Mountain View Fire and Rescue / Black Diamond Fire Department Report Nov. 29- Dec. 5
Tahoma School District staff want to get a jump on the next budget cycle.
This year, though, it’s going to be a challenge.
Those electric cars like the Nissan Leaf, the Chevy Volt and the SMART Car are going to need to plug in somewhere.
Eventually there will be electric vehicle charging stations throughout Washington state, including Covington and Maple Valley, as the state legislature’s deadline to adopt ordinances for such stations is looming.
Kentlake High School needs a motto, a slogan, a phrase that captures what the school is about, what its values are and can genuinely contribute to an overarching effort to change the culture.
The Maple Valley City Council voted to approve the city’s 2012 property tax levy at its Nov. 28 meeting.
Maple Valley City Council voted to approve a new School Impact Fee (SIF) as a part of the 2011-2016 Capital Facilities Plan at its Nov. 28 meeting.
Maple Valley Fire and Life Safety Report for Nov. 28 – Dec. 4
Children will be able to visit Santa Claus at the Covington Library from 6-7:30 p.m. Dec. 13.
A family managed to safely escape their residential home after it caught fire Dec. 3 near Pacific Raceways.
Just about the time the Congressional “Super Committee” declared failure, our national debt clock rolled past $15 trillion. Even as the discussions, co-chaired by Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., ground to a halt and Congress left the Capitol for Thanksgiving, the debt clock kept ticking.
The King County Noxious Weed Control Board, a volunteer citizen board that oversees and guides the work of the County’s Noxious Weed Program and sets the noxious weed list priorities for the County, has two openings.
It is not too late to get your flu vaccine, if you have not gotten one already. Flu activity is currently low in King County, which means there is still time to protect yourself and your family from the flu. Flu season usually peaks in February or later and can last as late as May.
The Birch Creek Career Center opened October 2011.
The hours are Monday through Friday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and it is located at 3111 SE 274th Street, 2nd Floor, Kent.
Trees behind Safeway in Covington will be cleared in the coming week to make way for construction of Valley Medical Center’s medical plaza.
The Hobart Brass Quintet will play a winter concert 7 p.m., Dec. 16 at the Maple Valley Creative Arts Center.
Holiday tips from the Maple Valley Police Department
The Black Diamond Police Case Report for Nov. 22-27
Kentlake Drama’s production of “The Pajama Game” premiered Dec. 1 at Kentlake High School
A Tahoma Junior High student made a rap video on improving the ecology-habitat-environment of Puget Sound as a part of state-wide contest.
The city of Maple Valley is partnering with Cedar Grove Compost to use compostable cups and napkins at the annual Lights at the Lodge event in order to reduce the environmental impact.
