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Public health agencies link Norovirus outbreak to oysters from British Columbia

As of early April, 103 norovirus illnesses have been reported from 13 states, 62 in Washington.

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Shores residents attend Easter service

Some 50 residents at Mercer Island’s Covenant Living at the Shores braved the early morning cold to attend…

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‘The Stories That Shape Us’ workshop is postponed

The city of Mercer Island has announced that the originally scheduled Community Conversations event on April 26 has…

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MIHS students help Ukrainian refugees at the Mexico-United States border

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Students for Ukraine raising funds to support refugees

MIHS students will soon hold All-Island Yard Sale.

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Police department honors employees

The Mercer Island Police Department recently recognized the recipients of its 2021 “of the Year” awards. Officer of…

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Northwest Yeshiva High School families will benefit from affordability initiative

Samis Foundation initiative applies to seven Seattle-area Jewish day schools.

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WA health officials recommend having overdose reversing drug on hand amid alarming increase in drug-related deaths

WSDOH reports a 66 percent increase in drug overdoses since 2019.

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PTA accepting applications for Nancy Schaps Memorial Grant

The Mercer Island School District PTA is accepting applications for the Nancy Schaps Memorial Grant through May 29.

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Mother and Son Game Night set for May 6

The Mercer Island Boys and Girls Club will hold a Mother and Son Game Night from 7-9 p.m.…

Tulalip council members and tribal members watch as Governor Jay Inslee signs bill HB 1571 into law at the Tulalip Resort on Thursday, March 31, 2022 in Tulalip, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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New alert system aims to bring home missing Indigenous people

Gov. Jay Inslee signed a law creating the new system. Families of the missing and murdered say it’s…

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Island police investigating possible pellet-gun shooting on school playfield

Two St. Monica elementary students were uninjured after being struck.