A collection of Kent School District elementary schools could have boundary changes, due to fluctuations in their student populations.
A citizens’ board will have its first meeting about that issue 7 p.m. Monday, March 15 at the Kent School District office, 12033 S.E. 256th St. The meeting of the community group, called the 2010 Citizens’ Elementary Boundary Committee, is open to the public, although public comment will not be taken.
Mountain View Fire and Rescue emergency personnel received a call concerning an 8-year-old boy who had cut himself while playing with an ax at about noon March 6 near 176th Avenue Southeast. The emergency workers found the boy had a 2-inch laceration and he was dizzy and nauseous. The boy was treated at the scene and then transported to an area hospital by his grandparents.
Although it’s located in the heart of fast-growing Southeast King County, the alignment of the 11-mile Green Valley Road has barely changed since the 1880s. And surprisingly, some of the historic buildings and farms along the road would still look familiar to the original travelers of the road.
King Conservation District will be holding a district-wide election for an open seat on its board of supervisors Tuesday, March…
According to a Kent Fire Department press release, at 3:53 a.m. firefighters from Kent and South King Fire and Rescue were dispatched to a residential fire on the 23800 Block of 38th Ave South.
The dispatcher reported smoke and flames were visible from a bedroom window. Crews on their arrival confirmed fire had “popped” a bedroom window and was extending to the exterior of the home.
Tahoma Junior High School student Benjamin Fisher served as a legislative page for the House of Representatives March 8-11. Benjamin lives in Maple Valley and is the son of Tiffany and Timothy Fisher. He was sponsored by 5th District State Rep. Glenn Anderson, R-Fall City.
The annual Easter breakfast will be 8-11 a.m. Saturday, April 3 at the Black Diamond Community Center, 31605 Third Ave.
Maple Valley was King County Executive Dow Constantine’s eighth stop on a complete tour of every city in the county — 39 in total.
Constantine spent Friday morning here, starting first at Maple Valley Rotary at 7 a.m., where he spoke about his agenda to reform county government.
The Black Diamond Police Department reported at 6:30 p.m. March 10 a child riding his bicycle home from the area of the city skate park was approached by a black male driving an older black unknown make or model pickup truck with a red stripe painted on the tailgate.
The police information regarding the incident indicated the male driver stopped in the roadway and told the child to “get in.”
Elvis will be in the building.
At least as channeled by Steve Fogura, a well known Elvis impersonator and Tahoma School District Employee, who will be the featured guest performer at the district’s Mary Lou Harting Memorial Concert at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 19, at the Tahoma Middle School Theater.
Tahoma High robotics club, team 2046, in the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) robotics competition, returned from Portland last weekend after reaching the semi-finals in the Autodesk Oregon Regional.
After months of anticipation, anxiety and sometimes anger the appeals hearing on the final environmental impact statement or FEIS for The Villages and Lawson Hills master planned developments began Saturday and continued Monday and Tuesday.
While The Soup Ladies are known for warming up emergency personnel with Ginger “Mama” Pasarelli’s soup recipes they will also be able to provide some extra special comfort thanks to a local Girl Scout troop.
Girl Scout Troop 42419 of Maple Valley has adopted The Soup Ladies as its “Gift of Caring” community service project this cookie sale season.
The spring planting season seems to have arrived a bit early this year. The following tips will help homeowners make good tree planting decisions and avoid a few mistakes often observed by arborists.
COVINGTON March 4 IDENTITY THEFT: 26600 block of 197th Place Southeast. Someone used the victim’s name, address and Social Security…
Cost and energy efficiency, along with the reduction of unnecessary glare from outdoor lighting, is the goal of legislation unanimously adopted today by the Metropolitan King County Council.
Cost and energy efficiency, along with the reduction of unnecessary glare from outdoor lighting, is the goal of legislation unanimously adopted today by the Metropolitan King County Council.
Kent fire investigators have arrested and charged an adult female with arson in the first degree following a Jan. 29 apartment fire.
The fire occurred in the 11000 block of S.E. Kent Kangley Road and displaced one family and caused water damage to at least one other apartment. The fire resulted in a total of $112,000 in damage and loss.
Near the entrance of Jenkins Creek Elementary School, just a stone’s throw from Home Depot, Principal Cathy Lendosky told the assembled students a story.
While the site may be unusual, the setting provided context for the students, to whom Lendosky was teaching a “lesson in perserverance.”
The Kent School District middle school science and engineering fair is scheduled for March 13 at Kent-Meridian High School.
The defeat of smallpox illustrates the value of vaccination. That terrible disease had a mortality rate of 30 percent and over the course of human history killed 300,000,000 people. The last case occurred in 1977 after a prolonged vaccination campaign. No one will ever get smallpox again.
