Real Life Church in Maple Valley will offer a free oil changes 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 24.
The Maple Valley Planning Commission is currently looking at the possibility of changing the city code to allow Fred Meyer to build a fueling station.
The city of Maple Valley recently added two plain-clothes detectives to the police department as Problem Solving Emphasis Team detectives. The purpose of this new team is to investigate drug and vice crimes, assist patrol officers and conduct investigations within the city focused on solving recurring problems.
The hand car races were a big hit Saturday.
Cub Scout and Boy Scouts from the area and Puyallup joined in the fun.
A steel beam from the World Trade Center New York’s 9/11 aftermath will be on display at this week’s World Trade Center Tacoma Globe Awards.
Black Diamond capped their weekend long celebration of Labor Day with a morning parade followed by a gathering of booths, fun and games at the Black Diamond Elementary Field.
Saturday the Black Diamond Labor Day weekend celebration featured a dog show.
A King County Sheriff’s deputy shot and seriously wounded a man with a knife during a domestic violence disturbance Sept. 2.
The incident occurred about 10:50 p.m. inside an apartment at 10002 Des Moines Memorial Drive (Boulevard Park neighborhood, unincorporated King County).
Black Diamond Community Center events for September
Maple Valley Youth Symphony Orchestra (MVYSO) is now accepting registrations for their beginning strings and debut orchestra programs.
The 2011 Frog Frolic event will be held 1-5 p.m. Sept. 10 at 21656 184th Ave SE Renton.
Black Diamond Police Report Aug. 21-27
Carol’s Maple Valley Floral will host their annual FTD Good Neighbor Day event 9 a.m. on Sept. 6.
The Guns and Hoses Tournament will be held from 3:30-5:30 p.m. Sept. 10 at Lake Wilderness Park.
There were nine pies submitted for fresh fruit pie baking contest Saturday, Aug. 27 at the Maple Valley Farmers Market.
King County will have free public tours of its Cedar Hills Regional Landfill in Maple Valley on Saturday, Sept. 10. The tour begins at 9 a.m. and lasts about one hour.
The city of Black Diamond will hold a Labor Day celebration Sept. 3-5.
Leonora Noble has been named interim principal at Crestwood Elementary, according to Chris Loftis, executive director of communications for the Kent School District.
The city of Maple Valley approved a sublease agreement with King County at the Aug. 22 meeting.
Facebook and cell phones are the communication vehicles of today’s teenagers.
While educators are trying to find ways to integrate technology into the classroom to prepare students for the real world, principals and teachers are also trying to navigate the tricky situations created by kids who use technology to talk to one another that bleed into relationships both inside and outside the classroom.
