Mercer Island Reporter
Education leaders to meet with legislators for school funding crisis town hall. On Jan. 8, education leaders and PTAs from Mercer Island, Renton, Bellevue, Issaquah and Lake Washington will discuss shortfalls in educational funding from the state.
Brian L. Comstock | Obituary | Mercer Island Reporter
Brian L. Comstock: A Life of Dedication and Adventure Passed Away Peacefully on November 15, 2024 Brian L. Comstock, beloved family man and distinguished attorney, passed away peacefully on November 15, 2024, at the age of 92.
MI leaders condemn antisemitic and racist vandalism act at …
6 days ago · In a joint statement issued by Mercer Island community leaders on the morning of Jan. 3, it was reported that individuals trespassed onto the Islander Middle School (IMS) grounds earlier this week and scrawled antisemitic and racist symbols and phrases on numerous windows and exterior walls.
MIHS boys and girls win district team titles
Oct 31, 2024 · It was two for two déjà vu on the Mercer Island High School (MIHS) cross country scene, and now state awaits. Less than a week after the boys and girls squads captured twin KingCo championships, the Islanders were at it again and notched a pair of team titles at the 2024 3A Sea-King District 2 Cross Country Championship Meet on Oct. 31 at Lower Woodland in …
City council adopts final 2025-2026 Biennial Budget
Dec 4, 2024 · Approval occurs at council’s Dec. 3 regular meeting. For the 2023-2024 biennial budget, estimates rolled in at: total revenues of $211.8 million and expenditures of $201.5 million; and general fund revenues and expenditures both sitting at $71 million each.
Rocking out at MI’s new Volver Records | Mercer Island Reporter
Oct 16, 2024 · Those three albums sit in vastly different areas of the music spectrum and represent Packer’s taste pretty well, he said. Packer, now 32, will bring those sounds — plus copious others — to Islanders when he unwraps his music and movie store with a grand opening at 10 a.m. on Oct. 18 at 7785 Sunset Highway, #249, just across the street from the Greta Hackett Outdoor Sculpture Gallery at ...
Obituaries - Mercer Island Reporter
Paul William Romppanen of Mercer Island, beloved father, grandfather, great- grandfather, husband, and friend, passed away peacefully at the age…
King County Council approves legislation to help bomb cyclone …
Dec 12, 2024 · The King County Council voted Dec. 10 to approve legislation that will alleviate expenses residents incurred due to November’s bomb cyclone weather event.. The storm, with wind gusts up to 74 mph, destroyed multiple homes and caused extensive property damage in East and Southeast King County.
Mercer Island holiday lights map coming to town on Dec. 11
Dec 2, 2020 · The Mercer Island Preschool Association is creating a city map of holiday lights and decorations to benefit Mercer Island Youth and Family Services (YFS), which provides services to islanders of all ages in the form of counselors, a food bank and …
Police investigate home burglary | Mercer Island police blotter
Nov. 24. Vehicle prowl: In the 2600 block of 77th Avenue Southeast, someone broke into a vehicle overnight and stole various items. Nov. 23. Theft: Someone stole a shopper’s wallet from the Metropolitan Market in the 2700 block of 77th Avenue Southeast.