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Make friends with the humble bean
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Sports
HOCKEY: T-birds open ShoWare with a win
By STEVE HUNTER Reporter Newspapers Home, sweet ShoWare Center. Seattle Thunderbird hockey fans had the hottest ticket in…
News
Officials touring high-water areas
King County officials this morning plan to tour areas – including near Maple Valley – that have been…
News
Snow response under review
Metropolitan King County Council members want to know how Metro Transit and other transportation needs might work better…
Sports
SPSL BASKETBALL REPORT: KW shoots down Auburn, 64-43
By ERICK WALKER The Reporter The plan seemed clear enough Tuesday night to the fifth-ranked Auburn High boys…
News
Who wants to be a Covington Planning Commission member?
Covington officials are seeking applicants for an opening on the city’s Planning Commission. Applications, which will be accepted…
Obituaries
Alice Kay Joupperi
Alice Kay JoupperiAlice Kay Joupperi, 55, of Maple Valley, WA passed away peacefully at her home January 6,…
News
Maple Valley man fatally shot by Seattle officers
Seattle Police officers fatally shot a University of Washington student from Maple Valley early Thursday morning while investigating…
News
Six espresso robberies, one bandit
Six robberies of espresso stands in south King County, all apparently by the same suspect, have prompted the…
Sports
PREPS: ON THE SIDE
PUNCH THIS TICKET Now that the holiday break is finishing up, the prep schedule will be back in…
Life
‘Twilight’ author replaces vampires with alien parasites
By KAITLIN JENKINS Stephenie Meyer, author of well-known “Twilight,” jumps from vampires to alien parasites with her new…
Life
Nutrition info in chain restaurants now required
Chain restaurants countywide are one day into a new requirement to provide nutrition information with their menus as…
News
No ‘Simpsons’ but lots of civics for legislative pages
Teenagers who might know cartoon characters better than they understand state government are among the type that state…
News
Named one of state’s best Kent School Board ‘exemplary’
The Kent School Board has been named one of the best in the state by the Washington State…
News
Was ’08 as death-free as ’07?
If statistics from a year ago become a trend, 2008 will turn out to be a relatively death-free…
Life
Their Christmas Eve included homeless men
For Zandra Jones, volunteering on Christmas Eve is no big deal. It’s like picking up someone’s dropped napkin.
News
Recycling trees is a favor for the environment
Christmas tree recycling sites organized in the Maple Valley and Covington areas by a local chapter of Rainbow…