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Attic fire damages Mercer Island home on Holly Hill Drive

Mercer Island, Bellevue and Eastside Fire & Rescue Departments responded to a two-story house fire on Holly Hill…

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April 22 Special Election ballots in the mail today | Community briefs

Ballots for the April 22 Special Election that will include a county-wide measure will be mailed Wednesday.

A double rainbow appeared over the Mercer Island Community and Events Center last weekend

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Eye on MI | Rainbow light

A double rainbow appeared over the Mercer Island Community and Events Center last weekend, brightening an otherwise steely-gray…

I Hate Hate.

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I Hate Hate | Cartoon of the Week

Each week, view the cartoon of the week by local artist Jeff Johnson.

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Police Blotter | Islanders report more fraudulent tax returns filed

False tax returns filed likely related to the Archdiocese of Seattle data breach.

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City Council endorses effort to fund transit and roads through new tax | Community briefs

The City Council and other county agencies say that funding for transit funding in King County has shrunk…

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Island taxable retail sales return to 2008 level

An increase in business and consumer spending boosted the state’s taxable retail sales by 7.6 percent for the…

Class of 2013 valedictorians from left

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New laws on graduation requirements will offer flexibility to students, educators

Culminating project requirement eliminated after 2015.

Sunny daffodils carpet the edge of Island Crest Way at Island Park Elementary School last week.

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Eye on MI | Spring street

Sunny daffodils carpet the edge of Island Crest Way at Island Park Elementary School last week.

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Fund for Oso set up on Island

Islander sets up fund for community devastated by landslide.

Mercer Island High School senior Nathan Cummings was named a Portfolio Gold Medal award winner in the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards.

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Student wins prestigious Scholastic writing award

Mercer Island High School senior Nathan Cummings was recently named a Portfolio Gold Medal award winner in the…

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Police Blotter | Ten Islanders report Social Security numbers stolen

Over the last two weeks, ten Islanders reported to police that their Social Security number was used to…

Islander Kevin Mincio

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Mincio is a 2014 Jefferson Award winner

Seattle’s City Club has selected Islander Kevin Mincio as one of its 2014 Washington State Jefferson Award winners.