Cascade Regional Blood Services will conduct a blood drive from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 23 at Dinner’s Ready, 16929 SE. 270th Pl., in Covington. More information is available at 253-312-8644 or eileens@crbs.net.
It was in 1933, during the depths of the Great Depression, when Welsh coal miners founded Palmer Coking Coal. Tomorrow, the company will mark its 75th year in business.
Another week, another golf title.
In this fall’s election, the race for the 5th District’s state representative Position 2 is between the incumbent, Republican Glenn Anderson, and Democrat David Spring.
For the second year in a row, Green River Community College is offering a special conservation training program for veterans who served in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Efforts continued last weekend to extinguish the last of a wood-waste fire in Covington that was still burning at least four days after it started.
As one of the final preparations for next the primary election next week, King County election officials are notifying about…
Five months have passed since the day Mo Burshears’ home was burglarized.
Even though his first official day on the job was two days later, Scott Thomas, Covington’s new parks and recreation director, decided to stop by the city’s booth at Covington Days last month.
Author J.A. Jance will discuss her latest book, “Damage Control,” during an appearance Aug. 19 at 7 p.m. at Covington Library.
Could you possibly have missed this?
Okay, sometimes I just have to jump in and tell you about my faves. Enter one of my favorite authors-: Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. Really! Together they make one great, not-to-be-missed author.
“Ice Limit” is one of their older ones. It came out in 2000, so you should be able to find it pretty easily.
Puget Sound Blood Center, which supplies Valley Medical Center and other hospitals in the Puget Sound region, will conduct a blood drive next week in Covington.
National Night Out – the 25th year in which police agencies and local governments nationally and locally encourage neighbors to work together to prevent crime – was observed Tuesday in Maple Valley, Covington and Black Diamond.
In the workaday world, Ruta Biteman has done some heavy lifting as a caterer. Amy Weimar is all about precision with her various instruments as a dental hygienist. And Jaclynn Moergeli does double-duty, dealing the cards at an area casino while working toward her masters degree in counseling.
A Metropolitan King County Council has proposed updates to the county’s comprehensive plan, the policies used by the county to help manage growth in unincorporated areas.
Traffic disruptions caused by King County road projects include:
If you think you have a lot of grass to mow, try being a King County road worker assigned to cutting vegetation along 1,800 miles of roadway.