Triangle Associates, a consultant firm hired to conduct public outreach to gather input on how to rebuild or expand Island schools, said that the community is yet to be convinced of the need for or scale of any new school facilities. But the renewed outreach efforts have been positively received and are helping to rebuild trust in the school district.
The theft of a WSDOT employee’s vehicle was interrupted in the 2200 block of 72nd Avenue S.E. on Tuesday morning, Dec. 4.
The Mercer Island Thrift Shop is looking for volunteer cashiers for several shifts.
The Mercer Island boys swim and dive team notched a win over 4A rival Newport on Thursday, Dec. 6. The Islanders won 125-60.
The Mercer Island wrestling team beat Sammamish on Thursday, Dec. 6. The Islanders won 52-18.
The ability of same-sex couples to acquire a marriage license in Washington has resulted in King County breaking its one-day record for license issuance in the first three and a half hours after the King County Recorder’s Office began issuing licenses.
Bellevue College received approval today from the Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges to develop two new bachelor’s degree programs – in Nursing and Information Systems and Technology (IST). When the programs officially begin classes in fall 2013, the total number of four-year degrees offered at BC will be five.
A Mercer Island resident was sentenced by the United States District Court of Western Washington to five years probation and must pay restitution of $154,309 on Nov. 30 after being found guilty of tax fraud.
Jeff Johnson’s annual Cartooniversity Workshop will be held this Saturday, Dec. 8, at the Mercer Island Community and Event Center.
Bells of The Sound will perform Christmas classics in the ‘Home for the Holidays’ handbell concert this Friday night, Dec. 7, at the Mercer Island Presbyterian Church.
The U.S. Attorney’s office on Wednesday, Dec. 5 released the following statement regarding I-502, which will legalize under state law the possession of up to one ounce of marijuana beginning Thursday:
The Eastside economy should see growth over the next year, according to a consumer shopping survey conducted by Pulse of America and the Reporter.
Despite some serious stockpiling in May, spirits sales by volume were 2.9 percent higher during the first four months of privatization than they were a year earlier, the Washington State Department of Revenue reported.