There was a cleanup at the Lake Wilderness Arboretum this last weekend.
Covington – Maple Valley Police Blotter Jan. 30 – Feb. 3
Tahoma High will host its annual College Credit in the High School event at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 27.The evening is aimed at interested students and parents in grades 8-11.
Scald burns – caused by hot liquids, steam or foods – are very painful and may require prolonged treatment. These burns affect all ages and may result in lifelong scarring and even death. Annually in the United States and Canada, over 500,000 people receive medical treatment for burn injuries; roughly half of these are scalds.
For students enrolled in aerospace-industry courses at Renton Technical College, a bill proposed in the Legislature to extend the Aerospace Training Student Loan Program (ALP), if passed, could alleviate some of the stress of paying for tuition.
Maple Valley Fire and Life Safety Report for Jan. 30 – Feb. 5
Army Pvt. Kevin C. Harja has graduated from basic infantry training at Fort Benning, Columbus, Ga.
While supportive of King County’s overall river management approach, an independent peer review of the County’s river and floodplain projects found that the program would benefit by better defining and articulating its overall strategy to the public.
In 2007, Dick Spady, co-founder and president of Dick’s Drive-In Restaurant, launched the “Easy Citizen Involvement” initiative effort to create a new model for public feedback and discussions on county issues.
Mountain View Fire and Rescue firefighters responded to a brush fire near Black Diamond.
A women’s support group for victims and survivors of domestic violence is being offered by the Jennifer Beach Foundation.
Tyler Friesen, age 14, attends Tahoma Middle School and lives in Ravensdale.
Kindergarten registration for the 2012-2013 school year will be held during the week of March 12-16 at all four Tahoma School District elementary schools for both half-day and all-day sessions.
Monroe Ezell, 23, of Seattle, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to five years in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm. Officers discovered the loaded, stolen Glock .45 pistol in the locked glove box of Ezell’s car. Ezell had given the officers permission to search the car when he was contacted about an assault suspect wanted by police. Ezell is a longtime member of the 74 Hoover street gang, a gang active in south Seattle. The five year sentence was imposed by Chief U.S. District Judge Marsha J. Pechman.
Stephanie Conrod from Maple Valley was recognized by the 2011 Fall Dean’s List with Honors at East Texas Baptist University.
Kent Fire Department personnel were dispatched shortly after 6 p.m. this evening to a residential fire in the 10600 block of Southeast 236th Street on Kent’s East Hill.
The Black Diamond Community Center will hold a Senior’s Valentine’s Day party starting at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb 14 as a part of their senior lunch program.
Kentwood graduate Timothy Meyer was recognized on the Dean’s List at Norwich University for the Fall 2011 semester.
There will be a storm clean up of the Lake Wilderness Park from 9 a.m. to noon, Saturday Feb. 11.
Mountain View Fire & Rescue / Black Diamond Fire Department Report Jan. 23-30
