June 2018

By Gwen Davis

By Tim Clinton

SPORTS EDITOR

Kela keeps closing for Texas

Chief Sealth graduate Keone Kela has racked up 19 saves in as many opportunities so far as the closer for the Texas Rangers.

The hard-throwing right hander also has a 3-3 record with a 3.54 earned run average and has worked 28 innings over 30 games, striking out 34 opposing batters.

Kela has been listed as possibly being on the trade block as the Rangers seek to build for the future.

Barnette has 2-0 record

Thomas Jefferson graduate Tony Barnette now has a 2-0 record working out of the same Texas Rangers bullpen and boasts a 2.59 ERA. Barnette has worked in 20 games since starting off the season on the disabled list, striking out 25 in 24.1 innings of work.

Mann splitting his time

Update June 26

The Lower Spokane St Bridge has reopened to traffic according to SDOT. The solution they said was "a spare" referring to the failed cylinder seat that had allowed hydraulic fluid to leak, leading to the closure.

All traffic has returned to normal on the span.

Original Post June 20

Thanks to a bridge safety alarm system, the Seattle Department of Transportation reported today that their bridge operators discovered a hydraulic fluid leak on the Spokane St Swing Bridge (aka West Seattle Low-Level Bridge). To protect the safety of travelers and mitigate potentially costly cumulative damages, they will be conducting emergency repairs starting at 8 PM tonight, 6/20/18. The bridge will swing out of commission for a week or more and will be closed to vehicle traffic but open to marine vessels.

information from Seattle Police Department

Detectives are attempting to identify and locate a suspect after receiving several similar reports in the same West Seattle neighborhood last week. The description and behavior of the suspect all seem consistent in the reported incidents.  In three out of the four reported incidents, the unknown suspect was actually inside the victim’s bedroom.

Police responded to burglaries where the suspect was inside the house in the early morning hours of  June 17th and 19th.  The incidents occurred in the 9000 block of 11th Avenue SW, the 9200 block of 12th Avenue SW, and the 9400 block of 13th Avenue SW.

Jubilee Days in White Center from July 18-22  has made some important programming changes to the annual summer event.

Founded in 1923, White Center Jubilee Days is a Seafair-sanctioned community festival and one of the longest running Seafair events in the Northwest. Festival programming includes a street fair, a main stage and beer garden, a car show, a parade, kids center, and a carnival presented by Davis Shows Northwest.

Carnival - new location!
White Center Heights Elementary

​10015 6th Ave SW, Seattle, WA 98146

Wed, July 18-Sun, July 22

Wed-Fri, 3pm-11pm | Sat-Sun, 11am-11pm
See Carnival page for details on advance wristband sales and the free Saturday shuttle! 

The Southwest Precinct of the Seattle Police Department is holding three community based focus group meetings and is asking people to attend and provide feedback on crime and public safety concerns for their neighborhood.

The meetings are scheduled for June 27, 28 and 30. 

North Admiral Neighborhood- Wednesday June 27th at 5pm

By Jean Godden

Pity the poor Seattle city councilmembers. They apparently have gone tone deaf. By law they are required to conduct public business in public. But, when they hold meetings in council chambers, they are often overwhelmed by activists, many of them members of Kshama Sawant's socialist alternative party.

Some visitors are loud -- booing and cheering, chanting and interrupting. There are council rules meant to keep order, but these are frequently overlooked. The public comes equipped with signs that push specific issues. Some signs are the size of pillow cases, but others are the size of a line of bedsheets.