As winter weather approaches, Covington and Maple Valley Public Works departments are preparing to handle any potential flooding, snow or ice.
As the state Legislature began its special session in Olympia Nov. 28, parents, teachers and Tahoma School District staff rallied against proposed cuts to education spending.
A rally was held at the intersection of state Route 169 and Kent-Kangley Road in Maple Valley Nov. 28.
New Life Church gave 300 single moms a little something to be thankful for on Nov. 23 — $20 work of gas.
Over 150 people waited outside stores such as Fred Meyer and Big Lots for their Black Friday sales Nov. 25.
The city of Maple Valley purchased 2.79 acres of land for $1.1 million at Southeast 264th Street on Nov. 18.
The purchase was made at a foreclosure auction after the City Council authorized City Manager David Johnston to bid for the two property lots a special meeting Thursday, Nov. 17.
After performing musicals such as Once Upon a Mattress and tales of romance such as Romeo and Juliet, Kentwood’s fall drama production explores the triumph of human perseverance in “The Miracle Worker,” which premiered Nov. 17.
Tahoma School District students are now recycling food scraps on all campuses.
From now on the majority of lunchroom waste will be recycled by Cedar Grove Composting instead of sent to the landfill.
About a month ago the Tahoma School District decided to remove chocolate milk from its cafeteria menus.
Not the greatest tragedy, but I can’t help but be fascinated, as well as bemused, by what schools choose to remove and preserve, and the bizarre results you can get occasionally.
While shoppers will flock to big box stores on “Black Friday,” the Greater Maple Valley-Black Diamond Chamber of Commerce are promoting a relatively new event, “Small Business Saturday.”
Although the city of Maple Valley is approaching its 2012 budget conservatively, things have started off on a positive note.
While giving a presentation at the Maple Valley City Council Nov. 7 meeting, Finance Director Tony McCarthy revealed that the city will underspend $1 million due to a combination of conservative budgeting and unexpected revenue.
At first glance Gena Laws would seem she’s been inspired by fictional Christmas movie characters such as Clark Griswold and Kevin McCallister.
Chocolate milk will no longer be served at Tahoma school cafeterias.
Starting Jan. 1, all suspects arrested in Covington will be housed in the South Correctional Entity (SCORE) in Des Moines.
Maple Valley Fire and Life Safety Report for Nov. 7-13
Ninth grade students from Tahoma Junior High cleaned grave stones at Tahoma National Cemetery on Nov. 8 and 9 as a part of an annual work project.
Cory Allyn Duke, a Renton resident, was sentenced to 15 months in prison Oct. 21 for vehicular homicide related to accident in which a 17-year-old female was killed.
Woodrow Joseph Dougherty is nearly five times older than the city of Maple Valley.
A Hobart native, he was born 100 years ago today, Nov. 11, 1911, the 11th day of the 11th month of the 11th year.
Earlier in the city’s short history Maple Valley relied on money generated by the housing construction boom, but city officials and staff have long known that would not last forever.
According to City Manager David Johnston, the city is limited in what it can do to compensate for the changing market, and what it can do may not be the most popular tactic in a down economy.
To help students improve their results on the Measurement of Student Progress (MSP) exams, Covington Elementary has started a new extended learning program called the DAWG Pack.
It had its first meeting on Nov 1., and is offered from 3:45-5 p.m. Monday through Thursday.
