Watch your mailbox for Special Election ballots | King County Elections

Ballots were mailed out to many Washingtonians this week. Enumclaw residents only have one measure that concerns them; Enumclaw Fire Department’s/Fire District #28’s levy lid lift measure. Mail these ballots back or drop them off by April 26. Read more about the ballots and other voting information here.

Former Hornet starring on Linfield track

Top Hornet athlete Olivia Bannerot is still a top dog at Linfield College, when she was recently named he Northwest Conference Women’s Field Student-Athlete of the Week. The honor came after Bannerot registered the second-highest heptathlon point total (4,479) in Linfield history while placing second at a meet at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, Calif. Read more about Olivia’s ever-impressive records here.

WR’s Kendall Bird on all-state squad

White River basketball star Kendall Bird was a first-team selection in the Associated Press’ list of all-state boys and girls basketball teams. Hornet Darian Gore also received an honorable mention. The honors came after a season where Bird averaged 19 points in 24 games and received a MVP honors for SPSL 2A. Read more about Bird’s and Gore’s growing list of achievements here.

Nothing could keep me from the caucus | The Road to Voting, Part 3

Reporter Ana Karen came down with strep right before the Washington Democratic Caucus over Easter weekend, but that didn’t stop her from attending (don’t worry – doctor’s cleared her before she went). This is Part 3 of the three-part series, “The Road to Voting,” detailing how Ana Karen became an official U.S. citizen to vote in the upcoming election. Read Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 here.

Combating sexual assault | 57 Seconds

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and for this edition of 57 Seconds, Senator Joe Fain talks about the new legislation regarding the state’s backlog of sexual assault kits. Read more about how the state and counties are trying to protect survivors of sexual assault here.