Badges and Barbells receives county funds
The Elk Run Farm, formerly part of the Elk Run Golf Course, had it’s first harvest on July 7. The farm is four acres and with the support of Elk Run, the city of Maple Valley, King County, local food bank directors and the United Way of King County, the farm was able to come to life.
The King County Sheriff’s Office has ordered a nine-mile-long stretch of the Cedar River between Maple Valley and Renton closed to all recreational use because of numerous hazardous logjams in the river. The closure is effective immediately, and applies to all recreational use – including swimming, kayaks, rafts, pool toys and other floating devices.
On the same day the King County Department of Elections begins sending out ballots for the August 2 Primary Election, Metropolitan King County Council Vice Chair Reagan Dunn joined King County Elections Director Julie Wise in officially opening a new ballot drop box at the Fairwood Library, one of five new drop box locations in King County Council District 9.
The Washington Fire Chief’s Association and the Washington State Association of Fire Marshals are issuing an advisory to consumers about the online purchase of certain smoke alarms.
Six Kent School District fifth grade teachers are participating in the Washington STEM and Washington MESA Engineering Fellows program.
A plan to invest $87 million in affordable housing projects near transit stations over the next five years was approved today by the Metropolitan King County Council’s Budget and Fiscal Management Committee.
More than $4 million in grant funding aimed at improving water quality, protecting and restoring habitat, and supporting salmon recovery efforts in four King County watersheds was unanimously approved today by the King County Flood Control District.
Last winter, after a newborn baby was found in an Everett trash compacter, Metropolitan King County Councilmembers Reagan Dunn and Jeanne Kohl-Welles recognized the need to act to protect the lives of newborns. Today the County Council passed legislation calling on Executive Dow Constantine to launch a public awareness campaign about the available resources and legal protections around abandoned newborns in Washington State.
The Metropolitan King County Council today approved sending to the voters in November a proposed charter amendment to replace gender-specific language in the King County Charter and the King County Code with gender neutral language.
Lifejackets are no longer those uncomfortable, bright orange things of yesteryear. Designed with comfort in mind, modern personal flotation devices are engineered for safety and can often mean the difference between life and death.
Tansy ragwort – a plant that is toxic to horses and other livestock – is now blooming across King County, and the County’s noxious weed program offers a variety of resources to help landowners control this dangerous invader.
Drivers should allow extra travel time Saturday, July 16, and Sunday, July 17, as 10,000 cyclists ride western Washington’s state highways and local roads for the 2016 Group Health/Alaska Airlines Seattle to Portland (STP) fundraiser ride.
One of the most common emergencies that the Kent RFA responds to is a vehicle crash.
Women can learn the basics of fishing, hunting, and other outdoor skills in a September weekend workshop that includes sessions led by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) experts and other certified instructors.
The gates to the oldest county fair west of the Mississippi open on Thursday, July 14! The 154th edition of the King County Fair will be held over 4 days at the Enumclaw Expo Center.
A rainy forecast has washed out work that would have narrowed southbound Interstate 5 to two lanes in SeaTac and Des Moines this weekend. Work on eastbound Interstate 90 across Lake Washington proceeded as scheduled, yesterday
The Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) is holding two hearings Monday, July 25 allowing the public an opportunity to comment on a proposed opiate substitution treatment program in Renton.
AAA Washington expects to receive 146,100 calls for emergency road service this summer, a 6.5 percent increase from last year. So as you plan your summer road trip, don’t forget to make part of your packing list vehicle maintenance and driver and passenger safety. The last thing you want to happen during your road trip is to have a vehicle breakdown or to be in a collision and someone gets hurt.
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