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Dr. Michelle Flowers-Taylor.

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MIHS grad appointed to Bellevue College Board of Trustees

Dr. Michelle Flowers-Taylor, a 1988 Mercer Island High School (MIHS) graduate and 2016 Pathfinder Award recipient, began her…

Danielle “Dani” Wolfe. Photo courtesy of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children’s website

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Mercer Island teenage girl who was missing is found safe

Mercer Island’s Danielle “Dani” Wolfe was found and is safe, according to her dad’s Facebook page late on…

Katie Gallagher. Photo courtesy of the Mercer Island School District

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Gallagher named new Islander Middle School principal

During an Islander Middle School (IMS) staff meeting on March 31, Mercer Island School District Superintendent Dr. Fred…

Kids play at Deane’s Children’s Park. Photo courtesy of the city of Mercer Island

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City council to review Deane’s Children’s Park proposed site plan / City briefs

Mercer Island City Council will review the proposed site plan for Deane’s Children’s Park at its April 7…

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Mercer Island teenage girl missing; last known location in Eugene, Oregon

Law enforcement is on the lookout for a 17-year-old Mercer Island girl who went missing on March 30,…

An architect’s rendering of the Barnabie Point Project on Mercer Island. Courtesy graphic

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Project on MI synagogue’s land prompts concerns about trees

The Herzl-Ner Tamid Conservative Congregation and the Jewish Day School of Metropolitan Seattle are preparing to break ground…

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MI resident charged with assault, robbery and criminal trespass

A 25-year-old Mercer Island resident was recently charged with second-degree assault, first-degree robbery and first-degree criminal trespass following…

The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) has named the Mercer Island High School symphonic winds band as its 2026 winter 3A academic state champions. The 55 students in the fifth-period band notched a combined 3.97 grade-point average (GPA), which is the highest GPA of all state school band classifications. “This award is a validation of the type of creative, high-end thinking being done by our band students in class every day,” said band director Parker Bixby. WIAA and Gesa Credit Union presented the scholastic awards. Photo courtesy of the Mercer Island School District

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MIHS symphonic winds band named 3A academic state champions

The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) has named the Mercer Island High School symphonic winds band as its…

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Subject administered Narcan at light rail station | Mercer Island police blotter

Selected reports March 25-30.

Supporters of Washington’s new income tax on millionaires celebrate as Gov. Bob Ferguson prepares to sign it on Monday, March 30, 2026, in Olympia. (Photo by Aspen Ford/Washington State Standard)

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Gov. signs ‘millionaires tax’ with legal challenge close behind

Washington Democratic Gov. Bob Ferguson on March 30 signed historic legislation creating an income tax, saying it is…

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Mercer Island schools adopt pair of textbooks

Among topics at the Mercer Island School District’s board meeting March 26 were the adoption of two core…

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Doll will discuss ‘Talking Across Divides’ at April 7 Rotary meeting

Elizabeth Doll will discuss “Talking Across Divides: An Intro to Braver Angels” at the Rotary Club of Mercer…

People hurry to the Mercer Island Station on March 28 to take some of the first light rail trips from the Island. Andy Nystrom/ staff photo

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Light rail has arrived on Mercer Island

It’s all aboard on March 28 as city celebrates