Mercer Island residents turned out to vote for council positions

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Mercer Island residents turned out to vote for council positions

In the Mercer Island council races, positions 1, 3, 4, 5 and 7 were on the ballot.

Dinh leads Rivera-Dirks in election night results

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Dinh leads Rivera-Dirks in election night results

Election results were posted at about 8:15 p.m.

Photos courtesy of Carol Mahoney                                Club president Carol Mahoney gives a service appreciation award to Mercer Island Kiwanis Club board member Danielle Hawley of the Mercer Island Boys and Girls Club.

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Island Kiwanis Club honors community and members

Annual awards dinner held on Oct. 19.

COURTESY PHOTO, DEA                                Authorities seized 13 pounds of heroin and 4.5 pounds of meth during operations last week.

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16 indicted for trafficking large amounts of heroin and methamphetamine in Seattle area

Ten locations searched; 17 people arrested following year-long investigation

“Poetic Moon 1,” 36x48 Acrylic on canvas by Agnes Lee

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Award winning artist at Art Walk November 1-2

Opening night of the November Art Walk on Friday, Nov. 1, will include the premiere of “Poetic Moon,”…

Natalie DeFord/staff photo                                 Downtown Mercer Island.

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Council reviews comp plan amendments

Big topics include climate action, economic development, transportation.

Natalie DeFord/staff photo.                                A bright fall day at Aubrey Davis Park on Mercer Island.

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Aubrey Davis Park draft master plan

Council receives presentation.

Watch for trick-or-treaters during Chamber event

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Watch for trick-or-treaters during Chamber event

Little ghosts and goblins will overtake Island businesses on Halloween Day — Thursday, Oct. 31 — as retailers…

Remembering a Mercer Island sports icon

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Remembering a Mercer Island sports icon

Gary Snyder dies at the age of 80.

The Island’s third Pumpkin Walk is set for Oct. 27 at Luther Burbank Park. Photo courtesy of Amanda Colburn

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Eastside Halloween roundup

Family-friendly seasonal events throughout the Eastside.

Trick or Treat at Mercer Island Businesses returns to the Island

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Trick or Treat at Mercer Island Businesses returns to the Island

The event will take place Oct. 31.

Photo by Natalie DeFord/staff photo                                From left, energy team Rev. Roberta Rominger, Hans Fredrikson, Cheryl Malcham, Jonathan Harrington and Jay Mavoori in front of Congregational Church on Mercer Island, whose new solar panels are on the roof.

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Church goes solar

Solar panels, environmental events make for a bright future.

The Mercer Island light rail station under construction, set to open in 2023. Natalie DeFord/staff photo

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City of Mercer Island rejects Metro’s bus intercept demands

A letter denies the changes to the 2017 agreement.