More jail time for area cities
Aug 20 2008
Covington, Maple Valley, Black Diamond and other cities will have two more years to house their misdemeanor offenders in King County jails, owing to the County Council’s recent decision to extend the regional jail services contract. That decision also calls for the county to negotiate with the cities on a long-term... more

Tough race for legislator; fire levy in trouble
Aug 20 2008 · UPDATED
Based on the results of Tuesday’s primary election, state Rep. Geoff Simpson faces a tough road to re-election against challenger Mark Hargrove in November’s general election, and Maple Valley Fire and Life Safety is in danger of losing its primary... more

• No injuries in plane’s emergency landing
  Aug 16 2008
• Hometown Hawk
  Aug 20 2008
• Lake Meridian boating fee approved
  Aug 20 2008

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Homecoming
Aug 20 2008
Omare Lowe has been down this nomadic path before. You could say the former Tahoma High star has spent a lifetime bouncing from home to home – whether in the National Football League or during a tumultuous childhood – and it... more

• ON DECK
  Aug 16 2008
• With help from business, Tahoma gymnasts offering fund-raiser
  Aug 20 2008
• Prep sports on local horizon
  Aug 20 2008

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Out & About
Aug 20 2008
Getting listed: Out & About, a listing of arts and entertainment events, is published Wednesdays and Saturdays on a space-available basis. Items for the Wednesday edition must be submitted by noon the previous Thursday. Items for the Saturday edition must... more

• Don’t Miss It
  Aug 16 2008
• There’s a new leader as group’s second year begins Youth symphony passes baton
  Aug 13 2008
• Class clown hits it big
  Aug 16 2008

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Unemployment at 4.1 percent in King County
Aug 16 2008
King County’s unemployment rate in July was 4.1 percent, better than the statewide rate that increased from a month earlier, according to the state Employment Security Department. With an estimated 189,300 people unemployed and seeking work, the state jobless rate last... more

• Palmer Coking Coal has evolved from its early days ‘Coal’ still going after 75 years
  Aug 13 2008
• Hand surgeon added to clinics
  Aug 16 2008
• Nutrition-on-menus restaurant rule begins
  Jul 31 2008 · UPDATED

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Mystery of the hanging shoes: What’s up with that?
Aug 20 2008
A friend of mine was driving past a cemetery with his 4-year-old daughter one day and noticed her looking closely at it. “Do you know what that place is?” the dad asked. “Oh sure, “she answered casually. “That’s where the... more

• HAPPY TRAIL FOR YOU
  Aug 16 2008
• Sometimes things just have to be seen to be believed
  Aug 13 2008
• Could you possibly have missed this?
  Aug 09 2008

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Pedal powered fund-raiser in Black Diamond helps tackle diabetes
Aug 20 2008
Bicyclists will take to the roads in and around Black Diamond on Aug. 30 for a fund-raiser supporting efforts to combat diabetes. The Black Diamond Ride to Cure Diabetes will raise money for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) and its... more

• Repair work closing part of Cedar River Trail
  Aug 16 2008
• Local man with Peace Corps in Cambodia
  Aug 20 2008
• Organizers applaud MV Night Out
  Aug 20 2008

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Ticking time bombs
Aug 20 2008
Last month, Kenneth Demone Sims, a convicted sex offender from Renton, was charged with three counts of rape. Sims was first convicted in 1991 for rape in the second degree. Though classified as a Level 3 sex offender with a... more

• County would work fine without partisan leaders
  Aug 16 2008
• Better too much than not enough
  Aug 20 2008
• City, musicians getting results
  Aug 16 2008

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Something’s not right with how our tax dollars reach fire departments
Aug 13 2008
Well, at a time when there are big layoffs, the cost of gas is going through the roof, the cost of groceries is out of sight, the governor is making toll roads out of I-5 and I-405, and with... more

• Reader Feedback
  Aug 13 2008

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