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Acorn Alley and Acorn Plaza held fun winter games for people to play and win free items at the Snow Day event in downtown Kent on Jan. 25,2025.

Main Street Kent transforms downtown for second annual ‘Snow Day’ event

Alyson Garfield and Felicity Scott • January 27, 2025

Flocks of people in puffy coats decorated with red cheeks from the wintry air bustled through Main Street Kent on Saturday. Despite the bone-chilling temperatures, attendees came out to support their...

Children and parents participate in the annual Putt Around Kent on May 6, 2023. Businesses across downtown Kent like Hippie Fox Rocks set up mini-golf holes for golfers to try their hand at.

Putt Around Downtown turns Kent into a miniature golf course

Grace Springer, Editor-in-Chief • May 7, 2023

Main Street Kent hosted their annual “Putt Around Downtown” event Saturday, drawing visitors from near and far to local businesses. The event had 25 participating businesses that set up themed miniature-golf...

The front of the Star of the West Mill on Jan. 17, 2023.

Star of the West Mill fire investigation underway, no new updates

Angelia Kellhofer, Reporter • February 4, 2023

On Dec. 2, 2022, the Star of the West Mill in downtown Kent caught on fire, resulting in the continued abandonment of one of Kent’s historical landmarks. “That fire at 162 N. Water St. in Kent that...

Updates on the mill fire investigation

December 6, 2022

A few days after the former Star of the West Mill caught fire, officials began investigating how it happened. Monday morning, multiple agencies collaborated to start the investigation into what caused...