All but youngest start classes Sept. 2
FOOTBALL: AT A GLANCE
District luncheon set for garden clubs
Two south King County water and sewer districts with customers in the Covington and Maple Valley areas are suing King County for allegedly spending to much money the wrong way on sewer projects.
Voter turnout in King County for Tuesday’s primary election will be about 35 percent, “lower than expected,” said county elections director Sherril Huff.
A Mountain View Fire and Rescue/Fire District 44 commissioner who died in May has been replaced in the office by his widow.
The Covington City Council will conduct two public hearings Sept. 9 on downtown development and related matters.
Planning a community park takes time, and Covington wants to make sure residents get in on the ground floor of the planning process.
Based on the results of Tuesday’s primary election, state Rep. Geoff Simpson faces a tough road to re-election against challenger…
Maple Valley is in a holding pattern when it comes to the “donut hole,” but the waiting should end soon.
A friend of mine was driving past a cemetery with his 4-year-old daughter one day and noticed her looking closely at it. “Do you know what that place is?” the dad asked. “Oh sure, “she answered casually. “That’s where the dead guys live.”
When and how underserved areas can get more mass-transit will be among the topics when the Metropolitan King County Council hosts a town hall meeting in Covington next Monday on Metro Transit’s efforts to expand suburban bus routes.
Covington had a nice problem to solve last week: One open seat on the City Council, and five people who wanted to fill it.
Last month, Kenneth Demone Sims, a convicted sex offender from Renton, was charged with three counts of rape.
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Greek philosopher and writer Aesop wrote, “No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.” That’s as true today as it was in 600 B.C.
Maple Valley’s National Night Out celebration at Lake Wilderness Park Aug. 5 received good reviews from its organizers.
James Hong, 24, a former Kentwood High School Student, is training in Cambodia to be a Peace Corps volunteer.