Hannah Simpson hasn’t had a chance to enjoy being an active 12 year old for months.
On Christmas Day she was rushed to Seattle Children’s Hospital with a life threatening reaction to one of the medications she takes for a pair of chronic conditions.
Christopher Wise, 42, a Black Diamond resident charged with two counts of domestic violence manslaughter in the 2009 death of his 88-year-old mother, Ruby Wise, is on trail in King County Superior Court.
You are your children’s first teacher, and summer is the perfect time to prepare them for school in the fall, whether they’re starting preschool or making the big leap to kindergarten.
A group of 10 solved a challenging puzzle for the Tahoma School District and the answer is pink.
As in the pink option of five proposals to adjust elementary school boundaries in the district which will be effective this fall.
Another step was taken this week on the long road circling around the Summit Place project.
The Maple Valley City Council unanimously approved a resolution at the May 3rd meeting authorizing the City Manager David Johnston to sign a revised interlocal agreement adopting a joint plan for the Another step was taken this week on the long road circling around the Summit Place project.
The Maple Valley City Council unanimously approved a resolution at the May 3rd meeting authorizing the City Manager David Johnston to sign a revised interlocal agreement adopting a joint plan for the property between King County and the city.
Covington is revisiting the city’s panhandling ordinance, following complaints from residents about an apparent increase in panhandling in the downtown core.
The measure was passed in December 2008, according to city spokeswoman Karla Slate.
Colton Running, a senior at Tahoma Senior High School, has won the 2010 Congressional Art Competition for Washington’s 8th Congressional District.
Covington and Maple Valley police blotter from April 27-May 2
Burglar breaks into house, unlocks every door and window, but takes nothing | Police Blotter
With warmer weather and longer days approaching, people in Maple Valley, Ravensdale, Hobart and Covington are emerging from their winter cocoons to focus on long neglected projects like spring cleaning, home repairs and yard work. Many are also lacing up their shoes for their first outdoor walk or jog of the season.
The Maple Valley Farmers’ Market is still accepting vendor applications for its second season, which runs 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Saturday from June 19 to Oct. 9 at Rock Creek Elementary School in Maple Valley.
With summer around the corner, the kids are looking forward to free time, while you’re looking for ways to keep them busy, engaged, and maybe even learning something along the way. Summer reading programs are specifically designed to meet all those aspirations, they’re free, and they’re as close as your own community library.
The reservoir at Howard Hanson Dam reached 1,147 feet above sea level the week of April 30, the point at which the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began intensive monitoring, including scientists on the ground around the clock. The Seattle District of the Corps slowly began last month to allow water levels to rise behind the dam for the annual spring fill of the reservoir.
One of the fastest juvenile fillies in track history heads the list of 3-year-old fillies nominated to the $50,000 Federal Way Handicap at Emerald Downs on Sunday, May 9.
Teamster Local 174, representing garbage truck drivers, ratified a labor agreement with Waste Management Sunday, May 2, at the union headquarters in Tukwila.
Although the Internet has made life easier in many ways, it’s smart to be concerned about Internet crimes. Computer crime is becoming a growing problem for law enforcement officials around the world. Unfortunately, since Internet crimes typically involve people from many different geographic areas, catching and punishing the guilty parties is a difficult task.
Many will trek to the Lake Wilderness Arboretum in Maple Valley for the annual Mother’s Day plant sale.
Vendors, Master Gardeners, arboretum staff and volunteers will be there in support.
Maple Valley will celebrate it recent move into a new City Hall space at 5 p.m. on Thursday, May 6, with an open house and
a ribbon cutting.
City Hall is located at 22017 S.E. Wax Road, near the Maple Valley branch of the Post Office. Refreshments will be served.
Everything was against the Kentwood Astronomical Society’s efforts to launch a rocket on April 2.
The club’s advisor, math teacher Summer Cambridge, said they had planned to launch at Pacific Raceways in order to qualify for Team Americas Rocketry Challenge May 15 in Virginia.
Facebook can seem harmless enough for people new to the social networking site.
Something Jason and Kelli Krafsky discovered is there are pitfalls to using Facebook particularly for married couples.
The couple who moved to Maple Valley seven years ago came across a situation a little more than a year ago that got them thinking. In fact, it eventually led them to write a book that was released in early April called “Facebook and Your Marriage.”
It was another round of tension and testy exchanges at the April 19 Valley Medical Center Board of Commissioners’ meeting.
However, at the end there was an iceberg breaking reversal concerning the issue of tape recording meetings.
