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Hollydaze festival’s debut was full of merriment

The first annual Covington Hollydaze holiday festival Dec. 5-6 came and went with a frenzy of events and…

Kayla Williams is followed by Kirstin Moyers as they move woodchips into place as protective groundcover for native plants along Little Soos Creek.

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Big honor for Little Soos work

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has honored a Covington-based youth group for making Little Soos Creek homier for…

Karsten Wise (left) and Alexander Lee lead their classmates in celebration of winning a friendly interclass competition in Kentwood High School’s recent food drive benefitting food banks. More photos are in the Gallery and Photo Reprint section of the Reporter’s online edition.

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Students collect more than 1,000 pounds of food a day

Teacher Christine Donaldson’s third-period physics class may have been named champion of the first Kentwood High School Munch…

King County Fire Commissioners Association has donated $500 to the Soup Ladies

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$500 goes in the soup pot

Andrea Young is an orthopedic surgeon at the MultiCare clinic in Covington – not far from where she grew up in Maple Valley.

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She breaks barriers while setting bones

Meet Dr. Andrea Young – orthopedic surgeon, sports medicine specialist and local gal come full-circle.

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SPSL NORTH GIRLS BASKETBALL: At a glance

GIRLS HOOPS: AT A GLANCE

Kentwood’s Courtney Johnson is just one of several key players returning for the Conquerors this season.

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Girls basketball: Kentwood not satisfied with last year’s 3rd round loss

It’s hard to call a trip to the state tournament a disappointing way to end a season. But…

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Animal shelter doubling in size

The King County animal shelter in Kent that serves Covington, Maple Valley and other areas is making more…

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TB countywide hits 30-year high

King County reached a new 30-year high for tuberculosis in 2007, with 161 people diagnosed with active cases.

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High-speed crash and failed carjacking end in arrest

King County Sheriff deputies arrested a 29-year-old Covington man for investigation of first-degree robbery after he reportedly crashed…

Progress Report: SR 169 bridge

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Progress Report: SR 169 bridge

What: Green River Bridge (also known as Kummer Bridge) on State Route 169, which has been closed since…

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Millions of new arrivals at Landsburg hatchery

The collection of spawning sockeye salmon in the Cedar River has resulted in nearly 3 million sockeye salmon…

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Teachers file labor complaint against Kent School District

The Kent Education Association, a local arm of the statewide public school teachers’ union, has filed a complaint…

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GIRLS BASKETBALL: Moore, KW knock off nation’s top-ranked team

Reporter staff Talk about starting the season on the right foot. The Kentwood girls basketball team did just…

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Sales for rural home-based businesses get easier

Home-based businesses in rural King County now have more flexibility in what they can sell on their property,…

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Work on closed bridge begins

If all goes according to plan, work that began Saturday will result in the reopening in mid-2009 of…

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Help for road worriers

Road and emergency officials say two of the best ways to stay on top of winter travel conditions…

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School answers call of cell phones for soldiers

Tahoma Junior High School is a dropoff site for a cell phone drive benefitting U.S. military personnel. Used,…