The League of Women Voters is presenting a Black Diamond mayor and City Council candidate forum 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 5 at the Black Diamond Elementary School Gym, 25314 Baker St.
Community spirit and caring was in full swing Saturday outside the grocery stores at Covington and Maple Valley.
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Raising kids in today’s world is no easy job. Let’s face it, the issues parents and kids face can be scary and parenting is one of the toughest jobs around. How do you communicate with your kids? Protect them at school and on the Internet? Set limits? Say no?
Join Lani Eylander (an educator with 20 years of experience as a teacher and principal) teaches how to set boundaries, build relationships and bolster our courage while raising happy, healthy kids.
This class is scheduled 6:30 p.m. Monday.
The Maple Valley fire department open the bay doors Saturday of Fire Station 81 for the first open house event for the public.
The event was set up by the department firefighters’ union and the firefighters volunteered their time to host the celebration.
The Maple Valley Farmers’ Market has designated Oct. 3 as a day to celebrate Breast Cancer Awareness.
The Tahoma School Board is contemplating a major construction program that would add classroom and support spaces at five schools, build a new Lake Wilderness Elementary School and address long-term building-maintenance needs across the district.
Following state guidelines, city officials report that caution signs will remain posted along the Lake Wilderness shoreline in Maple Valley even though the toxin levels from the late August blue-green algae bloom have measured at trace amounts, well below the state’s baseline, for the past four weeks.
Kite Realty Group was ready to go ahead with re-development work at Four Corner Square earlier this year, which would bring in new business to the city as well as improve buildings for existing enterprises.
Anyone who remembers last winter’s harsh weather understands the importance of being prepared for emergencies. But how do you know what kind of preparations to make?
Check out the wide variety of activities, programs and services offered at the Black Diamond Senior Center, 31605 Third Ave, Maple Valley-Black Diamond Highway.
It’s time for another City Council political debate.
The Reporter newspaper is sponsoring a debate at 7 p.m. Oct. 15 at the Rock Creek Elementary gymnasium, 25700 Maple Valley-Black Diamond Rd.
The Tahoma Education Association is hosting a school board candidate forum at Rock Creek Elementary School gym at 7 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 5.
The Tahoma Education Association is hosting a school board candidate forum at Rock Creek Elementary School gym at 7 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 5.
Kite Realty Group is pushing back development of Four Corner Square to at least next year.
District No. 43 fire commissioners voted in a 2-1 split to end former Maple Valley Fire Chief Tim Lemon’s contract at the Aug. 6 board meeting and since that time the commissioners have faced an array of questions and controversy.
The Covington Community Church of the Brethren has a new pastor, Jeremy Ashworth. He comes from Ohio, but attended college at Taylor University in Ft. Wayne, Ind. He graduated from Bethany Theological Seminary in Richmond, Ind. in 2004.
A Sept. 15 audit report reveals King County Metro transit could spend less and save more through better planning and data analysis.
The audit, which was performed by the King County Auditor’s Office, comes at a time when Metro is finding itself short on funding and looking for ways to achieve cost savings. The agency is projecting a $213 million budget gap over the next two years.
Covington’s Purple Light Nights has grown by leaps and bounds.
In its third year, the event coordinated by the Covington Domestic Violence Task Force, has spread its message of remembrance of victims of domestic violence as well as awareness to 14 states.
Last year five states participated, according to Victoria Throm, Task Force director.
Air Force Reserve Airman 1st Class Kirk D. Shrieves, a native of Covington, graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.
Covington and Maple Valley police blotter items for the week of Sept. 21.
