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Eye on MI | FDR’s grandson
John Roosevelt Boettiger, the grandson of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, is the 4-year-old blond-haired boy pictured on the…
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More food trucks coming to Mercer Island for Homecoming
Islanders looking for food during Homecoming on Friday, Sept. 20, will have a variety of options among the…
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Board members needed for Mercer Island Schools Foundation
The Mercer Island Schools Foundation is looking for a few talented, conscientious and dedicated volunteer board members to…
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Kids invited to design poster for National Poison Prevention Week
“Mr. Yuk to the Rescue!” is the theme for the Washington Poison Center (WAPC) 2014 Poster Contest. The…
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Girls swim loses to Newport | Sports brief
The battle of defending state champions Mercer Island and rival Newport High School went this year to the…
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Boys tennis gets warmed up
Aided by warm, dry weather, Mercer Island High School boys’ tennis is off to a good start with…
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210,000 adults in King County are uninsured, 500 on Mercer Island
According to data gathered by the King County Department of Health, more than 500 people between the ages…
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Girls soccer has a win and a tie on the road
Last week, the Islander girls soccer team took on the Rough riders at Roosevelt High School. The Islanders…
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Eleven Islanders are 2014 National Merit semifinalists
The Mercer Island School District and National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) have announced the selection of 11 Mercer…
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World Trade Center beam to be south fire station art
A metal beam from the World Trade Center has been obtained by the Mercer Island Fire Department, to…
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Children’s Guild begins work on 2014 Island Directory | Community brief
The new Directory doesn’t come out until March, 2014, but the work begins this Friday at the September…
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Car stolen out of parking lot, abandoned blocks away | Police
Someone stole a Honda Civic from a business parking lot in the 7800 block of S.E. 32nd Street,…
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Washington state senators want to hear from you
Lawmakers to conduct statewide ‘Listening Tour’ on transportation funding issue.