News
Tahoma High students earn scholar status
Seventy-one Tahoma High School students – two of them on a national level – have earned the designation…
Business
Boeing engineers accept new contract
An engineers’ union has accepted a new four-year contract with Boeing. Among participating members of Society of Professional…
News
Covington city clerk resigns
Covington city clerk Jackie Cronk will leave her post on Jan. 9 after more than seven years working…
Business
Lumps of coal for Christmas
Looking for a gag gift for someone on your Christmas list? Palmer Coking Coal Co. has a “dark”…
Life
A health list for your kitty to avoid
By MELANIE CAVINESS A lot of people I talk to have been guessing what is on the list…
News
Historic election is in the books
The results of last month’s election are final – and historic. In local races that voters in Covington,…
Sports
Next up: Winter sports
Practices began for winter prep sports (girls and boys basketball, wrestling, gymnastics and boys swimming) last week. The…
Sports
Brennan, who left original home to train, is Arkansas-bound
She didn’t swim for a high school team. But that didn’t slow Tahoma High senior Dannica Brennan one…
Sports
Shumaker taking volleyball skills to L-C State
Stephanie Shumaker, a 5-foot-2 setter on the Kentwood High School volleyball team, has signed a letter of intent…
News
Auctions and gala support Corner of Love ministry
Corner of Love’s third annual Winter Dreams dinner auction and gala, a fund-raiser for the Maple Valley-based Christian…
News
LDS nativity exhibit Dec. 5-7
Nativity sets and accompanying activities will be the holiday-season draw for three days at the Jesus Christ of…
Life
You: Girl and neighborhood friends go on food drive
By DEBORAH SANTEE The company that I work for, ABODA Corporate Housing, had chosen Northwest Harvest as our…
Life
Piano competition brings out young talent
Talented 10 through 18-year-olds from Covington, Maple Valley, Kent and Auburn tickled the keys during the city of…
Opinion
Forum: Roads too rough
I would like to comment on a stretch of our road between State Route 169 and Southeast Wax…
Opinion
It takes whole community to fix broken school funding
By CHRIS DAVIES and DEBBIE STRAUS Our state’s education funding system is broken, woefully archaic, and in need…
Opinion
Olympics for Bailey?
How fast a swimmer is Chelsea Bailey? Just maybe fast enough to be in the Olympics in the…
Opinion
The Reporter’s view: A little longer for Legacy is okay
No one can claim that development of the Legacy Site in Maple Valley has gone too fast. In…
Life
Gift-giving for kids that never goes out of style
By TIFFANY DOERR GUERZON The holidays should be a time to reflect on our blessings. But when Santa…