BELLINGHAM - Two Federal Way residents, Marissa Dimick and Jonathan Georgeson, were recently awarded President's Scholarships from Western Washington University for the 2007-2008 academic year.
President's Scholarships are awarded to…MORE
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Wilson named as Port police chief
Tue, 07/17/07
Colleen E. Wilson, chief of police in Sumner for nearly five years, will take over as chief of the 130-person Port of Seattle police department around August 1.
"Colleen Wilson is exactly the right leader to make our police department one…MORE
Miss Burien pageant cancelled in 2008
Tue, 07/17/07
There will be no Miss Burien 2008.
A new Miss Burien was scheduled to be crowned Nov. 17 but executive director Janie Bakke resigned in June and volunteers have decided to pull the plug on the pageant.
Lack of local financial…MORE
Temp ramp for Fremont Bridge
Tue, 07/17/07
Three daily openings of the Fremont Bridge from now until the Fremont Bridge project is completed early next year, will take 15 minutes, instead of the usual 3 to 5 minutes.
These longer openings will take place at 5 a.m., 12:30 p.m., and…MORE
New Port police chief named
Tue, 07/10/07
Colleen E. Wilson, who served as chief of police in Sumner for nearly five years, will become chief of the 130-person Port of Seattle police department in August.
Former city of SeaTac Police Chief Scott Somers was a finalist for the job.…MORE
Correction
Tue, 07/10/07
In last week's issue, Russell Simmons was incorrectly identified. Simmons is the co-founder of the Def Jam record label and an author. He was not a member of the hip-hop group Run DMC.
MOREPower outage causes Murray pump station overflow
Tue, 07/10/07
King County's sewer utility crews responded early Saturday morning to a small wastewater overflow at the Murray Avenue pump station after a power failure shut down pumping equipment about 4:30 a.m.
A backup power generator came on about 10…MORE
King County Council approves new elections chief
Tue, 07/10/07
The Metropolitan King County Council last week unanimously confirmed Sherril Huff as director of the King County's Records, Elections and Licensing Services Division, with praise for her leadership in implementing the council's recommendations…MORE
Wiley Center reopens after remodel
Tue, 07/10/07
The last vestige of the former Park Lake-now Greenbridge neighborhood is the Jim Wiley Community Center, which officially reopened Friday after a $5 million remodeling job.
The pyramid-like 1980 building is the only structure in the…MORE
More money needed for Statue of Liberty plaza
Tue, 07/10/07
Alki's new bronze Statue of Liberty is cast and paid for, but there's not enough money yet to build the plaza around it.
A fundraising campaign for the project ran out of steam after the organization Northwest Programs for the Arts had…MORE
