The day may come soon when the city of Maple Valley will have to issue bond levies to finance projects rather than dip into its general fund, according to city officials.
Waste Management and Teamsters Local 117 have reached a tentative agreement on a new 6-year contract. Teamster leadership and the bargaining committee will fully recommend that members approve the new contract at the ratification vote scheduled for 9 a.m. Thursday at the Union Hall in Tukwila.
Ellensburg was all set to be the state capital in the summer of 1889 until a fire on the Fourth of July destroyed the town.
That’s the sort of history lesson, the kind of hidden gem Covington author Greg Oberst discovered while writing his second book, “Disasters of the Northwest: Stories of Courage and Chaos,” which was released last summer.
The city of Covington is teaming up with a Kent-based youth organization in order to increase the number of licensed pets while decreasing the cost of providing animal control services through King County.
Waste Management will resume picking up Maple Valley residents’ trash today, Aug. 1.
Stepping off the train after a day trekking around my favorite village in England, I began the long walk back home. Shortly after leaving the station I would always pass by a wooden wall, which stood about eight feet tall and ran the length of a football field, hiding a vacant lot of dirt and weeds.
The regular Covington Economic Development Council meeting scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 23 has been canceled.
The Covington City Council voted unanimously to extend the moratorium on medical marijuana collective gardens at its July 24 meeting.
Mountain View Fire and Rescue – Black Diamond fire Department Report July 24-30
This could be the year that the Lake Wilderness Golf Course breaks even.
Covington musician Rae Solomon performed at the inaugural Covington Summer Concert Series July 27 at Kentwood High.
The Maple Valley Library Advisory Board will hold a special meeting at 6:00 p.m. on Aug. 2 at the King County Library Central Services.
Twenty five cities in King County have renewed their contracts with Regional Anima Services.
The Puyallup Fair is calling all crafters and hobbyists to enter their creative pieces in Hobby Hall for the Fair, Sept. 7-23.
Washington State Patrol’s Impaired Driving Section and the Mercer Island Police Department are making preparations for boater and spectator safety during this year’s Seafair celebration.
Maple Valley Fire and Life Safety Report July 23-29
A public hearing is scheduled at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 16 in the board room of the Tahoma School District Central Facilities Building.
The Covington Library will host a children’s story time event at 10:05 a.m. on Tuesday.
A community-wide fresh fruit pie baking contest is slated for Saturday Aug.11 at the Maple Valley Farmers Market.
The Metropolitan King County Council today gave its unanimous approval to the proposed alignments and stations for Metro Transit’s two RapidRide lines that will begin operating in 2013.
