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First Friday art walk May 3
Artists Barbara Bouman Jay and Scott Gibson will be on hand for an exhibit opening.
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Homelessness may be trending down after seven years
A press release from the annual count showed a reduction in people living without a home.
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City council to restore school counselors with MIYFS savings
The council declined a MIYFS funding offer in favor of using savings to restore the positions.
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MIHS journalism students sweep up awards at WJEA conference
‘The Islander’ receives awards at WJEA, including adviser of the year.
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Mercer Island faces difficult budget choices
Following the failure of Proposition 1 to pass last November, services are being cut.
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K-Kids club support California schools devastated by wildfires
Lakeridge Elementary K-Kids club hold “Lions’ Pride for Paradise Week” relief effort for Paradise schools.
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King County wants to end deportation flights for ICE
Legal challenge expected from federal government.
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Island foundations to fund school counselor position
MIYFS Foundation and the Mercer Island Schools Foundation will fund a counselor until 2020.
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City council to terminate plans for Mercerdale development
The city directed staff to seek mutual termination of a 2016 MOU to develop within Mercerdale Park.
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City council reviewed fiscal sustainability plan options
Currently, city staff are examining the options to determine what is feasible for the city.
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April 2019 special election preliminary results
LWSD levy passing; Fall City fire merger and hospital bond coming up short.
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Record number of Mercer Island teams qualify for Destination Imagination state event
Fourteen (14) Mercer Island teams qualified for the state Destination Imagination (DI) tournament by placing at recent regional…