The Mercer Island School District Board of Directors will hold a special meeting in the board room to continue discussing options for the North Mercer campus.
Bellevue College has been awarded a $550,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to fund the next phase of a project that is changing the way biology is taught at community colleges.
Banner Bank, located at 2918 78th Ave. S.E., will hold its annual Community Appreciation Day on Thursday, Sept. 6.
Owner will clean up, then yard fills again with trash.
The Washington State Superintendent’s office announced the results of the grades 3-8 Measurements of Student Progress, the High School Proficiency Exam and the End-of-Course Performance for 2011-2012.
The Mercer Island girls soccer team earned it’s first win of the season on Tuesday, Sept. 4 in a non-conference game against 4A Roosevelt.
Rather than paying for commercial driver’s licenses to pilot its eight-year-old book bus, the King County Library System is considering buying a smaller vehicle for $300,000.
Construction is winding down on Island Crest Way. City Engineer Clint Morris said the project has entered its final phases.
A former Mercer Island day care operator was ordered to undergo alcohol and mental health treatment rather than jail for attacking her boyfriend last fall with a knife when children were under her care.
The Rotary Club will schedule Rob McKenna, candidate for governor, for an upcoming meeting.
Islander Tony Mandarano recently graduated from the University of San Diego with a degree in marketing and real estate. He has been busy launching a technology company called PaidPunch.
David and Shauna Youssefnia cross the street with their children, Max and Jordan, on the first day of school last Wednesday, Aug. 29.
The Mercer Island Chamber of Commerce will hold a luncheon at noon this Thursday, Sept. 6, in the Community and Event Center.