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Woman encounters burglars, drives after them | Mercer Island Police Blotter
A 49-year-old woman returned home as burglars were leaving her house, carrying her son's laptop, at 11:09 a.m.…
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Higher tolls coming on 520 bridge
As the dust finally begins to settle on the State Route 520 bridge, another change is coming.
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Event to support Adaptive Sports
Students from MIHS, Sammamish High School, and Newport High School have partnered with Seattle Adaptive Sports to hold…
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Wright receives ‘Friend of Music’ award
Most people know Jennifer Wright as the Mercer Island School District’s director of learning and technology services. Some…
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Schools to add temp classrooms this fall
Three $100,000 ‘portable’ classrooms to be added at three schools to address overcrowding.
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Should Washington’s DUI penalties be tougher? | Online poll
The Washington Legislature recently considered a bill that doubled the punishment for DUI related homicides from 4.5 years…
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Competition for freshman spots at UW and WWU remains intense
Washington state high school seniors both on Mercer Island and beyond have been learning these past several weeks…
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Islanders finished annual St. Patrick’s Day Dash
Fifty-seven Islanders braved the wind and snow in last weekend's St. Patricks Day Dash in downtown Seattle.
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Newly remodeled Jacksons Shell station offers free coffee for a month
The newly remodeled Jacksons Shell station convenient store at 78th Avenue S.E. and S.E. 29th Street opened this…
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Party crashed by over 100 intruders | Mercer Island Police Blotter
More than 100 uninvited teenagers crashed a 16-year-old girl’s party and ransacked the house at 8:30 p.m. on…
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Edward Hallowell to speak March 19
Mercer Island Parent Edge will present Dr. Edward Hallowell at 10 a.m., March 19, at the Mercer Island…
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Eagle Scout trophy needs a new home
A three-foot-tall trophy that lists Islanders who achieved the rank of Eagle Scout between 1934 and 1990, the…
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Parks & Rec spring registration opens Monday, March 19
The Mercer Island Parks & Recreation’s spring and summer registration period will begin online Monday, March 19.