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Candidate discusses financial problems
Kent Police investigate two sexual assaults
BY STEVE HUNTER
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Kent City Council candidate Bailey Stober claims he is paying back the state for overpayment of unemployment insurance benefits in 2010 and also plans to pay an unpaid cable bill from his 2009 Pierce County residence. Stober, 20, is challenging incumbent Deborah Ranniger for Position No. 1 on the council. Ballots are due Nov. 8 to King County Elections. Stober doesn’t think the court cases involving the state claim against him and the unpaid cable bill will cause him to lose any votes. “I don’t know too many people in Kent who have not had troubles in this economy,” he said. A search of King County Superior Court records showed Stober owes the state Employment Security Department $2,240 for overpayment of unemployment [ more CANDIDATE page 15 ]
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Members of Kent-Meridian’s girls cross country team gear up for their first trip to the state cross country championship meet in Pasco. From left, Christina Atkinson, Allyson Reaney, Sara Madden, Briann Funk, Chelrea Watkins, Ruby Virk, and Juliana Adams. CHARLES CORTES, Kent Reporter To view a slide show go to www.kentreporter.com.
Group protests against ‘scary’ bridge conditions BY SARAH KEHOE skehoe@kentreporter.com
Around eight members of the organization Working Washington dressed up in Halloween costumes Monday afternoon in south Kent to protest against the conditions of the Alvord T Bridge that crosses over the Green River at South 259th Street and 78th Avenue South. The group stood on the side of
Third Avenue South, also known as 78th Avenue South, yelling for drivers to honk as they passed by in support of their protest. “This bridge is dangerous because it is structurally deficient,” said Debra Mayo-Kelley, a protestor. “We want people to take notice and do something about this.” The group claims the bridge that bears nearly 3,000 cars a day is deemed structurally deficient by the Washington State Federal
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Kent Police Chief Ken Thomas spoke at the Tuesday City Council meeting warning of a man alleged to have committed two sexual assaults on East Hill. “We are really concerned about this,” Thomas said. “We are putting all our resources we possibly can on this.” Thomas said two King County prosecutors have been assigned to the case and all special investigators available. The assaults occurred this past weekend, Oct. 29 and 30. In the first case, a woman was accosted at about 10 p.m. Saturday in the 12900 block of Kent Kangley Road, according to a Tuesday Kent Police media release. The second incident occurred at 7:30 p.m. Sunday in the 26200 block of 116th Avenue Southeast,
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Highway Administration, but no plan to fix the situation has surfaced. “We want our political leaders to invest in our community and improve our infrastructure,” Nathan Jackson said, a protestor. “Building this bridge would not only add safety for our drivers, but it would offer jobs for local people out of work.” Jackson said the group wants to nudge Congress to consider fixing America’s transportation system. “There are places in our community where jobs can be created; this bridge is just one example,” Vanessa Godfrey said. The protesters said they planned Working Washington members protest in Halloween costumes against the state of the Alvord T Bridge, Oct. 31. SARAH KEHOE, Kent Reporter on staying outside, rain or shine.
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