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Oct. 1 is first commute with Metro Transit changes

Route information, tools online; riders now pay when boarding

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Local governments can get help to restore urban forests | Washington State Department of Natural Resources

The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is providing assistance to local governments starting in Clark, King,…

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The coming week at the King County Council | Oct. 1-5

An ordinance authorizing an 30-year use agreement with Hollywood Hills Saddle Club for the operation, maintenance, programming and…

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Closures to begin earlier on Snoqualmie Pass

Shorter autumn days, mean construction closures on Interstate 90 over Snoqualmie Pass will now begin a half-hour earlier.…

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Human services agencies receive subsidized bus tickets from Metro Transit Incentive Program

Bus tickets will help homeless people in Seattle and King County

Graphic by Frank Shiers

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Editorial cartoon of the week by Frank Shiers, Jr.

Editorial cartoon of the week by Frank Shiers, Jr.

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Kentwood graduate completes Air Force basic military training in Texas

Air Force Airman Levi T. Ingram graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio,…

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Synergy Volleyball Club in Maple Valley to hold tryouts in November

The upcoming Synergy Volleyball Club season will be holding tryouts for the various teams in November.

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Kent MCJROTC completes orientation at Joint Base Lewis McChord

During their recent orientation at Joint Base Lewis McChord, the Kent MCJROTC unit new cadets learned how to…

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Fundraiser for Black Diamond K-9 Unit Raises $1561

A fundraiser for Black Diamond K-9 Unit Sept. 15 raised $1,561.

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Lake Wilderness Citizens Advisory Committee in Maple Valley to host meeting Oct 4 at Lake Wilderness Lodge

The Lake Wilderness Citizen Advisory Committee (CAC) will hold a meeting at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 4 in…

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Carly Stowell Foundation sponsors concert Oct. at Kentlake High

The Carly Stowell Foundation is sponsoring a guest appearance by the Seattle Women of Jazz at 7:30 p.m.…

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Covington Purple Light Nights kickoff Saturday at Fred Meyer plaza parking lot

The Covington Domestic Violence Task Force will kick off its Purple Light Nights campaign Saturday with a tree…

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250 students to walk Tribal Life Trail tomorrow at Lake Wilderness Arboretum in Maple Valley

The Master Gardeners Foundation and roughly 250 second grade students from Tahoma School District will be visiting the…

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Fundraiser Friday for family of Maple Valley woman killed in accident Sept. 8

There will be a raffle to raise money for the children of Constance Rankins at 7 p.m. Friday…

Girl Scout Troop 41468 members at the Covington Petco Sept. 22. Front row

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Maple Valley Girl Scouts donate to Petco in Covington

Girl Scout Junior Troop 41468 of Maple Valley presented a donation to PUP Dog Rescue at an adoption…

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Kentwood and Kentridge clash in pink at football game on Friday at French Field

Kentwood’s football game against crosstown rival Kentridge Friday has a whole new meaning as the stands will be…

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Tahoma all-girls robotics competition Saturday

Tahoma High School senior Mackenzie Dowell is organizing an all-girls FIRST Robotics competition for her senior project on…

Letters to the Editor

Vote no on Proposition 1 in Black Diamond | Letter

More than a few years ago, the council and I, as mayor, looked at the possibility of changing…

A vacant mobile home destroyed by a fire  on Sept. 18. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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Fire destroys vacant mobile home | Maple Valley Fire and Life Safety Report

Maple Valley Fire and Life Safety Report Sept. 17-23