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Maple Valley City Council approves new School Impact Fee

Maple Valley City Council voted to approve a new School Impact Fee (SIF) as a part of the…

Caitlin Callahan and Austin Tinnel in the opening scene of 'The Pajama Games' at Kentlake High School.

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Kentlake’s production of “The Pajama Game” | Slideshow

Kentlake Drama's production of “The Pajama Game” premiered Dec. 1 at Kentlake High School

Kentlake student Daniel Lombard holds up a pair of pajamas in the opening scene of “The Pajama Game.”

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Kentlake brings humor to the stage in ‘The Pajama Game’

A 1950s union strike in a textile factory doesn’t sound like the best setting for a musical comedy,…

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Maple Valley, Covington prepare for winter weather emergencies

As winter weather approaches, Covington and Maple Valley Public Works departments are preparing to handle any potential flooding,…

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Rally event held at Four Corners in Maple Valley to support education funding for Tahoma School District

As the state Legislature began its special session in Olympia Nov. 28, parents, teachers and Tahoma School District…

Clark Kostohris and his son

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Maple Valley rally against proposed education cuts to Tahoma School District | Slide Show

A rally was held at the intersection of state Route 169 and Kent-Kangley Road in Maple Valley Nov.…

A volunteer from New Life Church's Covingt-Maple Valley location cleans the windows of a car at the Safeway gas station in Four Corners on Nov. 23. Members of the church offered single moms $20 in gas to help them get to Thanksgiving celebrations.

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Single moms get a little something to be thankful for — $20 in gas from New Life Church in Maple Valley

New Life Church gave 300 single moms a little something to be thankful for on Nov. 23 —…

Gretchen Dolan and her husband

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Black Friday in Covington 2011 | Slide Show

Over 150 people waited outside stores such as Fred Meyer and Big Lots for their Black Friday sales…

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Maple Valley purchases property near Four Corners

The city of Maple Valley purchased 2.79 acres of land for $1.1 million at Southeast 264th Street on…

The Miracle Worker cast: Annie Sullivan is played by Kentwood junior Maggie Mosbarger. Sunshine Elementary fifth grader Megan Lewin plays young Helen Keller.  Keller’s mother

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Kentwood High’s drama production tackles the dark, silent world of blindness and deafness in The Miracle Worker

After performing musicals such as Once Upon a Mattress and tales of romance such as Romeo and Juliet,…

Tahoma Junior High student Matthew Griffith prepares to throw his milk carton into the recycling bin.

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Tahoma School District uses food for compost

Tahoma School District students are now recycling food scraps on all campuses. From now on the majority of…

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The chocolate milk dilemma | Editorial

About a month ago the Tahoma School District decided to remove chocolate milk from its cafeteria menus. Not…

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Greater Maple Valley-Black Diamond Chamber of Commerce ‘Small Business Saturday’

While shoppers will flock to big box stores on "Black Friday," the Greater Maple Valley-Black Diamond Chamber of…

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Maple Valley to underspend $1 million in 2011

Although the city of Maple Valley is approaching its 2012 budget conservatively, things have started off on a…

“Woody” the spooky tree sits in front of the Laws’ home near Cedar Airpark. Gena Laws and her family make many of the props.

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Covington woman puts on shows from patriotic to spooky to Christmas wonderland

At first glance Gena Laws would seem she’s been inspired by fictional Christmas movie characters such as Clark…

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Tahoma School District removes chocolate milk from cafeteria menus

Chocolate milk will no longer be served at Tahoma school cafeterias.

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Covington to house suspects in South Correctional Entity starting Jan. 1

Starting Jan. 1, all suspects arrested in Covington will be housed in the South Correctional Entity (SCORE) in…

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Maple Valley Fire and Life Safety Report for Nov. 7-13

Maple Valley Fire and Life Safety Report for Nov. 7-13

Taylor Usselman

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Ninth graders clean grave stones at Tahoma National Cemetery | Slideshow

Ninth grade students from Tahoma Junior High cleaned grave stones at Tahoma National Cemetery on Nov. 8 and…

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19-year-old Renton resident sentenced to 15 months in prison for vehicular homicide related to accident near Maple Valley

Cory Allyn Duke, a Renton resident, was sentenced to 15 months in prison Oct. 21 for vehicular homicide…