Maple Valley resident Laura Ramon was one of the winners of the the King County Solid Waste Division’s “Recycling Superstar” contest, which people shared their ideas on how they go the extra mile to recycle items, rather than throwing them in the garbage.
Kentwood High teacher Jay Maebori keeps racking up the awards as he was named the Washington state Teacher of the Year on Monday by the state office for public instruction.
Maebori, a language arts teacher, earlier this year won both local and regional teacher of the year awards to be considered for the state honor. He was one of 10 candidates.
Three Democrats, including a former political opponent of Pam Roach, have taken the unusual step of issuing a press release announcing their support for the incumbent senator from the 31st district.
The decision by Chris Hurst, Yvonne Ward and Karen Willard comes in the wake of revelations of allegations about the past of Roach’s challenger, Sumner City Councilman Matt Richardson.
For years, Sumner City Councilman and 31st District Senate candidate Matt Richardson has been dogged by allegations about his past. Rumors of all sorts — including a criminal background — have simply refused to go away.
The Maple Valley-Black Diamond Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a debate between the 47 and 5th legislative candidates.
Three Democrats, including a former political opponent of Pam Roach, have taken the unusual step of issuing a press release announcing their support for the incumbent senator from the 31st district.
The decision by Chris Hurst, Yvonne Ward and Karen Willard comes in the wake of revelations of allegations about the past of Roach’s challenger, Sumner City Councilman Matt Richardson.
The Greater Maple Valley Unincorporated Area Council next regular monthly meeting is scheduled for 7-9:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 4, at King County Police Precinct No. 3, at the northeast corner of intersection of Southeast 231st St and state route169 across from the fire station.
The main agenda item will be final deliberations and the vote on recommended changes to the King County Code.
When preparing your home for a new baby or child-proofing it in general, you take every precaution. You make sure that you cover unused electrical outlets, lock up household cleaners and vitamins and put bumpers on sharp corners. But did you ever think about your window coverings?
Color is the single most important factor in creating the mood of a room. Consider these points when choosing color for your next decorating project.
We’ve been waiting 10 years to tackle our yard.
It wasn’t that it was an eyesore or intolerable, we were looking for something more carefree and practical. We wanted something easy to mow. A fence that didn’t need to be raised after every wind storm. Garden beds to collect a harvest and a pathway to keep our feet dry during the prolonged Pacific Northwest rainy season.
For years, Sumner City Councilman and 31st District Senate candidate Matt Richardson has been dogged by allegations about his past. Rumors of all sorts — including a criminal background — have simply refused to go away.
Drew Cochran, a 20-year-old resident of Maple Valley, has been awarded a $3,000 scholarship for Excellence in Aviation by Angel MedFlight Worldwide Air Ambulance.
CAToberfest is scheduled for 1-4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 9 at the Maple Valley Community Center, 22010 SE 248th St. There will be family festivities, sponsored by South County CATS, a local non-profit, all-volunteer spay/neuter assistance organization.
Free admission. A donation of canned cat food or non-clumping litter is welcome.
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: 25400 block of Palmer Place. Officers were dispatched to a physical domestic at 10 p.m. A 19-year-old male was arrested for assaulting his two siblings. The suspect was booked into the Buckley jail on assault fourth degree domestic violence.
Crews have begun work at the site of the former Woodside Village Mobile Home Park in Covington.
Residents of the mobile home park moved out in the fall of 2006 after DR Horton, a developer based out of Fort Worth, Texas, that has properties in more than two dozen states, put in a preliminary plat application in June 2006 for the development of 146 lots, according to Salina Lyons, senior planner for the city of Covington.
Saturday’s Maple Valley Farmers Market features executive chef Chaz Olsen and pastry chef Amelia Higgins from the Lake Wilderness Grill who will showcase their culinary skills.
Suzanne Gardner built a visual arts program from scratch at Tahoma High.
It began 16 years ago when she took the job after being encouraged to apply by Terry Duty, then the vice principal and currently the principal, and a friend she played soccer with at the time who taught at Tahoma.
The Maple Valley-Black Diamond Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a debate between the 47 and 5th legislative candidates.
Valley Medical Board Commissioner Anthony Hemstad was presented with the Washington Coalition for Open Government Key Award at its awards breakfast on Sept. 17 at The Conference Center in Seattle.
Veterinarian Jan White has spent a career building refuges for wildlife from California to Alaska, and along with Tigger Birch and a group of volunteers, she is creating a new one, South Sound Critter Care, at her Sawyer Lake Veterinary Clinic.
