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FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 2016
City Council bids farewell to Ranniger
Swearing in: Kent Mayor Suzette Cooke, left, administers the oath of office to new councilmember Tina Budell on Tuesday night. HEIDI SANDERS,
BY HEIDI SANDERS hsanders@kentreporter.com
The Kent City Council recognized longtime councilmember Deborah Ranniger for her service to the city on Tuesday night before Tina Budell was sworn in to fill her seat. Ranniger announced in February
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she would not seek re-election. Mayor Suzette Cooke thanked Ranniger for her contribution to the city. “Your energy, your vision, your inclusiveness of making sure this city reaches out and recognizes the many people within our population from
diverse backgrounds,” Cooke said. “You have been a real leader and doer in those things.” Ranniger said she was grateful for the opportunity to serve the city for 12 years. [ more COUNCIL page 2 ]
State, city investigate oil spill in Kent BY STEVE HUNTER shunter@kentreporter.com
Crews from the state Department of Ecology spent three-and-a-half days last week cleaning up waste oil spilled on a Kent Valley wetland. State and city officials are trying to figure out who dumped the oil. The spill contained an estimated 250 gallons of oil over a 1.5-acre site on a 24-acre private wetland off a cul-de-sac on South 216th Street, just west of 84th Avenue South. The dumped oil certainly shocked city officials. “We were surprised that someone would dump such a large quantity of hazardous material in a natural resource [ more SPILL page 4 ]
Green gang
Seahawks rally Friday
Adults, from left, Karah Wynne, Angel Diaz and Budd Javeline help Boy Scouts from Pack 480, from left, Tyler Javeline, Tristan Wynne, Jacob Diaz and Logan Goss carry a tree for recycling at Service Club Ballfields. Local Boy Scout troops collected and recycled Christmas trees in neighborhoods around
Kent for donations last Saturday. The long-running program keeps the trees out of landfills and provides a stockpile of chips for use by Parks Operations to mulch new plants and maintain trails in the city parks system. RACHEL CIAMPI, Reporter
Arraignment rescheduled in shooting death of Kent baby BY HEIDI SANDERS hsanders@kentreporter.com
An arraignment hearing for a 24-yearold Seattle-area gang member accused of killing a 1-year-old girl in an April drive-by
shooting in Kent has been rescheduled for Monday, Jan. 25. King County prosecutors filed a seconddegree murder charge last month against Demartrae “Marty” L. Kime for the death
of Malijah Grant. Arraignment was set for Monday, but Kime is in federal custody on an unrelated unlawful possession of a firearm charge
Fans are invited to flock to the Kent Town Square Plaza for a Seahawks rally on Blue Friday, Jan. 8. Festivities are scheduled to begin at 1:45 p.m. in the plaza, 2nd Avenue South and West Smith Street. Fans are invited to join Kent Mayor Suzette Cooke, Seahawks alumni, the Sea Gals, Blue Thunder and Blitz for a traditional pep rally and ceremonial flag raising. The Seahawks travel to Minnesota to take on the Vikings in an NFC wild-card playoff game on Sunday. Kickoff is 10:05 a.m. (KING-5 TV).
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