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Try to avoid boom and gloom on 4th

Fireworks are as much a part of the Fourth of July as Old Glory and Uncle Sam. The…

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City’s tax gets you no matter where you live

Larry Batzelle

Life

Alpacas and their new cria-tions

This time of year is baby (called cria) birthing season at Alpacas at Morning Star Ranch in Ravensdale.

Life

One-day event puts 139 animals in new homes

Animal lovers opened opened their hearts, homes and wallets during the Suuper Pet Adoptathon last Saturday at King…

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CALENDAR

Submtting items: Calendars are published Wednesdays and Saturdays on a space-available basis. Items for the Wednesday edition must…

Audrey Farris

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A hug before you go

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Tack sale benefits horse rescue organization

A Maple Valley organization that rescues abused or neglected horses will host a fund-raising tack sale and raffle…

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$3,000 apiece from Rotary to graduates

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Faith on Covington Community Church breakfast menu

To help an annual fireworks show at Lake Meridian

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Thanks to donations, Lake Meridian show will go on

Businesses and citizens have more than doubled the amount of donations in the last two weeks to try…

Sarah Stockwell

Sports

Kentlake grad, Hoosier swimmer heads to Olympic trials

There was a time about a year ago when Sarah Stockwell’s relationship with her lifelong love was ……

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Police patrols target drunk and fast driving

King County law enforcement is part of a regional crackdown on motorists who speed or drive while intoxicated.

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Fireworks season: Know the rules

Tents and fireworks stands will soon pop up in local grocery store parking lots as Independence Day approaches.

Heavy machinery digs into Kent-Black Diamond Road Wednesday as part of replacing a failing culvert beneath the roadway south of Covington.

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King County crews prep for summer road repairs in Covington/Maple Valley

Culverts beneath roadways are out of sight and out of mind until there’s something wrong with them. Then…

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Traffic advisory: Power lines on the move

Keep an eye out this weekend for crews relocating power lines on Interstate 405 as part of a…

Life

Local festivities for the Fourth

Maple Valley’s annual Independence Day celebration and picnic at Lake Wilderness Park is taking shape, organizers say –…

Opinion

Unexpected and unwanted ‘bonus’ in Covington utility tax

The residents of Covington overturned the City Council the first time they passed the utility tax. Many of…

With Independence Day a little more than a week away

Life

‘Proud to be an American’

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Teens put litter bugs to shame

If I had a dollar for every time I’ve seen someone throw litter from a car or truck,…

Life

E-mail ending with :) should be against the law

The other day, I thought of a new law that ought to be enacted.