Issaquah Mayor Ava Frisinger was named this week as Public Official of the Year by the Municipal League of King County.
Levi Ressler, a smiling first-grader at Clark Elementary, spelled his last name slowly, glancing to his mentor after every letter to see if he was right.
Issaquah Mayor Ava Frisinger delivered the annual State of the City Address Monday, Feb. 2 to a packed crowd at City Hall Northwest, citing a list of the city’s accomplishments and the chance to “focus on the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead.”
Thieves made off jewelry worth about $9,000, and two television sets totaling $4,000 in a brazen daytime robbery in Sammamish last Thursday.
A partner in a Sammamish software company, with a background in the Israeli Military Intelligence, is at the center of an intriguing Microsoft law suit.
The Issaquah Chamber of Commerce has selected a new chief executive officer.
Developer, citizens, lean toward “low bench” option for development.
After a lengthy discussion about traffic lights, parking spots, and other transportation mitigation on Monday, Feb. 2 the Issaquah City Council unanimously approved the master site plan and site development permit applications for Issaquah High School reconstruction.
Wow, did you ever help the Book Shelf Program with your front page article explaining its benefits and needs (“Book program is in danger of failing” – Issaquah Reporter, Friday, Dec. 5 2008).
Dear Issaquah Valley families,
For the past three years, this school community has been such a family to me – I can’t tell you what a rich experience it has been to watch your children grow and progress in their education and in their personal lives.
We went to the new ice arena in Kent on Saturday.
The public is invited to propose projects to improve Mt. Baker – Snoqualmie National Forest lands and the rural economies of local counties.
Obituary.
Issaquah teenager Elliot Lawrence recently served as a legislative page in the Washington State House of Representatives, under the sponsorship of Rep. Jay Rodne of North Bend.
Swedish Medical Center has announced that it will be forced to lay off about 200 of its 7,000 employees by early next week.
Community briefs
Eastside volunteers counted 158 homeless people out in the open in 30 degree weather in Kirkland, Bellevue and Redmond early morning Friday, Jan. 30.
By Mark Nassutti
For The Reporter
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This May, Woodland Park Zoo is going black and white and green all over.
Several local high school athletes prepared to take their next step on Wednesday, inking with future colleges on National Letter of Intent signing day.