The calendar year for Mercer Island sports was full of shocking moments, championships and some very dominant aquatics.
Washington’s minimum wage increases 48 cents to $8.55 an hour beginning Jan. 1, 2009.
Backups at the eastbound entrance of the Mt. Baker Tunnel and space constraints on the floating span would be problematic if future High Occupancy Tolls were added to I-90.
A trio of suicide attempts by young Island women took place on Thanksgiving and the first weekend of December. Health experts, however, say such behaviors are not simply triggered by the holidays and do not occur more often this time of year.
Cleaning up
Residents are asked to move cars off streets to facilitate the removal of any remaining snow and sand.
As the snow melted away, the garbage piled up. Allied Waste, which serves Mercer Island, was unable to collect trash between Dec. 18 and Dec. 28 due to icy buildup on residential roads. The company resumed its Mercer Island routes on Monday, after rain washed away most of last week’s snow.
Islanders sledding in the South end last Thursday were angered by a city maintenance employee trying to plow a residential street. A potentially dangerous incident occurred when a 6-year-old sledded underneath the parked city plow truck.
PEAK, Tent City, Merrimount, I-90 and transportation issues filled the news pages of the Reporter this year. But it is often the smaller, seemingly insignificant events that best capture life on Mercer Island.
Allied Waste has resumed normal curbside pickup on Mercer Island. For those who would like to dispose of extra trash…
The U.S. Postal Service deserves our community’s appreciation. Through the snow and cold last week, they never missed a delivery.
Boys basketball Saturday, Dec. 27 at Redondo Union, Calif. Seahawk Redondo Beach Classic Millikan 49, Mercer Island 48 Millikan (Long…
It may be 2008, but Mercer Island School District leaders are thinking like it is 2020.
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