The day may come soon when the city of Maple Valley will have to issue bond levies to finance projects rather than dip into its general fund, according to city officials.
The city of Covington is teaming up with a Kent-based youth organization in order to increase the number of licensed pets while decreasing the cost of providing animal control services through King County.
Waste Management will resume picking up Maple Valley residents’ trash today, Aug. 1.
The Covington City Council voted unanimously to extend the moratorium on medical marijuana collective gardens at its July 24 meeting.
This could be the year that the Lake Wilderness Golf Course breaks even.
The Dark Knight Rises stands alongside Batman Begins as a great Batman film and an example for other filmmakers of what makes the third film of a trilogy, for the most part, work.
PJ’s Smoke Shack in Maple Valley was forced to close due to an unusual provision within the new federal highway bill that threatens so-called roll your own (RYO) tobacco businesses.
Formality has had a hard time fitting into this brave new world of informality. Whether it’s how we dress, what we say and even what we write, everything has progressively grown more and more loose and unrestricted.
The Maple Valley City Council is considering an ordinance that city officials say would help better define and clarify how the city would respond to an emergency.
Copper thieves have been on the prowl since May in Covington in parking lots for churches, schools and businesses, according to the Covington Police Department.
For years the city of Maple Valley has relied on single family residential permits as a significant revenue stream. Although it continues to run strong, city officials say it is within a few years of drying up.
Maple Valley’s PJ Smoke Shack has been forced to close due to an unusual provision within the new federal highway bill that threatens so-called roll your own (RYO) tobacco businesses.
In her story titled “The Numbers Game,” published in “Chicken Soup for the Soul: Boost Your Brain Power,” Maple Valley writer Diana Savage details the various methods she employs in order to effectively work with math, sometimes to comedic effect.
Since Gov. Chris Gregoire line-item vetoed sections of the state’s medical cannabis law last year, Maple Valley, Covington and Black Diamond have taken three separate routes to deal with collective gardens.
Maple Valley City Council is considering a fire impact fee on new developments to replace the current process, which city and fire district officials consider to be inefficient.
A new citizen police volunteer program has been developed by the city of Covington in order to provide more community services such as a vacation check.
With the expiration of the moratorium on collective gardens quickly approaching, the Maple Valley City Council approved a ban at its June 25 meeting.
At the 1962 Seattle World’s Fair the Paradise International floor show drew outrage due to its risque nature.
The Maple Valley City Council isn’t known for rushing things. Anyone who’s attended more than a few meetings would never accuse the council of being in a hurry — except when it comes to the issue of medical marijuana collective gardens.
With a decrease in donations to The Storehouse, a group of community volunteers have joined forces to create a community garden for the food bank.
