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Kent Police cite 38, arrest 3 for fireworks violations BY STEVE HUNTER shunter@kentreporter.com
Kent Police were kept plenty busy with their new fireworks emphasis patrols this Fourth of July. More than 50 officers were
assigned to fireworks patrols from July 1-5 and they handled 524 fireworks complaints called to 911, including 246 on July 4. Police staff crunched numbers on Tuesday and issued the following statistics:
• 3 arrests, including one felony arrest for an illegal explosive device • 38 infractions (tickets) issued for violations • 8 criminal citations • 9 warnings issued
• 15 fireworks seized cases • 105 pounds of fireworks confiscated • 13 minor fires caused In 2014, police issued two criminal citations, made no arrests and didn’t issue any infractions, which
is a $250 fine for illegally setting off fireworks. Officers tended in the past to simply issue warnings and didn’t have any emphasis patrols. [ more FIREWORKS page 5 ]
Statewide transportation package invests in South King County, Kent projects FOR THE REPORTER
The Washington State Legislature this week reached agreement on a new bipartisan transportation investment package that invests more than $16 billion to maintain existing and build new infrastructure. Sen. Joe Fain, R-Auburn, co-sponsored and spent two years negotiating Fain the legislation, which also institutes a series of reforms to protect taxpayers and make projects less expensive. “This plan will help get people to work, put people to work and make the Department of Transportation [ more TRANSPORTATION page 5 ]
Levee project to cause major changes to city park, trail, road BY STEVE HUNTER
Summer sounds
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Percussionist Jeffrey Moose of the Ranger & the Re-Arrangers performs “It had to be you” during the Take Out Tuesday Kent Summer Concert Series at Kent Station. The band plays gypsy jazz,
swing and other melodies. Different acts perform each Tuesday from noon to 1 p.m. at the Kent Station Plaza, 417 Ramsay Way. MARK KLAAS, Kent Reporter
A levee project is expected to cause major changes to the city of Kent’s Van Doren’s Landing Park, the Green River Trail, Russell Road and the Green River Natural Resources Area. [ more LEVEE page 10 ]
SHARING AN INTERESTING, GOOD LIFE Cornucopia Days Old Timers king, queen recall lifetime spent in Kent
BY HEIDI SANDERS hsanders@kentreporter.com
For Ken and June Iverson, Kent will always be home. Although the couple now lives in Maple Valley, Ken, 89, and June, 86, were both honored to be this
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year’s Kent Cornucopia Days Old Timers king and queen, duties of which include participating in the Cornucopia Days parade
at 2 p.m. Sunday. “If they ask you where you’re from, (you say) Kent,” Ken said. Ken was born at an Auburn hospital and grew up on his family’s farm [ more COUPLE page 4 ]
June and Ken Iverson enjoyed a happy, productive life in Kent, watching their community change and grow before moving nearby. HEIDI SANDERS, Kent Reporter