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Book Signing Highlights Editors

It was special in more ways than one. The book itself is a rarity in documenting a town’s history. “Black Diamond: Mining the Memories”is...

POLICE NEWS

On 03/02/2024, Officers were dispatched to the 32100 block of Sunny Ln regarding a suspicious vehicle. A caller advised there was an unknown color,...

Black Diamond Police Reports

On 2/26/2024, an officer received a report of a piece of a firearm that was found in the 24300 block of Roberts Drive. The...

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Carl Richard Sayers Passed Away

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Carl Richard Sayers, 84, of Maple Valley/Renton WA, passed away on March 22 2024. Carl was born on 17 December 1939 to Frank and Olive...

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WHEN COAL WAS KING: Bill Petchnick was a mechanic at local coal mines

For much of his life, Bill Petchnick was a mechanic at local coal mines.  In this 1977 photo, Petchnick is at the controls of...

AN ENCOURAGING WORD: Seven Wonders

A group of geography students studied the “Seven Wonders of the World.” At the end of the lecture, the students were asked to list...

WHEN COAL WAS KING: Jack Kombol is Operating a Koehring 405 Dragline Crane

In December 1975, when Palmer Coking Coal closed Washington State’s last underground coal mine, the company still had contracts to supply coal to several...

AN ENCOURAGING WORD: Words Could Make All the Difference

Sometimes, the things we do or say to others can be the difference between them having a bad day or a great day, even...

WHEN COAL WAS KING: A Metal Rail Car Carrying Five Tons of Coal

In 1974, when the Rogers No. 3 mine in Ravensdale had but one year remaining in its 17-year life, little had changed in over...
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