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Covington receives King County grant for skate park...
By Rebecca Gourley • October 15, 2015 4:46 pm

The Covington skateboard park, Gerry Crick Skate Park, is getting a long-overdue face lift next year

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Dunn concerned levy hike could impact taxing districts | Best Starts for Kids
Dunn concerned levy hike could impact taxing districts...
By Rebecca Gourley • October 15, 2015 4:34 pm

In July, the King County Council voted 8-1 in favor of placing King County Executive Dow Constantine’s Best Starts for Kids initiative on the Nov. 3 ballot

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Student actors dressed in makeup to simulate trauma were laying in the halls of the school during the drill.
The longest two minutes | Active shooter training...
By Rebecca Gourley • October 14, 2015 5:49 pm

Tahoma Junior High participated in an active shooter training Tuesday morning

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Maple Valley story
Fireworks advisory note for Maple Valley on Nov....
By Rebecca Gourley • October 14, 2015 5:41 pm

The council is asking voters if the sale, possession and discharge of fireworks should be banned within the city limits

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Emmons receives award for work with foster children
Emmons receives award for work with foster children
By Rebecca Gourley • October 7, 2015 1:27 pm

Kim Emmons, co-founder of Foster Champs of Maple Valley, was recently honored with the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute’s Angels in Adoption award in Washington, D.C.

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Senior services at risk of being cut due to lack of funding
Senior services at risk of being cut due...
By Rebecca Gourley • September 23, 2015 2:54 pm

Beginning July 1, 2016 the community centers in Maple Valley and Black Diamond may have to scale back their senior services programs

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Church celebrates 35 years of community service
Church celebrates 35 years of community service
By Rebecca Gourley • September 18, 2015 4:51 pm

On a quiet street in Covington sits the longest running Foursquare church in the area, run by one of the longest sitting pastors in the community

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J.A. Jance's new book 'Dance of the Bones: A J.P. Beaumont and Brandon Walker Novel'
Author to hold book signing at Covington Library
By Rebecca Gourley • September 9, 2015 1:55 pm

New York Times bestselling author J. A. Jance will make a stop at the Covington Library Saturday on her tour to promote her newest title, “Dance of the Bones: A Beaumont and Walker Novel.”

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Tips for a better night’s sleep | Our Corner
Tips for a better night’s sleep | Our...
By Rebecca Gourley • September 3, 2015 1:02 pm

Sleep is important. Obviously. I think we all know that. But so many adults these days don’t get enough quality sleep

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If fully funded
Arts Council starts new campaign for pocket park
By Rebecca Gourley • September 3, 2015 4:16 pm

The Maple Valley Creative Arts Council is reaching out to the community a second time, asking for donations to fund the pocket park planned in the Lake Wilderness Village retail complex

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If fully funded
Pocket park fundraising launch party Friday, Aug. 28
By Rebecca Gourley • August 28, 2015 6:03 pm

The Maple Valley Creative Arts Council is hosting a fundraising launch party in the alley between Starbucks and QFC in Lake Wilderness Village today, Friday from 6 to 7 p.m.

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State begins second year roll out eligibility of full-day kindergarten
State begins second year roll out eligibility of...
By Rebecca Gourley • August 26, 2015 1:58 pm

Full-day kindergarten expected to cost state about $270 million annually

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Procession for Black Diamond police officer Greg Goral Monday, Aug. 24
Procession for Black Diamond police officer Greg Goral...
By Rebecca Gourley • August 20, 2015 4:38 pm

Cmdr. Greg Goral with the Black Diamond Police Department died Sunday following an extended battle with cancer

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The two-alarm fire damaged one unit and the attic at the Renton apartment
Two-alarm fire displaces three families in Renton, no...
By Rebecca Gourley • August 19, 2015 8:19 pm

Three families are displaced following an two-alarm apartment fire on Southeast Petrovitsky Road in Renton

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Maple Valley Food Bank accepting school supply donations until Aug. 16
Maple Valley Food Bank accepting school supply donations...
By Rebecca Gourley • August 12, 2015 3:50 pm

Parents must register their children before Aug. 22 to receive the school supplies

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For the sake of research | Kennewick Man may be returned to tribes
For the sake of research | Kennewick Man...
By Rebecca Gourley • August 12, 2015 3:20 pm

Kennewick Man, or The Ancient One, was a Native American man who is believed to have lived about 8,400 years ago

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The front entrance of both Glacier Park and Rock Creek elementary schools are being reconfigured to provide more security.
Tahoma enhances security with creative solutions
By Rebecca Gourley • August 12, 2015 3:01 pm

Summer projects at Tahoma’s schools include security updates

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The moon was setting as the sun was rising at Rattlesnake Ledge.
Sunrise on Rattlesnake Ledge | Life Outdoors
By Rebecca Gourley • August 5, 2015 4:16 pm

If you ever get a chance to hike up to Rattlesnake Ledge, south of North Bend, right before dawn, do it

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Lydia Aldredge's sketch of the nest.
City Council approves Witte Road art project
By Rebecca Gourley • August 5, 2015 3:56 pm

Artist Lydia Aldredge, of Seattle, is moving forward with her artwork for Maple Valley’s Witte Road improvement project

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Dace Anderson and Arielle Young of Dace’s Rock ‘N’ More Music Academy perform for the wine-tasting crowd at Maple Valley Rotary’s A Taste of the Valley event.
Rotary donates event proceeds to Foster Champs
By Rebecca Gourley • August 5, 2015 3:54 pm

Maple Valley Rotary held their annual “A Taste of the Valley” event last July 30

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Maple Valley story
City Council to put fireworks ban advisory note...
By Rebecca Gourley • July 29, 2015 6:28 pm

The council is considering placing an advisory note on the Nov. 3 general election ballot to ask citizens if they would support a fireworks ban. The result of the advisory vote is nonbinding

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‘Best Starts For Kids’ initiative gets green light from King County Council
‘Best Starts For Kids’ initiative gets green light...
By Rebecca Gourley • July 29, 2015 6:20 pm

King County voters will decide whether to add an average of $4 per month in property taxes to their bill this fall

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Maple Valley story
City Council delays authorizing priority based budgeting method
By Rebecca Gourley • July 28, 2015 1:56 pm

The Maple Valley City Council met Monday, July 27 to discuss the potential for a priority based budgeting method

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