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Let the digging begin | Groundbreaking for roundabout in Maple Valley

Lynn Roberts, executive director of the Greater Maple Valley Community Center, is glad that in less than a…

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The key to ball fields and parks in Maple Valley and Covington – money

In an area with hundreds of youngsters playing everything from soccer, rugby, lacrosse, softball and baseball, the number…

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Future a little brighter for Tahoma School District budget

Tahoma School District officials will keep a close eye on spending this year, but will not have to…

Top Fuel driver Cory McClenathan does a burnout during the first round of qualifying on July 9 at Pacific Raceways. McClenathan won the event.

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First step in a sweep of the Western Swing | NHRA Northwest Nationals

Summer started just in time for the 23rd Annual Northwest Nationals at Pacific Raceways, just minutes from downtown…

A rendering of the roundabout at Witte Road and Southeast 248th Street shows what the intersection will look when the project is done.

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Maple Valley roundabout groundbreaking set for July 19

Maple Valley officials and Goodfellow Bros will break ground on the intersection improvement at Witte Road and Southeast…

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Celebrate at Covington Days Festival

Parades, fun runs, watermelon eating contests, food and art are on tap next weekend, July 16-18, during the…

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Maple Valley Four Corners subarea plan back on the board

Maple Valley’s Four Corners subarea plan has picked up steam again as the Planning Commission works on a…

Maple Valley native Brad Plourd drives his super stock car at a divisional race in June at Woodburn Dragstrip in Oregon.

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Maple Valley native coming home to race this weekend | NHRA Northwest Nationals

This weekend, Brad Plourd will try to get back to basics at his hometown track, Pacific Raceways. Plourd,…

Shawn Langdon does a burnout at Pomona earlier this season. He will be at Pacific Raceways this weekend in his top fuel dragster which is worked on by Kent native Wes Barber.

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Swinging through town | NHRA Northwest Nationals

Coming to Pacific Raceways evokes sentiment for top fuel driver Shawn Langdon as well as one of his…

Greg Oberst published his first book in the spring

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‘Washington Sports Trivia’ – first book for Covington author a trivial pursuit

Greg Oberst enjoys his day job working in marketing for a Seattle based retail company because it allows…

Kentlake graduate Courtney Thompson sets the ball during a Team USA women’s volleyball match at the Montreaux Masters in Switzerland in early June. Courtesy of NORCECA

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Kentlake graduate Courtney Thompson conquers the globe one volleyball court at a time

Courtney Thompson has a resume a mile long. The 2003 Kentlake graduate won three state championships with the…

A rendering of the roundabout at Witte Road and Southeast 248th Street shows what the intersection will look when the project is done.

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Roundabout contract awarded by Maple Valley City Council

Playing the waiting game just wasn’t working anymore. It became clear to Maple Valley officials waiting for federal…

Sydney Dawson

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Frontline battle against cancer with Relay for Life | Slide Show

Cancer gave Pat Rannow and her husband Arvid a one-two punch in 2009, but the Maple Valley couple…

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New principals at Kentlake, Cedar Heights and Covington Elementary

There will be some shuffling of principals in the Kent School District as four Covington schools will have…

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Lake Wilderness Golf course task force meeting begin

Meetings have been set to gather public input to help Maple Valley officials and the members of the…

The Maple Valley Farmers Market opened Saturday for the second year of food

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Second season of Maple Valley Farmers Market kicks off | Slide Show

A cool and slightly damp morning didn't diminish the excitement for the opening day of the second season…

On the last day of school Erin Burkard got to gently smash a pair of whip cream pies in the face of Chad Golden

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Ending the school year with a pie in the face | Slide Show

Nearly two dozen students at Cedar Valley Elementary got to end the school year on Friday with a…

Kylie Huerta stood out from the crowd of talented female high school athletes.

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The Reporter’s female athletes of the year stand out from the crowd

Trying to select one female athlete that stood out above all the rest of the talented student-athletes at…

Dace Anderson and Arielle Young play a little Motorhead in May 2009 in a rehearsal room at Dace’s Rock ‘N’ More.

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Five years of Dace’s Rock ‘N’ More playing on in Maple Valley

It started out simply enough under another name five years ago as a way for Dace Anderson to…

Carly Stowell died in 2007 from a heart arrhythmia at 14 years old.  Her parents started a foundation in her honor.

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Carly Stowell Foundation shoots high with a winning formula

Things seem to just come together for the folks at the Carly Stowell Foundation. First the foundation grew…