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Father’s Day through different eyes | Kris Hill

This Sunday is Father's Day and this year I am looking at it in a whole new way.…

Racheal Storman

Life

Everyone wins at Maple Valley Days throwdown | Slide Show

Among the carnival rides, elephant ears and corn dogs, booths for organizations, vendors and businesses on Saturday afternoon…

News

Legislators from 5th District host a telephone town hall meeting

State representatives Glenn Anderson, R-Fall City, and Jay Rodne, R-North Bend, will host a district-wide telephone town hall…

Kim Emmons checks out face painting work on her granddaughter Alex’s face at the opening day of the Maple Valley Farmer’s Market last year.

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Maple Valley Farmer’s Market opening bell ready to ring

In little more than a week the bell will ring to signal the opening of the second season…

Trish Adams plans on building a cancer memorial wall to commemorate those who were lost to cancer.

Life

Ravensdale woman helps get international Cancer Memorial Wall going

Trish Adams was struggling to find a purpose two years ago in the deaths of two women to…

News

Donation drive for Maple Valley Food Bank kicks off Home Depot Contractor Appreciation event in Covington

Bigger and better is the mantra for this year's Home Depot Contractor Appreciation event set to start at…

The Maple Valley Bombers U9 team celebrate a recent tournament championship.

Sports

Maple Valley Bombers 9U baseball team adds another tournament title to resume

The Maple Valley Bombers have been racking up tournament wins this spring.

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Maple Valley explorers compete in Apple Cup Challenge

Members of the Maple Valley Police Department's Explorer Post competed in the two-day Apple Cup Challenge May 22-23…

Sports

Kentlake falls short of trophy round at state tournament | Fastpitch Slide Show

Saturday was about missed opportunities for Kentlake in a rain-shortened 4A state fastpitch tournament at SERA Fields in…

Sealth

Life

Sealth stretches its wings artistically with film festival gig

Dace Anderson wanted to stretch his wings creatively when he formed Sealth with students from his music school,…

Sports

Semi-final and final games washed out but Kentlake ends up with top seed out of West Central District tournament | Fastpitch slide show

It's not how Kentlake envisioned winning a district title but when rain washed out the semi-final games two…

Sports

Kentlake going to state, Kentwood and Tahoma still in the hunt, Kentridge bounced | Fastpitch Slide show

Kentlake earns state berth thanks to extra innings heroics by senior Brooke Evans while Kentwood and Tahoma split…

Sports

South Puget Sound North All League honors | Fastpitch

Tahoma and Kentlake dominated the South Puget Sound North All-League fastpitch honors this week. The Falcons had six…

Glacier Park Elementary Principal Emilie Hard will head to the Issaquah School District to become its executive director of teaching and learning this fall after 10 years at GPES.

Life

New challenges await Glacier Park Elementary principal Emilie Hard

It was an easy decision for Emilie Hard to live in Maple Valley and teach in the Tahoma…

News

Covington Days Festival plans in high gear for summer fun

Summer is right around the corner and so is the annual Covington Days Festival celebration set for July…

King County Sheriff's Department Maj. Dave Germinai stands with Maple Valley Chief of Police Michelle Bennett at a retirement luncheon given in his honor Friday at the Lake Wilderness Lodge.

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Friends and family honor King County Sheriff’s Department Maj. Dave Germani | Slide Show

It was a bittersweet celebration for Maj. Dave Germani as he said goodbye to 30 years with the…

Sports

Second day at league tournament a struggle for Tahoma | Fastpitch

Nothing seemed to bounce Tahoma's way Friday afternoon at the South Puget Sound League fastpitch tournament as it…

Sports

Tahoma into semi-finals at South Puget Sound League tournament | Fastpitch Slide Show

Tahoma earns spot in SPSL fastpitch semi-final, Kentwood splits its games and Kentlake will take on Rogers in…

Lucas Reider’s entry

News

Inspired Cedar Heights Middle School students place in Jacob Friedman art and essay competition

A pair of Cedar Heights Middle School students earned prizes in the Jacob Friedman Holocaust Writing and Art…

Billy Woodcock

Life

Black belt family that kicks together grows close in tae kwon do | Slide Shows

What began as a way to constructively deal with an energetic 4 year old became a journey for…