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Kentwood girls, Kent-Meridian boys win All City Meet | Track and Field
Kentwood girls, Kent-Meridian boys win All City Meet...
By TJ Martinell • April 10, 2012 3:17 pm

Kentwood’s girls track and field team dominated the Kent All City Meet on April 5 while the Kent-Meridian boys put together a strong performance thanks to its sprinters and relay team.

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Two Kentlake students playing the parts of Belle and Le Fou during their dress rehearsal for 'Beauty and the Beast.'  The show runs from April 18-21 and 25-28.
Kentlake’s 2012 production of ‘Beauty and the Beast’...
By TJ Martinell • April 6, 2012 4:56 pm

The Kentlake drama department held a dress rehearsal for their production of “Beauty and the Beast” on April 5 in the performing arts center.

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Beauty and the Beans manager Michelle Doyle makes white coffee inside of her drive-through espresso stand. It is the only independent drive-through espresso stand in Covington.
Espresso stand in Covington offers wicked brews of...
By TJ Martinell • April 5, 2012 6:15 pm

Beauty and the Beans, a new drive-through espresso stand in Covington, is not the kind of place where scantily-clad girls serve coffee.

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One Kentlake student released, one still held in detention due to flight risk | Update
One Kentlake student released, one still held in...
By TJ Martinell • April 5, 2012 5:27 pm

King County Sheriff’s Office has released one of the Kentlake students who was arrested for allegedly bringing a handgun to school on Tuesday.

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Kent Meridian boys take first at invite, Kentwood girls finish second | Track and field
Kent Meridian boys take first at invite, Kentwood...
By TJ Martinell • April 4, 2012 5:10 pm

The Kent Meridian boys track team finished first out of 33 teams with 56.5 points at the Kent-Meridian Invite on Saturday, March 31. The Kentridge boys took second with 43 points. Kentwood girls took second out of 27 teams with 66 points, losing only to Auburn Riverside’s 85 points.

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Tahoma robotics member prepare the robot for the regional competition matches. BEAR Metal's alliance ultimately won.
Tahoma’s BEAR Metal comes out on top at...
By TJ Martinell • April 4, 2012 2:10 pm

Tahoma’s Robotics Club brought home first place hardware from the FIRST Robotics Competition March 23-25 in Seattle in spite of a small glitch.

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Tawnya Henningsen prepares for the opening of the Multicare Covington Emergency Department. The department opened to patients Tuesday.
MultiCare Covington emergency department now open
By TJ Martinell • April 4, 2012 1:56 pm

MultiCare Covington opened its 24,000-square-foot emergency department next to its main building for patients on Tuesday.

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Maple Valley City Council approves zoning for fueling station
Maple Valley City Council approves zoning for fueling...
By TJ Martinell • April 4, 2012 12:19 pm

Retailers like Fred Meyer can now build fueling stations in Maple Valley.

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Tahoma wood shop to close at the end of academic year
Tahoma wood shop to close at the end...
By TJ Martinell • April 4, 2012 12:12 pm

Once this school year is over Tahoma High school will no longer offer wood shop.

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Tahoma junior Elizabeth Oosterhout leads the pack in the two mile. She took first place with a time of 11:35.59.
Tahoma wins meet against Kentlake | Track and...
By TJ Martinell • April 3, 2012 7:35 pm

A little bit of rain didn’t stop the track athletes from Tahoma and Kent schools from competing on Thursday, March 29. The meets ended with a victory for Tahoma, Kentwood and Kent Meridian.

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Two Kentlake students arrested for possessing handgun at school | Breaking news
Two Kentlake students arrested for possessing handgun at...
By TJ Martinell • April 3, 2012 4:11 pm

King County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested two Kentlake High School students for possessing a handgun on school property Tuesday morning.

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Tahoma junior Savanna Haverfield leaps during the 100 hurdle race. Haverfield took first with a time of 16.22 seconds.
Tahoma boys and girls track win meet against...
By TJ Martinell • March 30, 2012 12:51 pm

he Tahoma boys and girls track and field teams won their second meet against Kentlake on March 29.

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It’s always rainy in Seattle, etc. | Editorial
It’s always rainy in Seattle, etc. | Editorial
By TJ Martinell • March 29, 2012 12:00 pm

When it comes to weather, Western Washington is like the 28-year-old guy who’s on his 10th year of college, and keeps switching his major from communications to biology to engineering to dental hygiene because he can’t come to terms with his identity.

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Larissa Long
Maple Valley woman not a typical pageant contestant
By TJ Martinell • March 29, 2012 2:16 pm

Maple Valley resident Larissa Long doesn’t exactly fit the stereotypical image of a pageant contestant.

Married with three kids she regards herself as a social media geek who spends most of her time in gym clothes.

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King County turns down offer from developer for Donut Hole property in Maple Valley | Breaking News
King County turns down offer from developer for...
By TJ Martinell • March 29, 2012 1:58 pm

King County has turned down an offer from a potential developer to purchase the Donut Hole property in Maple Valley.

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Maple Valley playwright’s new play set to go on stage
Maple Valley playwright’s new play set to go...
By TJ Martinell • March 29, 2012 8:00 am

Maple Valley playwright Ed Corrigan has dipped into his own personal life for his new play, “David.”

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Dwight Van Zanen was fire chief of Maple Valley Fire and Life Safety for 21 years.
Former Maple Valley fire chief killed in plane...
By TJ Martinell • March 28, 2012 6:04 pm

Former Maple Valley Fire and Life Safety chief Dwight Van Zanen died in a plane accident near Waxhaw, N.C. on Monday.

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The Hunger Games | Movie Review
The Hunger Games | Movie Review
By TJ Martinell • March 26, 2012 9:07 pm

Frankly, Hollywood would be wise to use Hunger Games as an example of how they can, in fact, make a film that deals with mature themes without having to show all of the gratuitous, explicit details associated with it.

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Tahoma track and field race to victory | Prep Track and Field
Tahoma track and field race to victory |...
By TJ Martinell • March 25, 2012 9:47 pm

The Tahoma boys and girls track and field team cruised to an easy victory at its first league meet against Mt. Rainier on March 21.

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State Legislature budget includes funds for state Route 516 project in Covington
State Legislature budget includes funds for state Route...
By TJ Martinell • March 25, 2012 9:42 pm

The city of Covington is one step closer to securing the funds necessary for its state Route 516 project.

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