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McKnight student tops most seniors on SAT
McKnight Middle School eighth-grader Samuel Shank has been named one of Washington state’s brightest scholars by the Washington…
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Johns Hopkins honors Renton student
Renton student Kaia Bjarke was recently honored at a statewide awards ceremony for gifted children held by The…
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School district to renovate bus center
The final construction project funded by a Renton School District 2003 bond will kick off on the last…
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92% of seniors pass the WASL
This year’s senior class is the first required to pass the reading and writing portions of the Washington…
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Renton volunteers assemble disaster kits for seniors
About 300 emergency preparedness kits were assembled last Thursday by about 140 volunteers at an event sponsored by…
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Renton fire crews doing live-fire exercise this week
The Renton Fire and Emergency Services Department is conducting a special training exercise for firefighters next week, on…
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Michael Colacarro Sr.
Michael Agelo Colacarro Sr., 89, died June 9, 2008, in Renton. He was born July 25, 1918, in…
Business
Valley Medical named a ‘best place to work’
For the second year in a row, Valley Medical Center has been chosen by Seattle Business Monthly Magazine…
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Replacement begins Monday of washed-out culvert in Renton on northbound I-405 to Bellevue
Starting Monday, crews will begin installing the new culvert that will carry Thunder Hills Creek underneath Interstate 405…
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Suspect red tomatoes should go in garbage, not compost
Due to the possible presence of salmonella bacteria in some tomatoes, Waste Management and Cedar Grove Composting of…
Letters to the Editor
Renton man: Fire sprinklers worth the small cost
Home fire sprinkler systems save billions of dollars while saving lives of countless occupants and firefighters. Sprinklers typically…
Life
South County club offers help for moms of multiples
After discovering she was pregnant, Linda Simpson told her husband James she wanted another baby. With three young…
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Italians to recreate picnic of nearly 75 years ago
It’s taken a while, but Crystal Ainardi has finally tracked them down. Or many of them. Late last…
Business
Renton’s Spotlight Dance Center hoards student experience
A recent ballet rehearsal at Spotlight Dance Center begins with grand plies, stretch plies and just plain plies,…