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From the other shore: Ode to Mercer Island

By Naima Jamilasud

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Local authors attend Island Books festival

Island Books hosted a Local Author Festival on Oct. 26. Its fall edition featured 10 authors whose work…

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Dembele will discuss Women’s Dignity School at Nov. 4 Rotary meeting

Ibrahim Dembele will discuss “Women’s Dignity School: A Legacy of Skills and Leadership” at the Rotary Club of…

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MI youngster rings the bell after ending cancer treatment

Seattle Children’s doctors discuss the use of groundbreaking medicine blinatumomab.

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Election preview: Recap of Mercer Island candidate coverage

City council, school board, bond and LD 41 in the spotlight.

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Planting away at Arbor Day celebration

The city of Mercer Island’s Natural Resources team held its annual Arbor Day event to celebrate the local…

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Restoration event on tap Nov. 1 at Luther Burbank Park south shoreline trail

Mercer Island’s Natural Resources team will host a restoration event from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Nov.…

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MI School District approves EP&O levy for Feb. 2026 ballot

An educational programs and operations (EP&O) levy for the Mercer Island School District will go before local voters…

Mercer Island High School. Photo by Moe Clark/InvestigateWest

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Investigation opened into former Mercer Island High School teacher accused of sexual misconduct

A different teacher has also been put on paid leave for potentially “failing to report.”

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Superintendent addresses allegation of misconduct by former MIHS teacher

MISD has formed a Student Safety and Wellbeing Committee and will hold its first meeting Nov. 4.

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Opportunities for engagement for Mercer Island residents

City council meeting headlines from Oct. 21.

A former student at Mercer Island High School poses for an anonymous portrait while holding two Tiffany necklaces outside her apartment on Oct 13, 2025. The former student, who graduated in 2011, says that former English teacher Curtis Johnston pursued an inappropriate sexual relationship with her during her senior year of high school, which extended through her freshman year of college. When she left for college, Johnston gifted her the necklaces. (Moe K. Clark/InvestigateWest)

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Another Mercer Island High teacher accused of sexual misconduct

High school English teacher Curtis Johnston, who abruptly retired in August, is the second teacher accused of sexual…

King County Prosecuting Attorney Leesa Manion (Courtesy of KCPAO)

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King County Prosecutor implements 30-day case filing policy

Following an average of 100 days for case-filing decisions during the COVID-19 pandemic, the prosecutor’s office must now…