Construction of a new sewer line near the community center and Luther Burbank Park will last until the end of April and the “messiest portion” of the work is about to begin, county officials told 15 neighborhood residents last Saturday morning.
The House Judiciary Committee has approved a measure to protect students’ free speech rights.
The Mercer Island School Board has gratefully approved plans to resurface the athletic field at South Mercer Playfield.
More drivers should know about the dangers of unsecured loads on the state’s highways and the consequences of carrying them, according to a couple of bills introduced last week by Sen. Brian Weinstein, D-Mercer Island.
One man has guided the Mercer Island football team during the past 33 years. That man has embodied what the program stands for and led the team through the good and bad times. That man, Dick Nicholl, announced his retirement as Mercer Island High School’s head football coach Friday.
Add seven more acres of open space to Mercer Island’s 469 acres and two new Citizens of the Year — Margaret and Kenneth Quarles.
A crowd of both PEAK supporters and detractors — anticipating a Council vote to adopt a a parking plan that would clear the way for the proposed teen center to proceed — exchanged volleys about the project before the regular business at City Council last Monday.
Swim team barely remains at Mary Wayte
Since 2004, 911 calls from Mercer Island are answered by someone in Kirkland. If it’s a fire call, they’re transferred to Bellevue’s dispatch center. Where will the calls go next?
Spelling bee requires thinking big and small
Mercer Island boys dominate state championship meet
Fewer crimes involving theft brought down the number of reported crimes for the Island in 2006.
New GPS technology would direct planes