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Community tree lighting ceremony to be held at Black Diamond Community Center Dec. 2

Santa Claus will be coming coming to the Black Diamond Community Center at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2.

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Mountain View Fire & Rescue – Black Diamond Fire Department Report for Nov. 15-21

Mountain View Fire & Rescue / Black Diamond Fire Department Report for Nov. 15-21

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Seattle Thunderbirds beat the Pats in Kent | Slide Show

Seattle Thunderbirds beat the the Regina Pats 5-2 at ShoWare Center Wednesday, Nov. 23.

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Seattle Thunderbirds blast the Regina Pats with five goals | Hockey

Branden Troock had two goals and Burke Gallimore had a goal and an assist Wednesday night to help…

Kit Bennett (far left) with her Kindergarten class at Rainier Christian School.

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Rainier Christian School Kindergarten teacher in Covington awarded STAR 101.5’s Teacher of the Week

Kit Bennett, a Kindergarten teacher at Rainier Christian School in Covington, received the award this morning after being…

School Board Director Karen DeBruler and Superintendent Dr. Edward Lee Vargas

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Kent School District selected as a Board of Distinction at 2011 Washington State School Director’s Association conference

Kent School District was selected as a Board of Distinction at the 2011 Washington State School Directors’ Association…

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Kent schools named Washington State Innovative Schools

Kent Phoenix Academy (KPA) and Kent Mountain View Academy (KMVA) have been named Washington State Innovative Schools by…

Park Orchard Elementary PE teacher Trudy Schug

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Park Orchard Elementary teacher and Covington Community Sports volunteer wins award for her commitment to teaching kids about healthy living

Park Orchard Elementary PE teacher Trudy Schug doesn’t just motivate students in the gymnasium. Schug hosts about 10…

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Kent schools may be closed due to state budget cuts

Some Kent schools may be shuttered next school year due to impending state budget cuts. The idea came…

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13-year-old feels “funny” after smoking marijuana, calls parents | Covington-Maple Valley Police Blotter

Covington-Maple Valley Police Blotter for Nov. 16-19

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South Puget Sound League North All-League girls soccer selections from Tahoma and Kent school district teams

South Puget Sound League North All-League selections include a number of players from Tahoma and Kent school district…

Kentlake’s Emily Tanasse put together a fifth place finish in the 100-yard butterfly at the 4A state girls swim and dive championships on Saturday at the King County Aquatic Center to help the Falcons earn their highest finish in school history.

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State Swim | Kent School District swimmers | Slide Show

Kent School District swimmers did well at the state meet Nov. 11-12. Charles Cortes shot the pictures for…

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Woman transported to medical facility after officers force entry into her home as a part of welfare check | Black Diamond Police Blotter

Black Diamond Police Department Blotter Nov. 17-18

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Maple Valley Fire and Life Safety cold winter hazards tips

Maple Valley Fire and Life Safety cold weather hazards tips

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Kent School District urges legislators to protect K-12 education funding

Kent School District Board of Directors and district officials urged legislators to protect K-12 education funding as much…

Maple Valley Rotary Students of the Month.  Back (Left to right): Anthony Yun

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Tahoma High students win Maple Valley Rotary Student of the Month Award for November

Four Tahoma High students were awarded the Maple Valley Rotary student of the month award for November.

(Left to right) - Front row - Reni Lucido

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Tahoma Future Farmers of the America honored by Maple Valley City Council

Students from Tahoma High School's Future Farmers of America (FFA) were presented with the city of Maple Valley…

Life

Maple Valley Creative Arts Center to hold a “Post Traumatic Thanksgiving Blues” event Nov. 26

The Maple Valley Creative Arts Center will hold a "Post-Traumatic Thanksgiving Blues" event at 7 p.m.

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Kentlake graduate completes Army basic training

Army Pvt. Zachary G. Bennett has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C.

Cartoon by Fank SHiers

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Frank Shiers’ ‘State Democrats’ Priorties’

A political cartoon from the desk of Frank Shiers, Jr.