Kentlake High swim coach Seth Dawson, 31, was one of three people who were on a plane that crashed Wednesday near North Bend, according to the swim club he worked for, Valley Aquatics Swim Team.
For those considering a wedding at the Lake Wilderness Lodge, there will be an open house from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25.
Tahoma Band students participated in the Regional High School Solo and Ensemble Contest held at Kent Meridian High School Saturday, Jan. 28.
In terms of history, growth and development, Maple Valley and Black Diamond are almost opposites of each other. Maple Valley is a relatively young city, incorporated in 1997, while Black Diamond has existed since the 1880s and became a city in 1954. Maple Valley experienced a surge in development and population growth in the past two decades, much of the land within Black Diamond remains undeveloped.
Mountain View Fire and Rescue – Black Diamond Fire Department Report Feb. 7-13
Tyler Friesen, age 14, attends Tahoma Junior High and lives in Ravensdale.
Mike Jeffrey was appalled the first time he went to Sierra Leone in 2008.
Though the country’s 12-year civil war, in which thousands of people had been killed or displaced, had ended, the Maple Valley resident noted the humanitarian effort was “pathetic.”
Kent School District staff are no longer talking about shutting down two elementary schools for the 2012-2013 school year.
Officials announced a new recommendation to look into keeping all schools open at the Feb. 8 meeting of the district’s Board of Directors.
A call for a replay of a few legal calls was on the table at the Valley Medical Center Board of Commissioners meeting Feb. 6 in Renton.
On a split vote the board hired the Tukwila law firm Talmadge-Fitzpatrick to give the board a legal review of the alliance between Valley Medical Center and University of Washington Medicine
Maple Valley Police Chief Michelle Bennett went to Quantico, Va., in October to train at the FBI National Academy and came away with a highly valuable intangible — perspective.
The Maple Valley City Council adopted a cyberstalking ordinance as a part of the city’s criminal code on harassment at its Feb. 13 meeting.
“About Boating Safety” will be offered through the Tahoma Learning Community (TLC) from 7-9 p.m. on Feb. 28, March 1, 6 and 8. in the Cedar River Middle School Library.
The Maple Valley-based 1-More foundation is asking for donations to send to the residents of Nickelsville, a homeless camp in the Seattle area.
Maple Valley Fire and Life Safety Report Feb. 6-12
A measure aimed to help reduce the number of car thefts in Washington state passed the House on an unanimous vote last week in Olympia.
Some King County property owners will see a drop in their property tax bill that coincides with a drop in their property valuation.
The Black Diamond Library Events Calendar for the month of March.
Sen. Joe Fain, and Reps. Pat Sullivan and Mark Hargrove will host an in-person town hall meeting on Saturday, Feb. 18, at Cutter’s Point Coffee in Covington from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
The YWCA will be offering a Spanish-language financial literacy classes March 15- May 17.
The Covington Library Event Calendar for the month of March.
