High winds forecast for tonight and tomorrow morning signal a potential risk for power outages, which can pose health dangers, including carbon monoxide poisoning and illness from spoiled foods. With stormy months ahead, King County Public Health recommends all residents prepare now and know what to do to stay safe, warm and healthy.
The 12th annual city of Maple Valley community lighting and holiday party is planned for 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 2 at Lake Wilderness Park, lodge and arboretum.
The King County Department of Transportation will close two roads sites in the area while work is begin completed.
Yes, it is a bit early to begin to think about Christmas. The pumpkin season just ended and Thanksgiving is lurking around the corner.
King County youths and young adults completing substance abuse treatment programs will have help to complete treatment and transition successfully back to their communities from a new funding announced by the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
The Kentwood girls soccer team beat South Kitsap 1-0 today at Mount Tahoma High stadium.
King County Public Health is making H1N1 flu vaccine available for persons at high risk for H1N1 influenza at certain area pharmacies. Some of these pharmacies are accepting vaccination appointments now.
King County Public Health sends H1N1 vaccine to certain area pharmacies, but supplies short
Ninth-grade students from Tahoma Junior High cleaned headstones at Tahoma National Cemetery Nov. 9 and returned the next day, Nov. 10, to raise
Peace Lutheran Church, 18615 SE 272nd St., Covington, is announcing the opening of their Blind Mission on Jan 2.
Rainier Youth Choirs announced the selection of several of its members for prestigious honors.
For those looking for a unique gift for that hard to shop person in their life, the Maple Valley Creative Arts Council’s second annual BazArt show set for Dec. 5 at the Creative Arts Center could be the place to find it.
A difficult diagnosis for Kentlake drama teacher Pam Cressey has turned into a rallying point for her students.
U.S. Sen. Patty Murray spoke at Tahoma National Cemetery Wednesday during the Veterans Day ceremony.
The King County Council passed a motion Monday concerning the Summit Place property that may extend the development deadlines.
The 156 acre parcel, known as the donut hole and owned by the county, is located inside the city near 228th Avenue Southeast and Southeast 272nd Street. The site is currently home to a county operated transportation maintenance facility and the back nine holes of Elk Run Golf Course.
Now that the 2009 election postmortems have been completed, the People In Charge are already looking ahead to February’s election, which promises to be full of bonds and levies designed to relieve you of your excess cash.
The Maple Valley fire department is facing a shrinking budget and layoffs in 2010 like other government agencies across the state and nation due to the recession.
After seriously considering putting a construction bond on the February ballot, the Tahoma School Board decided at the Tuesday night meeting to hold off a year before going to voters with the measure.
The board voted two weeks ago to put a technology levy on the February ballot, which would renew funding originally passed by voters in 2006 that is set to expire at the end of 2010.
The public can buy permits to cut Christmas trees on the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest beginning Nov. 12 through Dec. 24.
The Covington City Council has scheduled a public hearing on 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 24, at in City Council Chambers regarding seven separate proposed comprehensive plan amendments that are part of the 2009 annual comprehensive plan amendment and update process.
Boeing’s Kent plant was partially evacuated today at about 7:30 a.m. when a battery test resulted in a small explosion and fire in one of the company’s labs.