentlake swimmer takes flight in the pool and the sky | Boys Swimming Winter Preview

Tanner Keeling-Garcia can fly in the water and in the skies. Keeling-Garcia, a junior on the Kentlake boys…

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Preparing for the next phase of planning at Four Corners in Maple Valley

Maple Valley Planning Commission to start working on details for northwest quadrant of subarea plan.