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Steve Hunter named editor of Kent Reporter
6+ hour, 29+ min ago (212+ words) Kent Reporter Steve Hunter named editor of Kent Reporter Published 1: 30 am Friday, June 12, 2026 After 26-plus years in the newspaper industry, including several years as editor of the Kent Reporter and other King County newspapers, I have accepted a communications job…...
Kent School District names new Inclusive Education director
6+ day, 17+ hour ago (198+ words) Published 2: 35 pm Friday, June 5, 2026 Dana Stiner, principal at Pine Tree Elementary School in Kent, will be the new Inclusive Education executive director in the Kent School District. Stiner's appointment was one of several changes in district leadership announced in a…...
Digital job fair for new Renton Win Co closes June 19
6+ day, 21+ hour ago (165+ words) Published 10: 55 am Friday, June 5, 2026 With a flexible timeline that puts the highly-anticipated opening day of the Renton Win Co in late summer-early fall, the employee-owned grocery store chain has announced a digital hiring job fair where the application portal will…...
Kent School District to offer free summer meals for children
1+ week, 14+ hour ago (893+ words) Published 12: 15 pm Thursday, June 4, 2026 Kent School District will provide free summer meals for children and teens ages 18 and under during the months of June, July and August. The Summer Meals Program is a partnership between Kent School District Nutrition Services,…...
New Kent Burlington store donates $5, 000 to elementary school
1+ week, 6+ day ago (148+ words) Published 2: 56 pm Friday, May 29, 2026 Burlington celebrated the grand opening of its first Kent location in early May with a $5, 000 donation to Scenic Hill Elementary School in Kent. The donation will help provide additional classroom resources and supports for students and…...
Glenridge Elementary student in Kent earns safety patrol honors
2+ week, 1+ day ago (336+ words) Published 3: 26 pm Wednesday, May 27, 2026 Tina Nguyen, a fifth grader from Glenridge Elementary School in Kent, is one of 10 students from across the state who will be inducted into the AAA Washington's School Safety Patrol Hall of Fame this year. Going…...
Washington reforms that could tackle teacher sexual abuse
2+ week, 4+ day ago (1712+ words) Published 5: 30 am Sunday, May 24, 2026 By Moe K. Clark Investigate West The outside of Henry M. Jackson High School on Wednesday, April 29, 2026 in Mill Creek, Washington. Joel Levin, the co-founder and director of programs for the Seattle-based nonprofit Stop Sexual Assault in Schools,…...
Kent School Board names 3 candidates for vacant position
3+ week, 14+ hour ago (287+ words) Published 5: 12 pm Thursday, May 21, 2026 The Kent School Board will consider three candidates to fill a vacant seat. Stephani Braicks, Jimmy Kahl and Christopher Vasquez were announced after a May 20 board executive session as the three candidates. "There were three applicants,…...
Renton High School expansion advances despite concerns over street vacation
3+ week, 6+ day ago (481+ words) Published 12: 15 pm Friday, May 15, 2026 The Renton City Council approved a street vacation crucial to the current design of the new Renton High School. At the May 4 meeting, the council approved the petition to vacate South Tillicum Street and Alley, and…...
Learning to fly: Hazen High senior earns private pilot license
3+ week, 6+ day ago (277+ words) Published 12: 08 pm Friday, May 15, 2026 There are many different paths to becoming a pilot and for Hazen senior Trevor Sooy, this meant getting his private pilot license at 18. Trevor Sooy takes his mom, Trina, on one of his flights. Getting up…...