Kentwood grad Courtney Eronemo is giving back to the swimming community through coaching
I’m more convinced that the whole six degrees of separation thing is true every day. That and it really is a small world.
Emily Burlison, a 2013 Tahoma High graduate, has found the perfect pair of illusive tube socks that come almost to her knee — an essential for those embarking on basic training also known as swab summer at the Coast Guard Academy in Connecticut.
Bryan Howard will be the new acting police chief for the Maple Valley Police Department as of July 1 when the current acting chief, Sergeant Don Davis is promoted to captain and takes up the post of chief of police and fire at Boing Field/King County International Airport.
Discussions are underway again between the homeowners associations of the Maple Woods and Maple Ridge Highlands neighborhoods and the city of Maple Valley regarding the documented speeding problems on Maple Ridge Drive and Maple Ridge Way.
Tahoma High seniors graduated June 11 at the White River Amphitheater.
Six months out from treatment for Hodgkin’s lymphoma, Tahoma High junior Allie Duven is back in the pool, preparing for her senior swim season in the fall.
In recent weeks a statistic has surfaced at Maple Valley City Council meetings that 43 percent of homeowners in Maple Valley and Covington are underwater.
The city of Maple Valley plans to approve $500,000 for the Ravensdale Park Foundation to help fund phase two of the Ravensdale Park project.
The Kent School District Board of Directors is considering adding more shortened days to the school calendar to give teachers additional time for professional development. The district, which currently has nine late start days throughout the school year, could up that to as many as 30 days.
Deputy superintendent and assistant superintendent have a combined nearly 80 years in educaiton, over 40 at Tahoma
In Maple Valley’s only contested City Council race, Leslie Burberry is running against councilwoman Victoria Jonas for council position No. 6.
New teacher and principal evaluation system to roll out in September.
Students from Kentlake and Kentwood High Schools, community members, and members of Real Life Church in Covington are working to raise $50,000 by June 30 for Free Wheelchair Mission.
Fostering community, giving back, and standing up for change were themes at this year’s Falcon Revolution May 22 at Kentlake High.
The three city councils met for an annual joint meeting to get updates on and discuss projects as well as the communities at large.
Kentlake sophomore Derek Welch won his first match in the singles bracket of the state tennis tournament in two sets against Lucas Tilly of Wenatchee.
Athletes from Tahoma, Kentwood and Kentlake place at 4A state meet
Johnathan Hillstrand has written and illustrated three children’s books this year, a departure for the co-captain of the F/V Time Bandit, one of the boats featured on Discovery’s hit show “Deadliest Catch.”
Five of the top 16 boys discus throwers in Washington state are from Kentwood, Kentlake and Tahoma and will represent their schools this weekend at the 4A track and field state championships at Mount Tahoma Stadium in Tacoma.
