Here are some tips to make sure you reach your destination this holiday season without contracting a nasty cold or the flu.
If you think your blood pressure is normal, you may want to double-check with your doctor. According to new guidelines, blood pressure of 120/80 mmHg, which was until recently seen as within a healthy range, is now classified as elevated.
Allied Waste Services, a Republic Services Company, will maintain its normal collection schedule through the holidays this year.
The “Shop with a Cop” program took place again this year Dec. 10 at the Covington Walmart sponsored by Maple Valley Rotary and the King County Sheriff’s Office
As 15-year-old Tyler Gage sees it, people can always do one more thing to help those in the community.
Mountain View Fire and Rescue Report for Dec. 6-12
The Meridian Kiwanis Club held its 39th annual kids Christmas Party at the First Christian Church in Kent.
Members of Americorps and the Civilian Community Corps held a restoration project in the Dorre Don Natural Area in Maple Valley.
The Very Merry Christmas House in Covington drew more than 80 people Dec. 11 when the Mountain View Fire and Rescue visited as a part of its food drive.
The Southeast King County Parkinson’s Disease support group will meet at 10:30 a.m. Dec. 27 at the Covington Library, 27100 164th Ave. SE Covington.
Leonora Noble will serve as interim principal of Crestwood Elementary for the remainder of the academic year, according to the Kent School District, as the search for a new principal continues.
Maple Valley is looking for a new location to use as a municipal courthouse due to overcrowding at the Enumclaw courthouse.
Finding an environmental message in the lyrics of a hip hop song can be tough.
Students at Rock Creek Elementary, however, had the opportunity to experience just that during lunch on Dec. 7 when the Green Team put on a performance of the “Compost Rap” in the cafeteria to teach their classmates about the school’s composting program.
The feathers flew during the Dec. 6 Planning Commission meeting in Black Diamond and it looks like it will sometime before all is settled.
Vern Heinle played Santa a little bit early this year when he delivered toys to the Forgotten Children’s Fund on Dec. 10
Covington – Maple Valley Police Blotter for Nov. 29 – Dec. 4
The Maple Valley based Golden Horseshoe 4-H Club will host “Presents and Pictures with Pablo the Donkey” from 3-7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 22 at the Do-it Center and Quintessence in Maple Valley.
Kentlake High hosts the third in a year-long lecture series featuring speakers from the University of Washington at 7 tonight, Tuesday, Dec. 13, in the Performing Arts Center.
Black Diamond Library calendar for the month of January
Maple Valley Library calendar for the month of January
