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City council proclaims June as Pride Month on Mercer Island/ Briefs

Mercer Island City Council proclaimed June as Pride Month on the Island at its June 2 regular meeting.

Northwest Yeshiva High School AlephLearn team members Natalie Aronov, Jessica Berezansky and Izzabella Dillman present their project to the crowd at the recent Center for Initiatives in Jewish Education (CIJE) Innovation Summit in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Courtesy photo

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Northwest Yeshiva High School students win best engineering awards at national summit

It’s been an inspirational experience this year for STEM coach Ariela DeFunis, who watched some of her Northwest…

Top, from left to right, Mercer Island Police Department officer Shannon Johnson, King County Marine Patrol sergeant Rich Barton, Mercer Island Police Department officer Jordan Tranter and King County Special Operations Division chief Jose Marenco. Bottom, officers deploy to an ice rescue on Feb. 3 at Fish Lake in Chelan County. Courtesy photos

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Mercer Island Police Department officers receive King County Lifesaving Award

Mercer Island Police Department (MIPD) officer Jordan Tranter was proud to be part of a stellar team that…

Victoria and Stephanie Chin following the announcement that they received the Rotary Club of Mercer Island scholarships on June 2 at the Mercer Island Community and Events Center. Andy Nystrom/ staff photo

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Chin sisters receive Rotary Club of Mercer Island scholarships

Announcement was made at the club’s June 2 meeting.

Mercer Island High School’s boys soccer team celebrates winning its second straight 3A state title. Photo courtesy of Ari Stoffer

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MIHS boys score state soccer championship

Team wins its second straight title.

Mercer Island High School’s girls 3A state track and field champions. Photo courtesy of Scott Knoblich

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Twice is nice: MIHS girls track and field team repeats as state champs

It was repeat time for the Mercer Island High School (MIHS) girls track and field team, which massively…

Mercer Island School District 2026 Pathfinder Award recipient Mary Wayte, center, with the school board at its May 28 meeting. Photo courtesy of the Mercer Island School District

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Wayte named school district’s 2026 Pathfinder Award recipient

Swimmer won Olympic gold medals in 1984.

Ella Choe and Marissa Beck. Courtesy photos

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Islanders present ‘Understanding Eating Disorders’ webinar

Choe and Beck deliver vital information to the community.

A firefighter extinguishes a truck fire on May 27 on Mercer Island. Photo courtesy of Kris Sundberg

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Delivery truck catches fire on Mercer Island

An Albert Lee Appliance delivery truck caught fire and the blaze spread to a nearby bush on the…

From left to right are Mercer Island High School girls tennis players Sarah Garton, Kara Hillberg, Jayne Tintle and Mia Kinney at the 3A state tournament. Photo courtesy of the Mercer Island School District

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MIHS girls net 3A state tennis team championship

Kinney and Tintle win state doubles title.

Graphic from the 2026 FIFA World Cup website

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Mercer Island prepares for 2026 FIFA World Cup

Mercer Island staff is prepared for when the 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks into action next month in…

Mercer Island’s 2025 Community Member of the Year Fan Yuan is pictured with her husband Brian Sloan and their two girls, Kara and Rya Sloan (all in the center), along with councilmember Julie Hsieh, Mayor Dave Rosenbaum and Deputy Mayor Daniel Becker. Photo courtesy of the city of Mercer Island

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MI City Council honors Yuan as Community Member of the Year

Mercer Island Deputy Mayor Daniel Becker called resident Fan Yuan a “rock star” and thanked her two daughters…

Summer Brondstetter competes at the regional semifinal competition of The Presidential 1776 Award for Civics on May 2 at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in Yorba Linda, California. Photo courtesy of the United States Department of Education

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MIHS junior excels in The Presidential 1776 Award for Civics competition

Brondstetter is headed to the finals in Washington, D.C.