From the 1960s through the 1980s, sixth-graders in the Highline School District came home from their week at Camp Waskowitz with a fir seedling to plant in their yards as a reminder of lessons about forestry and conservation. Many of those trees…MORE
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Des Moines, Wash., Resident Wins Contest for the Best Hometown Peanut Butter Recipes in America
Mon, 06/23/14
CANTON, Ga. From Carolina Dreaming Appetizer Meatballs in the Southeast to Easy PB&J Breakfast Tarts in the West, our nation is filled with diverse, delicious peanut butter-packed dishes that reflect regional palates. To find the best…MORE
Highline School Board set to approve $228 million operating budget
Mon, 06/23/14
By Eric Mathison The Highline School Board is expected to approve July 9 a $227.5 million general operating fund budget for the 2014-2015 school year.
With projected revenues up because of higher enrollment and increased state money, the…MORE
Burien lawmakers review tree removal regulations
Mon, 06/23/14
By Eric Mathison Burien lawmakers reviewed the city’s tree preservation ordinance at their June 16 meeting.
City Manager Kamuron Gurol emphasized city staffers were just looking for guidelines from the council members in a process that…MORE
On the Go Week of 6-23-14
Mon, 06/23/14
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Car jumps off road on Beach Drive SW; No driver apparent
Sun, 06/22/14
Around 2:30 am on June 22, a car left the road on Beach Drive SW but apparently without a driver.
The Beach Drive Blog reported that they called 9-1-1 and that SPD and Harbor Patrol responded to the scene.
They said in their report…MORE
Scratch one robber; Man buys lottery tickets with loot from stick up
Sun, 06/22/14
At around 7:20pm June 20 according to Seattle Police a male committed an armed robbery of the 7-11 store at 1600 SW Holden Street.
No gun was seen but was implied.
The suspect demanded cash and got it, then fled. By chance officers…MORE
Port of Seattle Approves Lease for 87-Acre Des Moines Creek Business Park
Fri, 06/20/14
The Port of Seattle Commission today gave final approval to a lease for developing the 87-acre Des Moines Creek Business Park, which is projected to create over 1,600 new jobs. The approved ground lease is with Panattoni Development to construct…MORE
Banda likely to leave for Superintendent job in Sacramento
Fri, 06/20/14
Seattle Public Schools Superintendent Jose Banda, on the job here for just two years has been tapped as a finalist for the same role in Sacramento, California. Banda, whose history as an administrator includes time with the Anaheim School…MORE
King County Sheriff’s deputy, West Seattle resident, arrested
Thu, 06/19/14
By Tim Clifford
On June 19 a press conference was held by the King County Sheriff’s Office concerning the arrest of one of their deputies, Darrion Keith Holiwell. Holiwell, 49, is being charged with second degree promoting prostitution,…MORE
