Hidden between the Tall Timbers and Timberlane neighborhoods in Covington and Cedar Downs in Maple Valley is Cedar Creek Park.
The Maple Valley City Council will meet three times a month — instead of four — starting May 1.
Boxes distributed through the food pantry at Black Diamond Community Center will be fuller thanks to donations from Cenex.
A new business called Green Society Group opened up in Maple Valley on April 20, run by Chris Schoonover and his business partner, Jon Hofer. A dispute has arisen between the city of Maple Valley and Schoonover as to whether or not Green Society Group is violating the city’s moratorium on medical marijuana.
Rep. Mark Hargrove, R-Covington, will host a district wide telephone town hall meeting on April 26 at 6:30 p.m. Constituents are invited to call in to ask questions and listen to other residents’ concerns around the 47th Legislative District. The call will last one hour.
Maple Valley Fire and Life Safety Report April 16-22
Update: The traffic light at the intersection has been repaired.
Tahoma Junior High School is one of 66 public schools in the nation to receive the first-ever Green Ribbon Schools award from the U.S. Department of Education. The junior high is being recognized for its emphasis on environmental sustainability and overall school health and safety, both in its curriculum and its daily operation.
Charlie’s Guardian Angels, Seattle, Left Behind K-9 Rescue,Covington and The Pit Stop, Maple Valley, have joined other animal welfare organizations in the area that list their homeless pets on Petfinder.com, the oldest and largest database of adoptable animals on the Internet.
The Maple Valley Creative Arts Council is accepting submissions into the Juried Art show.
There will be an “early bird” plant sale from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday, May 11, and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 12 at the Lake Wilderness Arboretum.
The 46th Annual Black Diamond Library Plant Sale will be held from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, May 5 at the Black Diamond Community Center.
Tahoma High senior Anthony Yun took first place at the Future Business Leader of America State Conference.
Rate proposal funds construction of needed Brightwater plant and other complex projects over past decade.
The Washington State Department of Transportation will close the I-5 Express Lanes two hours early Monday night, as a Sound Transit boring machine crosses beneath I-5 near Pike Street one last time.
The King County Transportation, Economy Environment Committee will hold a meeting at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, April 25 at the Tahoma Junior High Commons.
Matthew Eaton of Maple Valley received the Presidential Scholarship from the University of North Dakota (UND) for the 2011-2012 academic year.
Green Society Group hosted a grand opening at 9 a.m. in Maple Valley.
Covington Water District, Cascade Water Alliance and the Saving Water Partnership will hold free Savvy Gardener classes at 10 a.m. on May 12 at the Covington Water District in the District’s Board Room.
The Black Diamond Historical Society is working on plans to erect a memorial statue and wall outside of its building.
