Parents of students in eight Kent School District elementary schools now have the option of sending their children to one of three other schools because the schools in question have been identified as in need of improvement under the federal No Child Left Behind Act.
Last month’s primary election is officially over, producing three one-party runoffs under the “Top Two” format.
Workers planned to finish their work this week in a short-term solution to an unstable slope at the south end…
How people get around, as well as how much it costs, was the topic of discussion at a Metropolitan King County Council town hall meeting Aug. 25 in Covington.
The Black Diamond Ride to Cure Diabetes, a fund-raiser for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, was staged last Saturday. Claire Holder, who rides in such events to help battle the disease with which she herself suffers, wrote the following about her experiences as a Type 1 diabetic.
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Ione Perrin, a longtime resident of the Shadow Lake area and a pioneer of Maple Valley, will celebrate her 90th birthday during a reception in her honor Sept. 13 from 1:30 to 4 p.m. at Greater Maple Valley Community Center.
Rock for Reason, a Maple Valley youth organization raising money to build wells in Africa, has scheduled a fund-raising show for 7 p.m. Sept. 19 at Warehouse 91, which is at 21415 Maple Valley Hwy.
Lacy Hill was so nervous, her hands shook. Her sister, Cori, told her to stop shaking. “It’s just Tony Stewart,” she said.
King County residents can dispose of old household hazardous substances when the county’s Wastemobile visits Covington Sept. 5-7.
As another new school year begins, Tahoma School District and the Tahoma Education Association are part of a lawsuit that backers say is an attempt to bring about changes in the way Washington funds public schools.
This year’s senior class has already improved on the WASL performance of students in the class of 2008.
As students head back to class on Tuesday in the Tahoma School District, there are a few new things happening:
Their buildings are quiet right now – too quiet by their standards. But the five newest principals in the Kent School District are using their time to prepare for the first day of school next Tuesday, because they all know that when those doors open and the kids come piling in, the year moves very fast.
Workers planned to close a bridge on State Route 169 across the Green River Friday for work on an unstable…
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The annual Covington Storehouse Back to School barbecue was staged last Saturday, mixing free food and raffles with free support for children as they get ready for the start next week of the new school year.
For being relatively new, Cedarcreek Covenant Church is an old hand at hosting community gatherings.
