The tax deadline for filing 2012 returns is Monday, April 15.
The Bellevue Jazz Festival will celebrate its sixth year with more than 40 free shows by top regional jazz musicians at venues throughout downtown May 29-June 2, but tickets for the headlining events go on sale at 9 a.m. on Friday, April 5.
Statement from the House Transportation Committee on proposed $8.4 billion transportation budget for the 2013-2015 biennium
Arne and Crystal Rosander — a married couple responsible for a number of crimes throughout the greater Puget Sound, including Mercer Island — were recently sentenced after more than a year of investigations conducted by multiple law enforcement agencies.
Each week view the cartoon of the week by the Reporter’s cartoonist Jeff Johnson.
The project to place a Verizon cell tower near Island Crest Park is continuing to move forward, according to the City of Mercer Island.
Students at West Mercer Elementary held a food drive in March for the Mercer Island Youth and Family Services Food Pantry, collecting a record amount of food.
A Mercer Island teacher and students at Northwest Yeshiva High School have earned King County Earth Hero honors.
Mercer Island’s Island Park and Lakeridge elementary schools have earned Washington Achievement Awards for 2012 from the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
A rash of car prowls continued over the last week of March.
Compost Days is a regionwide campaign to thank residents for their excellence in composting and diverting 350,000 tons of food and yard waste from landfills in 2012.
Are you looking to get involved in the Mercer Island community? The City Council is seeking a diverse range of citizens to volunteer to serve on several advisory boards.
While early spring has the welcome blooms of cherry trees, tulips and daffodils, it’s also the season when noxious weeds such as giant hogweed, poison-hemlock and garlic mustard have a growth spurt.