Teamsters Local 174, representing garbage truck drivers in King and Snohomish counties, appear to be on the brink of a settlement, which would avoid a strike affecting Maple Valley, Covington, Black Diamond and the surrounding area.
Reports came in about 6 p.m. today, March 31, the union had settled with Allied Waste Services, one of the companies involved in the negotiations.
At 11:57 p.m. a King County Sheriff came upon a vehicle off the road that had hit a power pole and knocked power lines down. The officer requested fire/medical assistance and aid 80, aid 85, engine 80 and battalion chief 81 responded to the scene. Upon their arrival firefighters treated both occupants of the vehicle for minor injuries and transported them to a local hospital for further evaluation. Puget Sound Energy crews responded to repair the downed power lines.
A woman reported her debit card had been fraudulently used in Mexico City at an unidentified clothing store. Her financial institute had notified her of the charge, which she stated she did not make. The bank identified the charge as being used in Mexico City, although they were unable to identify a specific address. A physical card was presented at the time of the attempted fraud. The victim stated there were only two times in the last two weeks where she used her card at local establishments. An investigation is pending.
Covington and Maple Valley police blotter for March 21-27
A tree fell on power lines at Witte Road and 228th Street today, March 29, knocking power out to about 2,000 Puget Sound Energy customers in and around Maple Valley.
The Maple Valley Farmers’ Market is accepting applications for produce and flower, artwork, craft and prepared food vendors for its second season, which runs every Saturday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. from June 19 to Oct. 9.
Garbage truck drivers represented by Teamsters Local 174 voted today to authorize a strike that would affect Maple Valley, Covington, Black Diamond and the surrounding area.
The union represents drivers in both King and Snohomish counties.
Raeann Webb, Diane Olson, Becki Lenhart and Linda Stanley are elbow-deep in rich soil and busy spending their Sunday afternoons potting up plant castaways from Black Diamond yards.
These Friends of the Black Diamond Library plan to sell their potted treasures at their annual plant sale to raise money for the Black Diamond library.
Monday, March 29 is the deadline for online and paper voter registration applications and updates for King County voters currently registered and persons who are not already registered to vote in Washington state.
The Kent Fire Department will be conducting live fire training 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. April 13, 14, 15, and 16 at 15328 and 15406 S.E. 280th Street.
Anastasia Younce and Jamie Todd from Girl Scout Troop 42419 of Maple Valley delivered 71 boxes of cookies donated by customers during the annual sale to Ginger Passarelli on Saturday.
Tagged fish tickets for the Greater Maple Valley-Black Diamond Chamber of Commerce Hooked On Fishing derby scheduled for April 24 will go on sale Thursday, April 1.
The tagged fish, dubbed Mr. Wigglesworth, is worth $300 and must be presented to derby officials at derby headquarters and verified by noon on derby day, Saturday, April 24.
A labor dispute involving garbage truck drivers in King and Snohomish counties is on the verge of boiling over into a strike that would affect Maple Valley, Covington, Black Diamond and the surrounding area.
Tahoma High’s speech and debate program continued to roll up accolades during the competition season.
Eric Cahoon took fourth place this past weekend in the state Lincoln Douglas Debate while Connor Durkin was a state quarterfinalist, said THS speech and debate coach Matt Tucker via e-mail.
The city of Covington permit services divisions hours have changed to 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday and closed on Fridays, weekends and holidays.
The hours were cut back Jan. 1 to 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday.
Drew Carey has made a name for himself by making people laugh. But it has not always been so easy to laugh himself.
The comedian – who is “Price is Right” game-show host and co-owner of the Seattle Sounders FC – was the guest speaker during the Fifth Annual Celebration of Youth Luncheon at the Bellevue Hyatt Hotel, a benefit for the Friends of Youth organization based in Redmond.
Congressman Dave Reichert was admitted to George Washington University Hospital in Washington, D.C., Wednesday after feeling ill, according to his congressional office.
Reichert of Auburn represents the Eighth Congressional District in southeast King County.
Crews are working on the second phase of a project in Covington that will temporarily cause hiccups in traffic at Wax Road and Southeast 272nd Street, but will help ease a bottleneck for drivers once completed.
The Maple Valley City Council marked the retirement and service of Irvalene Moni, its first employee after incorporating in 1997.
At the March 15 City Council meeting Mayor Noel Gerken presented a proclamation declaring March 31, the day she retires,
as Irvalene Moni Day.
It was a clear message to the packed crowd at the Greater Maple Valley Community Center’s benefit breakfast on March 18 — the center needs help and the community was being asked to give all the help it could.
