The state Legislature will begin the 2013 session on Jan. 14.
The Mercer Island TimeBank group, supported by the Department of Youth and Family Services (YFS), is looking for a volunteer to act as a part-time coordinator for up to three to four hours per week.
The Mercer Island Community and Event Center will temporarily change its hours of operation for annual maintenance.
In her final budget proposal before leaving office, Gov. Chris Gregoire Tuesday proposed a balanced solution to the state’s nearly $1 billion 2013–15 budget shortfall, relying on a mix of spending cuts, reform savings, fund shifts and revenue adjustments, according to a press release from the Governor’s Office.
Hungry? No tree at your house? Done with cookies and pie?
Fans of the Seattle Seahawks who are going to this Sunday’s game against the St. Louis Rams can ease some traffic by catching a Metro shuttle to the game.
The Seattle Humane Society and Safeway are working together to help make sure pets don’t go without food this holiday season. The food will fill the shelves of the Humane Society’s Pet Food Bank.
King County Executive Dow Constantine today applauded proposed new federal rules that would require all wireless carriers, as well as telephone text messaging applications, to deliver emergency 9-1-1 text messages in areas where emergency call centers are capable of receiving them
A newborn King County child died from pertussis, which is commonly known as whooping cough, on Dec. 13. In 2012 to date there were 752 confirmed cases of pertussis reported among King County residents, the highest number in over a decade.
Mercer Island’s Islander Middle School is participating with the City of Bellevue’s Youth Link Kids Care Coat drive through the middle of January.
A 27-year-old man pretending to be a potential buyer of a residence in the 6400 block of East Mercer Way, adjacent to Pioneer Park, stole the homeowner’s cell phone.
The cause of the fire appears to be accidental, according to the MIFD, but the incident is still being investigated. Damage is estimated to be around $100,000.
Each year members of the King County Libraries team choose the top books of 2012. This year the selection was made by the Materials Selection Team.
