Meetings have been set to gather public input to help Maple Valley officials and the members of the Lake Wilderness Golf Course Task Force to determine the course’s future.
The Greater Maple Valley Community Center has joined with Maple Valley Fire and Life Safety, Pinnacle Physical Therapy and Bartell Drugs to help seniors avoid falls.
Black Diamond Senior Center is located at 31605 Third Ave, state Route 169. For information call 360-886-1011. June 25 —…
It’s time for a little bit of the green at the Maple Valley Farmers Market on Saturday, June 26, as the market celebrates Green Living Day with special events and visitors. In addition to the weekly forty-plus booths featuring local produce and products, prepared foods, plants, flowers, cheese, bread, artisans’ crafts and meats, the market will be ripe on Saturday with reminders of green living.
Black Diamond City Councilman Bill Boston provided more information during a phone interview today, June 24, concerning his decision to recuse himself from the hearings for two master planned developments, The Villages and Lawson Hills.
Boston stepped away from the proceedings Wednesday, June 23, at the opening of the hearing.
The City Council is considering the permit application for the YarrowBay master planned developments.
Friday was a big night for Washington-breds in the state of Iowa.
Atta Boy Roy, Peaceful Reign and No Flies On Doodle are all entered in races at Prairie Meadows in Altoona, Iowa.
The drama kicked up another notch in Black Diamond tonight when Councilman Bill Boston announced he was recusing himself from the hearings on the two master planned developments, The Villages and Lawson Hills.
Emergency medical facilities in the town center of Covington received a thumbs down from the Planning Commission June 17.
The Covington Planning Commission met to vote on a recommendation to allow a 24-hour emergency medical facility in Covington’s town center and whether to allow zoning for a hospital.
On the second day of hearings for the master planned developments The Villages and Lawson Hills, two Black Diamond City Council members recused themselves from the process, leaving three to decide whether to approve the permit application.
Haeger Orthodontics announced the high school scholarship winners.
Depending on a couple of court and Black Diamond City Council decisions, YarrowBay could very soon become king of the hill for master planned developments in the state – two in Black Diamond and The Cascadia Project in east Pierce County.
The Kirkland-based developer is currently participating in closed record hearings in Black Diamond for two of its master planned developments, The Villages and Lawson Hills.
Blotter for June 14 through June 20 in Covington and Maple Valley
The Kent Fire Department cautions residents and visitors that while the Fourth of July is a time to celebrate our country’s independence, it is also a day of potential injuries and fires.
During the Fourth of July last year, firefighters fought a house fire in Covington caused by fireworks. The fire spread and damaged three other houses because of the dry conditions.
With the official start of summer, outdoor projects, such as building a new fence or deck, working on the roof, planting trees and shrubs, or even flying a kite, Puget Sound Energy reminds people to watch out for underground and overhead utility lines.
The state Department of Transportation reported road crews will repair and repave more than a mile of state Route 516 in Covington beginning Monday, June 21.
Education, livability and economic ties with Asia will determine the long-term success of Washington, according to Microsoft’s top public-policy man.
Brad Smith, general counsel and vice president of legal and corporate affairs for the software giant, held an open discussion with local media last week to discuss the company’s stance on issues ranging from network neutrality to immigration reform.
The past year has been very rough for 24-year-old Shelby Wedlund, but her struggles have given her a reason to believe.
About one year ago, Shelby Wedlund, who lives in Covington, was diagnosed with glioblastoma, a grade four brain tumor.
The state patrol responded to a fatal collision that took the life of an 84-year-old man and injured his wife at the intersection of state route 164 at SE 196th street near Enumclaw at about 3 p.m. Friday, June 18.
The Kentwood High Trade Show drew a large gathering of students to check out the businesses with booths in the school gym June 1.
According to marketing teacher Mark Zender the school has been presenting the trade show for more than 15 years. This year 68 companies were represented, which is a considerable jump from the 46 in 2009.
With the end of the school year, local children are in real threat of hunger. Children will no longer have access to the free and reduced lunch and breakfast programs available throughout the school year. Households that are already struggling financially find the loss of these programs to be an additional hardship for their families. Worried parents are asking for help.
