Mercer Island School Board member John DeVleming withdrew on June 11 from re-election for a second-term, setting the stage for an election contest between former Mercer Island High School PTA President Terri Caditz and local physician David Myerson.
Mercer Island High School graduate Cheryl Crow, currently an orientation specialist at the University of Washington Medical Center, won an…
County Department of Health officials warn everyone to stay out of King County’s dangerously deep, cold and swift rivers and lakes. The snowpack melt makes this time of year more treacherous than usual for swimmers, rafters, innertubers and kayakers.
A car chase through downtown Mercer Island on June 8 ended with an officer discharging his weapon in the Mercerdale neighborhood in the 3400 block of 76th Avenue S.E. All five suspects were arrested during the incident, according to Mercer Island Police Detective Pete Erickson.
Results from the 2009 GMAC Insurance National Drivers Test released today rank Washington drivers as 17th in the nation for their driving knowledge. The fifth annual survey, which polled 5,183 licensed Americans from all 50 states and the District of Columbia, is designed to gauge driver knowledge by administering 20 actual questions taken from state Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) exams. Washington drivers had an average score of 78.9 percent (70 percent or higher is required to pass the test), and 10.6 percent of Washington respondents failed the test. In 2008, the state ranked 9th.
The French Ambassador to the United States will be visiting the French American School of Puget Sound, tomorrow at 1…
Public Health of Seattle & King County has reported that more school-aged children in King County are becoming ill as flu-like illness increases at schools. The agency is closely monitoring the spread of H1N1 influenza (swine flu), which now numbers 384 cases in the county as of May 25. Officials are urging continued work by parents, schools and day cares to reduce the spread of infections.
Former Mercer Island resident Delores “Dede” Erchinger, 94, died at home with friends and family at her side on May 8, 2009, in Alaska. She was a 66-year resident of Mercer Island. Mrs. Erchinger was born on July 1, 1914, in Cordova, Alaska.
As part of an effort to make Bellevue an inviting place for bicyclists, the city is now offering them a way to share their favorite routes online on MapMyRide.com.
As state governments all over the country search for ways to cut millions from their budgets, no stone is being left unturned.
As the newly appointed publisher of the Bellevue Reporter and Mercer Island Reporter newspapers, Janet Taylor has her work cut out for her. The former publisher of the Montana Standard daily newspaper relocated to the Bellevue area this past week, ready to take on her new role with East Sound Newspaper Operations, Sound Publishing, Inc.
The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) and Sound Transit are introducing 14 electronic speed limit signs on westbound I-90 as part of a 2009 Two-Way Transit project.
Nine Islanders posted finishing times in the 113th running of the 26.2-mile Boston Marathon on April 20. They are: Terry Robinson, with a time of 3 hours, 13 minutes, 14 seconds; Rhonda Glass, 3:21:16; Douglas MacLean, 3:28:18; Jeff Newell, 3:30:28; Hunter MacLean, 3:45:04; Gregory Babinski, 3:54:36; Olga Walker, 4:05:25; Jeff Poppe, 4:14:18; and Roger Larson, 4:57:04. The winning times for the marathon this year were 2:08:42 for the men and 2:32:16 for the women.