Maple Valley Days may be over, but there’s still plenty to do right here in town this weekend, including a big anniversary party and the opening of the farmers market. Rock Creek Elementary kicks off the weekend with a 20th anniversary celebration at 7 p.m. Friday. The whole community is invited for a talent show [...]
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Tahoma students plant school rain gardens
Three Tahoma elementaries are helping to filter pollution with new rain gardens, thanks to a pair of local landscapers, an environmental educator and lots of students willing to get their hands dirty. “It’s kind of a community service project for us,” says Ena Soushek, who operates Maple Valley-based MVG, a landscape contractor, with her husband, [...]
Police say trail stabbing never happened
The Tahoma student who reported last week being stabbed by two men as she ran along a trail has admitted that she made up the story, King County Sheriff’s Office detectives say. Detectives say some of the evidence did not match the 15-year-old girl’s story, and when they confronted the girl, she admitted that she [...]
Deputies narrow down location of jogger attack
The King County Sheriff’s Office now says that the attack on the teen jogger Wednesday night did not occur on the Lake Wilderness trail but rather on a dirt trail just south of there. Deputies re-interviewed the 15-year-old Tahoma student on Thursday. This helped them identify the location of the attack as a dirt path [...]
Teen jogger escapes assault along trail
A 15-year-old girl was stabbed in the leg as she escaped an attempted sexual assault last night by two men while she was out for a jog near the railroad tracks just south of Maple Valley. King County Sheriff’s deputies are looking for the men, described as white and in their late teens or early [...]
Johnson’s shopping center expanding
Demolition is underway near the shopping center that houses Johnson’s Home and Garden, as a developer begins a planned facelift and expansion of the property. Current plans call for a Walgreens and a Grocery Outlet for the shopping center, which is located in the northwest corner of the Four Corners intersection at state Route 169 [...]
Maple Valley moves closer to civic center vision
Maple Valley has moved one step closer to its years-old dream of creating a civic center and retail core after City Council passed a crucial zoning change near Four Corners. Council voted 6-1 to approve a new “Central Commerce” zone in the area north of Johnson’s Do It Center and across and south of state [...]
Recycle old mattresses, appliances
Maple Valley will help residents recycle some items this weekend that cannot — or should not — go in curbside bins, and for the first time old mattresses will be included. The city and King County are sponsoring a residential recycling collection event from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. this Saturday, May 12, at Rock [...]
Protect soil and stormdrains to keep lake safe
Coupons for compost and car washes will be given to Maple Valley residents who come to a healthy soil workshop at Lake Wilderness Lodge on Tuesday night — but the well-being of everybody who uses the lake may be at stake. Participants will learn how to build lush lawns and landscaping without relying on chemical [...]
Armed robber escapes on bike
Maple Valley Police believe a bike-riding robber has held up three Maple Valley businesses at gunpoint in recent weeks. On Monday afternoon, a man with a bandanna covering his face entered the pro shop at the Elk Run Golf Course, pulled out a gun and demanded money, then rode off on a bicycle. Police say [...]
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