A community forum for applicants for a vacant Covingto

A community forum for applicants for a vacant Covington City Council position is set for next Tuesday at City Hall.

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Forum for possible council members

A community forum for applicants for a vacant Covington City Council position is set for next Tuesday at City Hall.

Last Thursday was the deadline for applications to succeed former council member Bud Sizemore, who resigned in May.

The forum is part of a council meeting scheduled for 6 p.m.

The meeting also will include a public hearing on Covington’s temporary moratorium on downtown development.

Hospital project ready for groundbreaking

A groundbreaking ceremony is scheduled for next Friday for Auburn Regional Medical Center’s new cancer center and parking garage.

The city of Auburn and the hospital will share the parking garage and its 310 stalls.

Auburn Regional Medical Center has served the south King County area since 1921. It handles about 32,000 patients per year.

Local man finishes Navy basic training

Navy Seaman Apprentice Eric Skanchy, a 2006 graduate of Kentwood High School in Covington, has completed basic training in Great Lakes, Ill.