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Graduating from a 10-week program, CERT members volunteers are trained to support the efforts of Mercer Island's first responders in the event of a major earthquake or another catastrophic disaster.
Year-over-year home prices rose 13 percent on Mercer Island in 2012, according to Winderemere Mercer Island's annual report.
After a solid week of fog and stagnant air, the rain is forecast to return on Wednesday and stay with us for the rest of the week.
Resident Claus Jensen sent Mercer Island Patch a copy of a letter to the local Federal Highway Administrator for the state, asking for a legal precedent that would allow I-90 to be tolled for the SR 520 floating bridge.
Hennie McPennie is scheduled to open "in the next few days" or by the end of January at the latest, say owners.
The MIHS team had four of its wrestlers place in the top 5 within their division
Mercer Island resident Kam Derakshani was accused of sexual misconduct with multiple patients who were also his employees, according to King County Prosecutors.
Two meetings on Feb. 5 & 19 at the the Mercer Island Community & Event Center will discuss and brainstorm on designs for a new playground at Luther Burbank Park, near the tennis courts.
The Mercer Island Thrift Shop will take 25 percent of all items in the store.
Kaleb Warner earned a double-double in the game, finishing with 20 points, 11 assists and 7 rebounds.
Changes include eliminating Route 216 service to Mercer Island Park & Ride, cutting South Bellevue Park & Ride from Route 211, and adding a stop to the Eastgate Freeway Station to Route 210.
The Puget Sound Clean Air Agency issued the ban at Friday, 4 p.m. due to poor air quality, and will continue until further notice.
The Russian Chamber Music Foundation of Seattle is hosting its sixth annual Winter Nights concert at Benaroya Hall in the Nordstrom Recital Hall at 5 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 17.
Dartmouth College faculty recently voted to end offering students credit for high scores on the Advanced Placement exam, along with several other pre-college placement exams.
Heavy fog reducing visibility to less than a quarter mile has prompted a fog advisory, in effect until noon.
The MIHS wrestling team next face Bellevue on Thursday, Jan. 24 at Mercer Island High School.
Gun shops in Bellevue and the Seattle region have been swamped with customers since President Obama revived talk of an assault weapons ban last month.
Performances are January 24-26, 30 and February 1-2, all at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 pre-sale, $15 at the door.
Every Thursday we'll feature a photograph of something delicious from a Mercer Island restaurant. Be the first to guess the restaurant—and the dish—correctly on Mercer Island Patch, and win a prize!
Rev. Greg Asimakoupoulos writes a tribute in a letter to the editor in honor of Pauline Phillips, better known as advice columnist "Dear Abby".
The new customer service store is open 7-days-a-week for cable service, upgrades and 3D TV.
The MIYFS Foundation's largest fundraising event of the year will be held Wednesday, Feb. 13 from 7 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. at the Mercer Island Community and Event Center.
Anxious parents prompted the Mercer Island School District and the MI Education Association to try and wrap up a deal on the school calendar by mid-February.
Fifty-one Mercer Island teachers are now among the 6,740 in the state who are National Board Certified.
The following information from Jan. 2-14 was supplied by the Mercer Island Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
Mercer Island PTAs were also awarded over $2,000 from Puget Sound Energy's Green Power Challenge.
Mercer Island Police officers Rob Jira and Shawn Griffin offer crime prevention tips at a Jan. 8 Rotary International meeting.
Cold weather shelters in King County will be open this week as temperatures fall to the upper 20s at night.
Houndstooth on your hound? Rain slicker on your rat terrier? Share your favorite snap of your pet dressed up for National Dress Your Pet Day.
Influenza cases have sharply increased at nursing homes and other long-term care facilities in our area during the first two weeks of 2013.
The US Small Business Administration offers tips for employers to keep the flu under control at the office.
The city's head administrator has worked at City Hall for nearly 35 years.
The MIHS team had eight of its wrestlers place in the top 5 within their division.
The following homes are holding open houses this Sunday, Jan. 13
AP writers ranked the Islanders 4th in the state as Rasumussen led the Islanders with 18 points in the KingCo win.
Washington State Patrol is seeking witnesses to a Dec. 31 rollover accident in Renton on northbound I-405.
Icy roads will present a travel hazard at least through Sunday, according to the National Weather Service Seattle.
Police activity near Mercer Island High School was due to a domestic dispute, the school district says.
The Rev. Greg Asimakoupoulos wrote this poem in honor of the Seahawks NFL divisional playoff game against the Atlanta Falcons at the Georgia Dome on Sunday, Jan. 13.