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Yvonne Mae Lamprey | Obituary

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Yvonne Mae Lamprey | Obituary

September 14, 1925 – January 22, 2025

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MIHS Pegasus creative arts magazine receives high marks

The National Scholastic Press Association has honored the 2023-24 edition of Mercer Island High School’s Pegasus creative arts…

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Senior Resource Fair on tap for March 1

The city of Mercer Island will present its Senior Resource Fair from 10 a.m. to noon on March…

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Island PETRI club students work together to select high school scholarship recipients in Kenya

Students strive to build meaningful connections with Kenyan pen pals throughout the year.

A “no trespassing” sign outside of the Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma. (Grace Deng/Washington State Standard)

Northwest

Feds fly 110 detained migrants to Washington state, advocacy group says

Dozens of people sent to a detention center in Tacoma.

Photo by Jim Bennett/Photo Bakery

Life

See it, hear it, smell it at the National Nordic Museum | Meanderings by Mindy Stern

Travel column by local writer Mindy Stern.

Courtesy photo
Superintendent Fred Rundle.

News

School board approves superintendent’s performance review

Board members discussed and approved Dr. Rundle’s performance review. Also, a document received from parents contained Director Jody…

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Opinion

Once upon a time, someone tried to shut down the Roanoke | Hamer

Imagine Mercer Island without the Roanoke, established in 1914 and now almost everyone’s favorite spot on the island.

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Celebrating Lunar New Year on Mercer Island

Members of the Seattle Flying Fairies Dance Center perform a Chinese Dunhuang dance at the Mercer Island Lunar…

Don C. Brunell is a business analyst, writer and columnist. He is a former president of the Association of Washington Business, the state’s oldest and largest business organization, and lives in Vancouver. Contact thebrunells@msn.com.

Opinion

LA’s wildfires must spark change in our neck of the woods | Brunell

The hurricane-force winds fueling fast-moving Southern California wildfires have exasperated firefighters in western states for over a century.…

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DSHS Mobile Office coming to the Island

Through a partnership with the Mercer Island Youth and Family Services, the Department of Social and Human Services…

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MI City Council to meet with MI School Board of Directors

Special hybrid meeting is set for Feb. 6.

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City issues water pressure advisory for Islanders

Startup and performance testing will occur on Jan. 30.