The Mercer Island Youth and Family Service Department is in need of sponsors for the annual holiday assistance program, which provides gift cards to Island children and families in need.
The Mercer Island High School music program has a lot to celebrate, as 18 band and 11 orchestra students have been selected to take part in the All Northwest Band and Orchestra Groups.
The Thanksgiving holiday will mean a change to garbage, recycling and yard waste collection by Republic Services (Allied Waste) for Mercer Island customers.
The Mercer Island Community Fund is accepting applications from nonprofit organizations for funding that benefits the Mercer Island community.
Median price for single family homes sold in October is $866,000.
Both head football coaches at the University of Washington and Washington State University make $2.25 million a year, more than either university’s president.
Eight high school (lycee) students and three adult chaperones arrived Oct. 24 on Mercer Island from the French sister city, Thonon-les-Bains, in the Haute Savoie region of France near Geneva, Switzerland.
The Mercer Island Parks and Recreation Department is holding a holiday concert and auction to raise money to save traditional Island community events.
The annual Thanksgiving lunch for seniors will take place at noon on Thursday, Nov. 15, at the Mercer Island Community and Event Center.
State regulators have fined Puget Sound Energy (PSE) $250,000 for violating a 2010 order that required the utility to review and correct specific customer accounts.
Yo Mercer, located in the South End shopping center, is holding a benefit day on Saturday, Nov. 17 from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. benefiting the Mercer Island High School orchestra.
King County Elections will post updated general election results on its website at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 9 with a goal of including 60,000 ballots in the report.
The Mercer Island Preschool Association’s annual Toy Swap will take place Saturday, Nov. 10 at Islander Middle School.