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Unemployment at 4.1 percent in King County

King County’s unemployment rate in July was 4.1 percent, better than the statewide rate that increased from a…

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On Deck | Covington Reporter’s guide to Northwest sports broadcasts

Rainiers baseball: at Sacramento RiverCats, 7:05 p.m. (KHHO 850 AM). Seahawks preseason football: vs. Chicago Bears, Qwest Field,…

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Two city finance officials honored

Two members of the city of Covington’s finance department – director Rob Hendrickson and accountant Casy Camp –…

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County citizen initiatives measure is ballot-bound

A proposal to stiffen a requirement for qualifying certain countywide citizen initiatives for ballots has been sent to…

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Election decisions are at hand

Key local decisions for voters in next Tuesday’s primary election include a fire district levy and the narrowing…

Deshainte Slaughter

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Briefly

Local Explorers part of national conference

The five applicants for a Covington City Council vacancy – Charles Soper

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Covington taps a business owner

David Lucavish, a local business owner active in the Covington Chamber of Commerce, has been selected by the…

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Steal a car, get more attention

Come September, a new, eight-member regional police task force will open an office with the goal of reducing…

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Motorcyclist dies in collision

A 20-year-old man was killed Wednesday morning when his motorcycle and a car collided on Southeast 208th Street…

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How well do you know the primary election system? It’s the top two

It’s called the top two, and voters need to understand it for next Tuesday’s primary election.

Opinion

Something’s not right with how our tax dollars reach fire departments

Well, at a time when there are big layoffs, the cost of gas is going through the roof,…

City officials want to transform downtown Covington from a place of mostly traffic and commercial areas to one that’s pedestrian-friendly and a gathering-place for people.

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Covington is mapping near-term development and long-term goals Downtown ‘vision’ getting clearer

Companies are asked to make their new businesses fit with the City Council vision for downtown Covington, but…

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Plane flips in emergency landing

The passengers of a single-engine airplane survived when it made an emergency landing and flipped over near Green…

Opinion

Reader Feedback

I wanted to take a moment to thank you for the wonderful front-page publicity (June 28, “What’s new?”),…

Life

Sometimes things just have to be seen to be believed | Pat Cashman

The phone call came in during the early morning hours. “Cashman, it’s me,” said the voice on the…

Life

Out & About

Getting listed: Out & About, a listing of arts and entertainment events, is published Wednesdays and Saturdays on…

April Whyte (left) is the new conductor of the Maple Valley Youth Symphony Orchestra

Life

Maple Valley Youth Symphony Orchestra has a new conductor

Maple Valley Youth Symphony Orchestra will host a free, two-day orchestra camp Aug. 20-21 from 10 a.m. to…

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Quilters donate to clinic patients

The Covington Quilters Guild donated handmade quilts to chenoterapy patients of the MultiCare hematology/oncology clinic in Covintgton on…

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Cascade Regional Blood Services will conduct a blood d

Cascade Regional Blood Services will conduct a blood drive from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 23 at…

Garrett Sauenoein gets his leg into a kick on his way to winning the 7-to-9-year-old age group in the Punt

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Kick away