Victoria Throm, the founder of the Covington Domestic Violence Task Force, presented the Purple Lights Nights 2011 tree lighting event Saturday in Covington.
After several recent arrests in Western Washington by a task force targeting ATM skimming rings, the U.S. Attorney’s Office and U.S. Secret Service have some tips for consumers to try to avoid being victimized by skimmers.
During the school year the Tahoma High Parent Teacher Association fills in the gaps.
And finding money to fill in the gaps, explained PTA President Kim Walley, requires some creativity when you are working at the high school level.
Maple Valley Life and Fire Safety Report September 19-25
Black Diamond Police Blotter Sept. 22-23
Mountain View Fire & Rescue / Black Diamond Fire Department
Report Sept. 20-26
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An act of kindness can go a long way.
At Black Diamond Elementary Principal Gerri Garton hopes to have acts of kindness go two miles by March 6 — in the form of a paper chain.
Running Lake Wilderness Golf Course won’t cost the taxpayers of Maple Valley anywhere near the amount it did last year.
The golf course is estimated to require a total of $80,000 in subsidies from the city, a 285 percent decrease from last year, when it cost the city $228,000.
A school lockdown drill was held at Tahoma Junior High in Maple Valley Sept. 28. The drill simulated two armed suspects entering the school premise.
The MultiCare Covington Urgent Care will have new hours starting this fall.
A task force to evaluate the siting of schools in the rural areas of King County has been proposed for consideration by the Growth Management Planning Council (GMPC), a countywide planning body that has been working to update the set of growth policies that governs jurisdictions in King County.
We are about to start a new series of enterprise reporting written by TJ Martinell who works out of the Covington-Maple Valley-Black Diamond Reporter office.
The subject is online dating.
Covington officials want to be more engaged with residents.
To that end, city staff have developed a charter to form a steering committee to create a public engagement process, something the City Council asked staff to work on at its retreat in late January, according to documents provided by City Manager Derek Matheson.
Victoria Throm hopes to paint Covington purple in October.
Throm, the founder of the Covington Domestic Violence Task Force, is preparing for the fifth annual Purple Light Nights Campaign which goes well beyond the city limits.
The 51-year-old man shot by Issaquah Police Saturday, Sept. 24 was identified by the King County Medical Exmainer’s Office as Ronald W. Ficker.
There will be a women’s Bible study from 9:20-11:45 a.m. on Thursday nights beginning Oct. 20 at the Taylor Creek Church.
Black Diamond Police Blotter Case Summaries Sept. 16-19
Another dramatic turn of events occurred at the closed record hearing for the YarrowBay master planned developments in Black Diamond tonight.
According to Councilman Craig Goodwin he read a statement declaring he would recuse or remove himself from the quasi-judicial hearing and would not be returning.
The Greater Maple Valley Unincorporated Area Council regular monthly meeting will be 7-9:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 3 at Fire Station (NE corner of intersection of SE 231st St & SR-169 across from the Sheriff’s Precinct No. 3).
