The results are in from the recent Drive Hammered, Get Nailed enforcement campaign conducted from November 25, 2010 through January 2, 2011.
The Grand Affair Waltz Gala Ball presented by the Maple Valley Youth Symphony Orchestra is Feb. 4 at the Lake Wilderness Lodge in Maple Valley. It is the best date opportunity in the area is coming up Feb. 4. Tickets are on sale now.
Controlled water releases from dam expected to send Green River to Phase II flood alert level.
King County Flood Warning Center open and monitoring minor flood flows.
Tahoma High’s We the People team has earned the title of state champions again.
On Jan. 8 the group, which has spent many hours preparing for the mock Congressional debate competition, beat out Central Kitsap, Heritage, Evergreen, Mount Rainier, Peninsula and River’s Edge for the title.
The King County Flood Warning Center, which has been monitoring rain-swollen rivers since midday on Jan. 13, has issued a Phase II flood alert level for the Green River. Only minor flooding could occur as a result of controlled increased flows on the Green River, and only in areas without river levees upstream of Auburn.
Kayla Dawson from Cedar Hills Middle School in Covington took first place in the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. essay contest, sponsored by the King County Civil Rights Commission.
As a result of the state budget crisis and cuts to Medicaid-funded services, Public Health – Seattle & King County will reduce services for thousands in King County.
Public Health sent layoff notices to 123 staff, mostly due to a 50 percent funding reduction to Maternity Support Services (MSS). MSS serves low-income pregnant women and their infants to ensure the best health outcomes possible.
The National Weather Service is forecasting heavy rains through Monday and possible flooding around the area.
A man was robbed and beaten at his home in the 22100 block of S.E. 227th St. in Maple Valley at 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 8.
The Maple Valley Police Department kicked off 2011 by adding three officers and two detectives to the force. Considering the recent incidents in the city, including a shooting on the Lake Wilderness Trail, the help came just in time.
An agreement providing land for schools in the two YarrowBay master planned developments, The Villages and Lawson Hills in Black Diamond, passed the City Council test by a narrow margin Jan. 6.
For many of us, holidays look better when they’re ahead of us, and not quite as appealing in retrospect. If you’ve managed to get through December with your budget intact and your children, spouses, significant others, relatives and other associates happy and feeling duly acknowledged, kudos and felicitations! You are an exemplary role model, and we will listen in rapt attention as you tell us how you managed to enjoy and celebrate the season meaningfully with family and friends in festive-yet-frugal fashion.
YarrowBay cleared another traffic hurdle as 2010 came to a close by completing a traffic mitigation agreement with Covington.
The Covington City Council approved a traffic mitigation agreement on a 4-2 vote at the Dec. 14 meeting, the final City Council meeting of the year. The agreement is based on the traffic impact from the two Black Diamond Master Planned Developments, the Villages and Lawson Hills.
Kentwood High School was locked down this morning after a student reported being threatened in the school parking lot.
The lockdown, which took place at 10 a.m., was lifted after 45 minutes, as local law enforcement and district safety officers investigated.
A woman was assaulted by her boyfriend who was arrested on charges of fourth degree assault
Attempted theft of ammonia gas appears to be the cause of a leak in the 300 block of Railroad Avenue North that was first reported at 6:45 a.m. The leak was from an exterior valve at a local cold storage facility that someone apparently opened without the permission of the business. Ammonia is used in their refrigeration process.
The National Weather Service has posted a winter weather advisory for this afternoon in the Puget Sound region.
Casey Wareham, of Boy Scout Troop 888, recently completed a community project required to attain Eagle Scout rank.
To become an Eagle Scout, senior scouts must complete a project that is structured where he can both demonstrate leadership within his community and benefit an organization other than the Boy Scouts of America.
Maple Valley Fire and Life Safety responded to a more than 2,000 calls during 2010.
The busy year included more than 100 fire call and emergency medical call topped 1,500.
Long-time Black Diamond resident Lynda Maks celebrated her 90th birthday in 2010. She was born and raised in Black Diamond. Her maiden name was Dal Santo.
