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Seth Landau during public comment at the recent Mercer Island School Board meeting. (Screenshot from YouTube)

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MI School Board meeting highlights: Budget, social media, public input

Meeting was held March 13.

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Mercer Island water system improvement projects underway

Mercer Island has myriad water system improvement projects that are in full swing, according to City Manager Jessi…

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MIPD will host city’s inaugural gun buyback event on March 29

For the first time ever, the Mercer Island Police Department (MIPD) will host an anonymous and voluntary gun…

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Subject swipes golf simulator, business cards and flask | Mercer Island police blotter

Selected reports March 4-10.

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MISD superintendent discusses budget, staff reductions and more in letter to the school community

Due to Washington state not fully funding education, along with rising costs for materials, supplies, salaries, benefits and…

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MIHS singers are set to perform with national honor choir

Conference will take place in Dallas, Texas.

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MIHS students, advisers win prestigious broadcasting awards in New York City

KMIH 88.9 The Bridge notches Intercollegiate Broadcasting System Golden Microphone honor.

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Gerstel notches journalism, theater awards

Mercer Island High School senior Kyle Gerstel received the Lu Flannery Outstanding Journalist Award from the Washington Journalism…

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Upcoming I-90 eastbound closure through MI / Briefs

Washington State Department of Transporation (WSDOT) will fully close eastbound Interstate 90 between Seattle and Mercer Island overnight…

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Mercer Island PTA Council celebrates Reflections Program winners

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About 150 people attended a demonstration on Mercer Island on March 9 to call for the release of hostages still held by Hamas terrorists in Gaza. They gathered at Lid Park and then marched across the Interstate 90 bridge and back. Mercer Island Mayor Salim Nice spoke along with several others, including Solly Kane of the Jewish Federation of Seattle. Photos courtesy of John Hamer

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MI demonstrators call for release of hostages from Gaza

About 150 people attended a demonstration on Mercer Island on March 9 to call for the release of…

Photo courtesy of Katherine Haman
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife staff clean up Caspian tern carcasses during the bird flu outbreak on Rat Island in Jefferson County, 2023.

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How to navigate the bird flu in Washington state

“This looks like it might be the new normal,” said Chris Anderson, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.

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Donaldson and Rundle will speak at March 18 Rotary meeting

Former Seattle Supersonic James Donaldson and Mercer Island School District Superintendent Fred Rundle will speak at the Rotary…