Army Reserve Pvt. Kyle Shomaker of Maple Valley and Army National Guard Pvt. Gregory Livell of the Kent-Covington area have graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson in Columbia, S.C.
Potential new members of Girl Scouts can get a sample of what belonging is like during a Song Fest from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Sept. 10 at Cedar Heights Middle School.
James Lumia of Boy Scouts Troop 594 has achieved the rank of Eagle Scout.
Garage sale supports youth group, missions
Restaurants in King County apparently are following the county Health Board’s order to cut trans fats out of the food they serve.
American Red Cross volunteers from King County are among the 100-plus from Washington who have been sent to the Gulf Coast area in response to Hurricane Gustav.
A ban on outdoor burning in King County was lifted yesterday in areas outside the jurisdiction of the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency.
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…
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.
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.
Submitting items: Calendar, a listing of community events and activities, is published Wednesdays and Saturdays on a space-available basis. Items for the Wednesday edition must be submitted by noon the previous Thursday. Items for the Saturday edition must be submitted by noon the previous Tuesday. Submit calendar items to calendar@reporternewspapers.com.
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.