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Kentlake students jump ahead of their peers

Imagine starting your career at 16 years old. Most people that age don’t know what their future will…

State Rep. Mark Hargrove speaks to a pre-AP class of sophomores at Tahoma High School on Dec. 12 about his job as a legislator in Olympia.

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Hargrove visits Tahoma students

State Rep. Mark Hargrove visited Tahoma High School Dec. 12. After a morning of observing different language arts…

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Handcuffed suspect mistaken for student [VIDEO]

Kentwood High School went into a lockdown when a man escaped police custody and ran into the school…

A downed tree on Wednesday afternoon caused electrical wires to land on a car with a woman and her children inside.

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Downed tree causes electrical wires to land on car with woman and children inside

A downed tree caused wires to fall on the vehicle. Firefighters were able to call the woman on…

The Lake Wilderness Park dock will soon be replaced by a new one. The work will begin Thursday

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Lake Wilderness Park to get a new dock

Construction of a new dock at Lake Wilderness Park is scheduled to begin Dec. 18

If fully funded

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Creative Arts Council starts fund for pocket park

A new pocket park in Maple Valley is in its final stages of development and may finally come…

Kentlake Drama Club started off their series of performances of “A Charlie Brown Christmas” Thursday

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‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’ performed by Kentlake Drama | SLIDESHOW

Opening night was Thursday, Dec. 4. Shows will continue through Saturday, Dec. 13

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Kentwood High School on lockdown Friday morning due to suspect escaping police custody

Kentwood High School was in an emergency lockdown this morning because a handcuffed man escaped police custody and…

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Property levy hike, tax rate decrease | Maple Valley

Residents can rest easy knowing their property taxes will most likely not increase, despite the increase in the…

Kentwood High School's level 9 gymnast.

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Young, hopeful and ready to tumble | Prep Gymnastics

A preview for Kentwood, Kentlake and Tahoma gymnastics teams

Janet Loe

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Continuing a legacy of service | Jerry Woods Holiday Engine

The Jerry Woods Holiday Engine is one of the largest contributors to the Maple Valley Food Bank for…

Forty-four residents of Sawyer Crest

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Maple Valley residents sign petition to exclude wildlife center

The Maple Valley Parks and Recreation Commission continued the discussion about what to do with two pieces of…

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A new holiday food tradition | Our Corner

I don’t get mad at my coworker for bringing chicken pad Thai into the office. In the grand…

Senior Emily Smith

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Tahoma takes sixth place at state | Prep Volleyball

The print version of this story incorrectly stated that Tahoma lost to Camas 0-3 in their final match,…

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Maple Valley nears end of city reserve funds

City Manager David Johnston is predicting that Maple Valley will hit its two-month reserve line by 2018 if…

Senior Natalia Burdulis

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Tahoma beats Olympia to play for 5th place at state | Prep Volleyball

Tahoma beat Olympia Saturday morning, 3-1, and advances to the 5th place/6th place match at 6:45 p.m. Saturday

6-foot sophomore

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Tahoma takes fourth at districts, heads to state | SLIDESHOW

Photos from Tahoma's match against Kentwood at the 4A District 3 tournament Nov. 7

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Incumbents dominate legislative elections

Incumbents from District 47 and District 5 will remain in office

At least six fallen trees were reported in the Black Diamond area by 1 p.m. Tuesday after wind gusts reaching up to 60 mph blew through the region.

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Trees down and power outages from Tuesday wind storm

Crews have restored power to more than 162,000 Puget Sound Energy customers; approximately 48,000 remain without power.

Freshman Morgan Colston

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Kentlake vs. Curtis at district tournament | Slideshow

Kentlake lost to Curtis 3-0 in their first game in the district tournament Friday