News
Pepper spray causes Kent apartment building to be evacuated | Kent Regional Fire Authority
The Kent Regional Fire Authority emergency units and King County Medic 1 units were dispatched to multiple reports…
Business
Salvation Army a good place for recycling after spring cleaning
Even though the weather is cold, spring is just around the corner. As the flowers begin to bloom…
News
Call for plants and garden art for Friends of the Black Diamond Library plant sale
Friends of the Black Diamond Library need plant donations and any cool garden art you’d like to recycle…
Sports
$60,000 Bank of America quarter horse race announced at Emerald Downs | Horse Racing
Emerald Downs, which recently announced plans to offer a limited number of quarter horse races at its upcoming…
News
Johnathan Davis awarded Hayes Scholarship at Eastern Washington University
Johnathan Davis of Maple Valley has been awarded a $2,000 Hayes Scholarship for the 2010-11 academic year at…
News
State Fire Marshal’s Office: ‘Change Your Clocks, Change Your Batteries’
As the time change approaches on Sunday, March 13, the Washington State Fire Marshal’s Office wants to remind…
Letters to the Editor
Asking for representation as growth comes knocking in Black Diamond | Letter
Many people in the historic town of Black Diamond like to keep to themselves. A city with just…
Business
Diaper Drive organized by Cedar River Mortgage to benefit Maple Valley Food Bank
Maple Valley Food Bank and Emergency Services needs diapers. To that end, Cedar River Mortgage has organized a…
Letters to the Editor
Questions about who owns Black Diamond master planned developments | Letter
Who owns what in the Yarrow Bay MPDs? When a preliminary plat application for The Villages MPD (master…
Letters to the Editor
Ingredients for economic development glossed over | Letter
It would seem that health and education have little to do with local economic development, but in reality,…
Letters to the Editor
Concerns about Valley Medical commissioner remain | Letter
In the fall of 2009, I submitted a letter to this newspaper regarding the election between Aaron Heide…
News
King County Sheriff’s Office reports three sets of human remains found in area near Kent
Human remains have been found in the 26200 block of 65th Avenue South. This is in the unincorporated…
News
National Weather Service issues high wind warning
The National Weather Service has issued a high wind warning for the region until 8 p.m. tonight.
News
Hazardous Materials team investigates strange smell in Kent Business | Kent Regional Fire Authority
At 10:52 a.m. t five employees of a business in the 6300 block of South 199th Place were…
News
Shoplifter tells police he had money to pay for candy | Black Diamond Police Blotter
Officers were dispatched to a business along 216th Avenue Southeast who was advising they had a shoplifter in…
Sports
Synergy Volleyball Club teams bring home tournament hardware | Club Sports
Synergy Volleyball clubs continue to have success in tournaments as the U16 squad took second place in a…
Business
Cruzin Passport Challenge looking for local business support
Local businesses are being sought to support the annual Cruzin Passport Challenge which promotes health and awareness of…
News
CASA: Train to become volunteer advocates for abused and neglected children in court
Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) train to become volunteer advocates for abused and neglected children in court.
Opinion
State Supreme Court action expands access to justice | Judge Steven González and King County Councilman Reagan Dunn
In December 2010, the Washington Supreme Court adopted a landmark rule that ensures all people have access to…
News
Kent School District temporarily stops serving salads due to price and availability
The Kent School District has temporarily stopped serving certain entrée and side salads because the district’s source for…