Washington state’s three Republican House members, along with a single Democrat, voted no on the $700 billion bailout of financial markets Monday, Sept. 29.
The Island’s municipal court will be hiring a new clerk to help the short-staffed department recover from a work overload as a sudden increase in cases has caused them to fall behind this past year.
The No. 1 ranked Mercer Island High School men’s water polo team took their 5-0 record to Newberg, Ore., lsoing only to the host team 9-6 during the finals of the tournament last weekend. The 20th annual event included the best 16 teams from Oregon and Washington.
The Nestlé company may think about suing the Mercer Island High School football team. The Islanders infringed on the company’s trademarked Butterfingers candy bar with seven turnovers Friday as they lost at Interlake High School 14-8.
A tragedy involving two former Mercer Island High School students is unfolding in Virginia near the nation’s capitol.
Our yearly summer tasting group reconvened at the end of August to taste Washington merlots. We have had to dodge raindrops before, but then, the weather was ridiculous.
Three thousand years ago, a king of Israel recorded a promise from the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. It was a welcomed word of hope to a nation with a checkered past when it came to honoring their Creator. Nonetheless, it was a promise that came with a specific condition.
Many teams would have quit following a tough 0-3 preseason and finding themselves down 1-0 at halftime during their first regular season game. But the Mercer Island girls soccer team found a spark during the second half of their 2-1 victory against Liberty on Tuesday at Islander Stadium.
The Mercer Island High School football team had few answers for the eighth ranked team in the state, Liberty, during a 35-14 loss on Friday.
The Island’s volunteer-operated recycling center has reduced its hours of operation this winter and is now only open on weekends, including Friday.
Reporter staff Residents are now moving into the latest addition of a completed Town Center redevelopment, which features a new…
Career and Technical Education (CTE) at Mercer Island High School is taking the spotlight this year. As technical and vocational job opportunities continue to grow, Eastside school districts are funneling more resources into preparing students for these careers.
According to Mercer Island High School CTE Coordinator Mark Roschy, a growing number of Island students are turning a keen eye to this academic arena. And the job-market is calling.
This year’s freshmen set on attending a four-year college in Washington have a new laundry list of academic requirements to complete. In June, the State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) passed new admission requirements — approved by the Higher Education Coordinating Board (HECB) — for all Washington baccalaureate institutions.