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Green Ribbon group celebrates one year
The Mercer Island Green Ribbon Commission (GRC) commemorated a year of progress last Tuesday, Dec. 1. The committee…
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Mercer Island grad attends UN Climate Change Conference
Mercer Island High School graduate Kevin Osborne and President Barack Obama have similar travel itineraries this week; both…
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Everyone can help prevent sewage overflow
A “grit buildup” in a South-end sewage line caused a few thousand gallons of sewage to spill into…
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Island municipal judge appointed for second term
The City Council has approved the appointment of Mercer Island Municipal Court Judge Wayne Stewart for a second…
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Island Feast | Cornucopia of friends, food at senior Thanksgiving
Nearly 100 seniors gathered at the Mercer Island Community Center last Thursday for the annual senior Thanksgiving lunch.…
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Feral cats find friends
Few residents may realize that they share this Island with colonies of feral cats. Whether lounging around the…
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Island native, renowned dog trainer believed murdered | Suspect arrested, but no body found
Nationally reputed dog trainer T. Mark Stover, who was believed to have been murdered in Skagit County last…
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Town Center businesses merge, move and morph
There’s a lot of moving and shaking going on in the Town Center this winter. Six Walls, an…
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Recycle Center deemed too costly, MISD elects to close project
The life of the Mercer Island Recycle Center — a life of 34 years — is approaching its…
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Jarrett is deputy King County executive
State Sen. Fred Jarrett of Mercer Island will join King County Executive-elect Dow Constantine’s forthcoming administration as deputy…
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Recycle Center closes; district, city brainstorm new green project
The life of the Mercer Island Recycle Center — a life of 34 years — is approaching its…
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Despite concerns about hazardous trees, Council gives preliminary OK for new E. Mercer Way homes
The City Council has granted preliminary approval of a proposal to divide a 93,000-square-foot land plot on East…
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Grausz, Myerson win Council, School Board posts
By Elizabeth Celms Mercer Island Reporter Mercer Island City Council incumbent Dan Grausz will retain his seat in…