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Mayor to declare Monday as EriAm Sisters Day

Mayor Denis Law is declaring Monday, Sept. 21, as EriAm Sisters Day. Law will give the sisters the…

Gov. Christine Gregoire talks about flood preparation plans at a press conference Monday along the Green River next to the Riverbend Golf Course in Kent. She is flanked

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Gregoire drives home message: Buy flood insurance if you live, work in Green River Valley

By STEVE HUNTER shunter@kentreporter.com The nearly 30,000 residents of the Green River Valley need to buy flood insurance…

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House, condominium sales jump

Pending house and condominium sales around Western Washington during August jumped nearly 21 percent from a year ago…

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Traffic cameras to go dark this weekend

Puget Sound drivers who rely on the state transportation department’s traffic cameras to get traffic information must use…

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Housing Resource Fair is this Tuesday

As part of its efforts to stimulate local economic activity, the City of Renton is partnering with financial…

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POLICE BLOTTER: A fight and car keyed

Fight, car keyed A man found a car he was borrowing was keyed after having an argument with…

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POLICE BLOTTER: Car recovered in five hours

When a man’s vehicle was stolen from the 900 block of Aberdeen Avenue Northeast, it took Seattle police…

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POLICE BLOTTER: Beer stolen from gas station

A white male, about 5-foot-6 and 160 pounds, wearing a brown hat and blue pants, stole an 18-pack…

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POLICE BLOTTER: Bike rider forced off road

A bicyclist was run off the road and robbed after refusing to buy some marijuana from men in…

Letters to the Editor

Keep our Democracy strong: get involved

Democracy is never more powerful than when we, the people, become active participants. This was highly evident in…

Letters to the Editor

Too early to declare a state of emergency

I have to laud the management of this city for stepping forward to be prepared for coming emergencies.…

Business

Business fair is this Saturday at RTC

The 13th Annual Washington Small Business Fair Saturday at Renton Technical College features information and counseling for current…

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POLICE BLOTTER: Stolen boat ditched, burned

A real estate agent called police after finding a burned boat hull on the 17600 block of 118th…

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Conference set on cancer as a turning point

The Valley Medical Center (VMC) is planning a free conference on cancer as a turning point in people’s…

Seattle Seahawks offensive lineman Rob Sims signs an autograph for Talbot Hill Elementary School 4th-grader Steven Ho. Sims was at the school as part of the National Football Leagues PLAY 60 national youth health and fitness campaign which urges children to get at least 60 minutes of physical activity each day.

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Seahawks visit Talbot Hill, Campbell Hill

Seattle Seahawks offensive linemen Rob Sims and Steve Vallos visited Talbot Hill and Campbell Hill elementary schools today…

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Citing dam, county to move elections office from Renton

Faced with the choice of “taking a risk or biting the bullet and taking action,” the director of…

Ronald George Dohrn

Obituaries

Ronald George Dohrn

Ronald George Dohrn Ron Dohrn, age 78, passed away peacefully on Wednesday August 26, 2009. He is survived…

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Shirley J. Moergeli

Shirley J. Moergeli Shirley J. Moergeli was born January 6, 1931 in Kootenai, ID and died peacefully surrounded…

Obituaries

Michael Allen Olmer

MICHAEL ALLEN OLMER Michael Allen Olmer passed away in Renton, Washington, on August 23, 2009.He was born October…

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Kent teachers hold off on agreeing to judge’s injunction ending strike

By The Kent Reporter The Kent Education Association Thursday afternoon announced it was giving the Kent School District…