The vacancy left on the King County Council for District No. 1 by Attorney General-elect Bob Ferguson is getting many applicants for the position. Shifting through those applications are members of the Citizen Advisory Committee, including Mercer Island resident Dave Freiboth, the executive secretary on the King County Labor Council.
The show will run on Thursday and Friday at 7 p.m., and at 2 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.
Tzedakah boxes, a traditional gift, are sold at the Herzl-Ner Tamid Judaica Shop on Mercer Island. The boxes hold money for charity.
As part of the coalition’s arrangement, Sen. Steve Litzow, of Mercer Island, has been selected to serve as chairman of the Senate Early Learning and K-12 Education Committee and the leader on education issues when legislators convene for the 2013 session. Litzow represents the 41st District, which includes Mercer Island.
Thirteen-year-old Islander Marcus Schiller, along with his parents, has launched Hattachables.com, an online store where he sells his own invention: hat accessories.
We at the Mercer Island Police Department want to make sure that you get to enjoy the holidays with all of your family members … especially your pets! This month I wanted to give everyone some tips on what to do if your pet is ever lost, stolen, or runs away.
On Thursday, Dec. 13, Mercer Islanders can get a taste of something created in part by one of their own.
The state of Washington is spending $3.5 million to study the possibility of charging drivers by the mile, rather than by a gas tax.
Seniors Mason Azose and Christina Williamson, of Mercer Island High School, have been named as the Rotary Islanders of the month for December.
A new online survey launched this week invites Washington citizens to share their ideas about the state’s transportation priorities and how to pay for them.
Just in time for Christmas, three topiary deer cultivated in Oregon have taken up residence in downtown Mercer Island.
The day after earning the first KingCo win of the season over Sammamish, the Mercer island boys basketball team traveled to Tacoma to take on 4A Bellarmine Prep in a non-league game. Prep was ranked No. 3 in the state, but the Islanders hung on to win 56-48 in overtime.
The Mercer Island girls basketball team won their first KingCo match on Friday, Dec. 7, beating Sammamish in the final minutes of the game. The final score was 54-53.