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Mercer Island Rotarians participate in Operation Nightwatch

Seven volunteers from the Rotary Club of Mercer Island prepared 120 hot meals for homeless individuals through Operation…

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Expert reveals his findings on Island coyote activity

Matt Stevens speaks to more than 70 residents at meeting.

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City council discusses diversity, equity and inclusion at meeting

ONE MI and Do the Work MI are partnering with city on community event series.

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School district board to hold special meeting on Nov. 23

The Mercer Island School District board will hold a special virtual meeting at 5 p.m. on Nov. 23…

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Aggressive person trespassed from business | Mercer Island police blotter

Selected reports Nov. 1-14.

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City council honors Mercer Island Preschool Association

Nonprofit organization features a bevy of volunteers.

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Getting to know the volunteers and staff of the Mercer Island Thrift Shop

Shop is a major funding source for Youth and Family Services.

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City will be aglow with Illuminate MI

Illuminate MI will return to the Island after a successful event last year.

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VFW Post 5760 members make donation to food pantry

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Gov. Jay Inslee joined other governors at the Climate Registry & Climate Action Reserve press conference in Glasgow, Scotland, to talk about climate achievements and goals. From left, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown, Hawaii Gov. David Ige, Gov. Jay Inslee and Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker. (Photo courtesy of Gov. Jay Inslee)

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Inslee: State agency vehicles must be all-electric by 2035

Gov. Jay Inslee has signed an executive order aimed at transitioning state government to an all-electric fleet of…

The Washington State Redistricting Commission held a public meeting over Zoom on Monday night to draw the final legislative and congressional district boundaries. Most of the five-hour session was spent in "caucus meetings" which were unavailable to the viewing public. (Washington State Redistricting Commission)

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Bipartisan commission fails to draw new political boundaries

For the first time in state history, the Supreme Court will define new congressional and legislative districts.

Homeless encampment in a wooded area in Auburn on Aug. 27, 2021. Photo by Henry Stewart-Wood/Sound Publishing

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What the history of homelessness in our region can teach us about our current crisis

A talk with the author of “Skid Road: On the Frontier of Health and Homelessness in an American…

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City expands interim leadership partnership with Eastside Fire and Rescue

As part of the city of Mercer Island and Eastside Fire and Rescue’s interim leadership partnership expansion, an…