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Maple Valley Food Bank seeks community support for school supplies
The Maple Valley Food Bank and Emergency Services is committed is working to provide new backpacks filled with…
Obituaries
Walter A. (Bud) Whittum
Walter Whittum died Aug. 14, 2010 at his home. He was born Sept. 29, 1930. He was the…
Sports
Carry On John captures feature race At Emerald Downs | Horse Racing
Carry On John, a consistent 6-year-old gelding, returned to the winner’s circle Friday with a neck victory over…
Life
Fireflies | Poem by Marilyn Kallet
Marilyn Kallet lives and teaches in Tennessee. Over the years I have read many poems about fireflies, but…
News
Three car accident on Covington-Lake Sawyer Road sends one to hospital with serious injuries Aug. 5 | Black Diamond Fire Blotter
Aug. 5 Accident: Covington-Lake Sawyer Road. Mountain View Fire and Rescue/Black Diamond Fire Department was dispatched to a…
Sports
Emerald Downs adds extra day of racing, Wednesday, Sept. 22
The Washington Horse Racing Commission approved Emerald Downs’ request for an extra day of racing at its 2010…
Letters to the Editor
Courageous mother’s fight commemorated | Letter
When our mom, Belva Forbes, died from a rare form of ovarian cancer last March, my brother Jack…
News
‘Skinny People Kissing’ to perform at Maple Valley Farmers Market Saturday, Aug. 14
The duo, Skinny People Kissing, will be performing from 11:15 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 14 at…
News
Washington State University master gardener summer talk series
Dennis Tompkins, a certified arborist, will discuss how to check the health and safety of trees and how…
Obituaries
Bessie Joe Lamoreaux
Bessie Joe Lamoreaux Bessie Joe (Keeney) Lamoreaux, “Jodie” born December 25, 1935, passed away peacefully on August 2,…
Sports
Snake Attack takes the Ashbaugh Beal Purse | Horse Racing
Snake Attack, a 4-year-old with the winning habit, led every step Thursday for a 3 ½-length victory in…
Letters to the Editor
Time to repleace Rep. Geoff Simpson in Olympia | Letter
Several years ago (Rep. Geoff) Simpson and his buddy (Rep. Pat) Sullivan both voted against a bill in…
Letters to the Editor
YarrowBay projects The Villages and Lawson Hills are the right way to develop in Black Diamond
Like many people who live in and around Black Diamond, I’ve taken the time to learn about the…
Sports
Newfound Man and Posse Power lead nine-horse field in Emerald Derby | Horse Racing
The 3-year-old division for colts and geldings has been arguably the most competitive group of horses this season…
News
Rocks dropped on woman’s car at 1 a.m. Aug. 3 | Black Diamond Police Blotter
ROCKS: Officers were dispatched to a vandalism incident that had just occurred to a woman's vehicle. The woman…
News
Panhandler would ‘swears and cuss’ if people refused to give money | Covington-Maple Valley Police Blotter
UNRULY PANHANDLER: 17400 block of Southeast 270th Place. A man was panhandling in the Walmart parking lot. If…
Sports
Clair Annette and Gaget Queen top list of nominations to Emerald Distaff
Unbeaten in three stakes around two turns, the 7-year-old mare Clair Annette heads a list of nine older…
News
Former pastor to perform concert at Mountain Vineyard Christian Fellowship
Mountain Vineyard Christian Fellowship announced Andy Park and his band will be at Mountain Vineyard at 9:45 a.m.…
Life
Xterra triathalon at Lake Sawyer in Black Diamond | Slide Show by Ron Olness
The third annual Xterra triathlon kicked off Aug. 1 at Lake Sawyer in Black Diamond.
Life
National Night Out at Highland Greens
The Highland Greens Homeowners Association celebrated its second National Night Out Tuesday, Aug. 3 with the focus on…