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Superintendent Donna Colosky, left, administers the oath of office to Mercer Island High School student Caroline Atkinson, middle, as fellow student representative Meghana Kakubal, right, looks on. Atkinson and Kakubal are the first student representatives on the Mercer Island School Board. They took the oath at a Sept. 13 school board meeting. As nonvoting student representatives, Atkinson and Kakubal will attend the first regular board meeting of each month and report on student activities around the school district. Photo courtesy of Craig Degginger,communications coordinator for Mercer Island School District.

Life

Students represented at district board meetings

The nonvoting students will attend the first board meeting monthly to report on student activities

Nature is important health influence

Life

Nature is important health influence

Even though we live in a completely temperate climate, rain often keeps patients indoors

Sports

Mercer Island defeats Puyallup in water polo matchup

Islanders conquer Vikings for second time during the 2018 season.

News

Emergency alert network test scheduled for Oct. 3

“Presidential Alert” will be sent to all cell phones within participating wireless carriers

Suspect breaks into two homes, assaults resident | Police blotter

News

Suspect breaks into two homes, assaults resident | Police blotter

The Mercer Island police blotter for Sept. 13 through 16.

PATRICIA JUNE FOX

Obituaries

PATRICIA JUNE FOX

Patricia June Fox, age 97, of Mercer Island passed away on August 26, 2018 after a short illness.

RUTH SELLIE COX

Obituaries

RUTH SELLIE COX

1929 - 2018

Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor, Sept. 26

Letters published in the Sept. 26 issue.

The Mercer Island Islanders boys tennis team earned a 6-1 victory against the Bellevue Wolverines in a 3A/2A KingCo tennis matchup on Sept. 25 on Mercer Island. The Islanders improved their overall record to 8-1 (4-0 league) with the victory. Photo courtesy of Anjali Patel

Sports

Islanders are dominating on the tennis court

Mercer Island defeats Bellevue in rivalry contest.

DAVID CHARLES DYKSTRA

Obituaries

DAVID CHARLES DYKSTRA

David Charles Dykstra was born on July 10, 1941 in Des Moines, Iowa to Orville and Ermina Dykstra.…

Obituaries

JEANNETTE (JANE) MOST STROHM

Jeannette (Jane) Most Strohm, 92, died Aug. 31, 2018 after a short illness. She was a Mercer Island…

Sports

Islanders dominate Vikings

Mercer Island scores 17 goals against Puyallup.

Opinion

OPINION: Excited to lead Eastside news coverage

Corey Morris takes lead as regional editor of Eastside publications