Courtesy photo. The Carnation City Council. From left: Tim Harris, Dustin Green, Mayor Kim Lisk, Deputy Mayor Jim Ribail, Adair Hawkins.

News

Carnation looks to fill upcoming city council vacancy

City is seeking applications until Aug. 1.

Photo courtesy of the Baxter Barn Go Fund Me page

News

Community supports Baxter Barn after devastating fire

Farm has raised over $18,000 in donations in less than a week.

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Life

29th annual Mount Si Classic charity golf tournament coming in August

All proceeds from the event will be invested in local charities and nonprofits

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Life

Fall City National Night Out to be held July 31

Free event to foster connections between law enforcement and community members.

Families splash and play in the water at at Federal Way’s Town Square Park to cool off from a previous heatwave in the region. (Sound Publishing file photo)

News

Heatwave means mid-90s temperatures all week in Puget Sound region

Another heatwave is on its way toward the greater Seattle area, with temperatures in the mid-90s likely throughout…

King County Local Dive podcast

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King County Local Dive: Unauthorized ballot box signs, fentanyl crisis, deputy-involved shooting, puppy sales

A new podcast for King County residents

Nathan Sherfey, Remlinger Farms’ General Manager, poses in the new, onsite brewery. The brewery is open 12 to 8 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday at 32510 N.E. 32nd Street in Carnation. Photo by Conor Wilson/ Valley Record.

Business

Things are hopping at Remlinger Farms’ new brewery

The nearly 60 year farm has introduced an onsite brewery as its newest enterprise.

A previous pancake breakfast hosted by the Snoqualmie Fire Association. Courtesy Photo.

News

Snoqualmie Fire Department to host annual breakfast, fundraiser

The event will be held on Aug. 20 from 7 a.m to 11 p.m. at the city’s fire…

Courtesy of Energy Smart Eastside.

News

Multi-city energy efficiency program, Energy Smart Eastside, launches

From July 26- September 27, five 1-hour online workshops will take place.

Courtesy of Monica Padineant.

Opinion

Help Your Grads Start Financially Smart

by Monica Padineant

Christine Hendrickson shared her post-incarceration journey as part of a panel of speakers July 14 at the Kirkland Chamber Foundation’s 2022 Kirkland Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Symposium. This year’s program focused on workforce re-entry for previously incarcerated people and the barriers they face. Photo by Andy Hobbs/Sound Publishing

Northwest

Previously incarcerated people struggle to find jobs in Washington

Trauma and the stigma of prison create barriers for those who are trying to reenter society and atone…

Courtesy Photo, King County Elections

News

King County Elections calls for removal of unauthorized signs near ballot drop boxes

Republican activists reportedly posted signs that warns boxes are ‘under surveillance’

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News

King County Council votes to declare fentanyl a public health crisis amid overdose surge

So far in 2022, King County is on track to set yet another new overdose record.