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Excitement abounds at MIHS commencement

Graduates take first steps toward their future.

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Council discusses parks levy renewal measure at meeting

Construction begins on sewer upgrade project.

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Report examines King County Sheriff’s Office misconduct investigations

Ninety-one employees had multiple allegations of misconduct made against them in 2021.

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King County to use electric heavy duty trucks to transport garbage with lower emissions

Among the first Class 8 battery-electric trucks in America operated by a waste management agency.

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Lakeridge Elementary students delve into crucial causes

‘Merchants with a Cause’ event raises funds for nonprofits.

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Yeh wins National Merit Scholarship

Mercer Island senior Madeleine G. Yeh, a student at The American School United Arab Emirates, won a $2,500…

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Northwest Parkinson’s Foundation to hold Hope Conference on June 25

The Northwest Parkinson’s Foundation was awarded a grant from the Mercer Island Community Fund to host a 2022…

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Newcomer named next Northwood Elementary principal

Mercer Island High School graduate Julie Newcomer, who has extensive experience as an educator in the Island school…

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School district recognizes National Gun Violence Awareness Day

PTA Council committee holds gathering at Mercerdale Park on June 3.

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Housing First: Special podcast series on King County’s Health Through Housing program

Special podcast series.

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King County’s unemployment rate at all-time low

The Employment Security Department recorded an unemployment rate of 1.9% in the county.

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St. Monica deacon named executive director of Operation Nightwatch

Island pastor started homelessness outreach organization 55 years ago.

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Goats munch on overgrown vegetation

A herd of goats from Vashon Island’s Rent-A-Ruminant munches away on overgrown vegetation at the stormwater detention pond…