A King County sewer project that officials say will help Black Diamond keep up with its population growth over the next 17 years will be explained during a public meeting next Tuesday.
Nishanth Sukasi is completing his first year in the All State Concert Band. He auditioned and was accepted as one of eight alto sax payers this past fall. The band is a part of the Washington Music Educators Association and has approximately 200 members.
Between the busy nights performing as a professional jazz musician and the jam-packed days teaching elementary-school band students, Darren Motamedy said the latter has become the more challenging career.
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Shadow Lake Elementary School was evacuated shortly before 3:30 p.m. last Thursday when smoke was detected in classrooms, according to the Tahoma School District.
Donations for military care packages can be made during an event May 10 at a Maple Valley business.
Maple Valley bought Lake Wilderness Golf Course to keep it from being turned into another neighborhood. While homeowners on or near the course are happy the city bought it, many wonder if the way Maple Valley wants to recoup the costs is fair.
Little by little, Covington Aquatic Center gets upgraded.
Be prepared for when the next disaster hits, and know that local agencies are prepared, too – more so if residents are able to help themselves.
Students and schools in Covington and Maple Valley have received King County Earth Heroes awards for their actions on behalf of the environment.
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Ashley Skinner, a student at Kentlake High School, has been selected as the student president of the Washington Vocational Sports Medicine Association.
Rainier Christian Schools will be host a school and community prayer walk May 17 to emphasize prayer’s “importance.”
State Rep. Geoff Simpson was arrested last Sunday by King County Sheriff deputies and booked into the county jail in Seattle on suspicion of fourth-degree assault.
New cat cages, dog runs and more employees are among the upgrades at King County’s animal shelters to be funded by nearly $1 million approved this week by the County Council.
Voters in King County Fire District 17 will be asked in a special election on May 20 whether the district should merge into King County Fire District 44.
Slashes in the King County budget may force Sheriff Sue Rahr to cut as many as 100 deputies from the roster.
Russ Hayden can’t help but smile these days. Success has a way of doing that to a coach.