The Issaquah History Museums will host its sixth annual train show Aug. 13 at the Issaquah Depot (50 Rainier Boulevard N). The event, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. is free with museum admission, or $2 for adults/$1 for children. Family passes are available.
While salmon are interesting, it was the environment that attracted Bev Lee to Issaquah’s hatchery.
When she first moved to the city, she regularly visited the hatchery’s foot bridge to soak in the sounds of rushing water and enjoy the cool air coming off the creek.
Primary election ballots will be mailed on Wednesday to all King County voters. Voters’ pamphlets will also be mailed this week, and will arrive separately from the ballot. The Election Day deadline to return ballots is Aug. 16.
People packed the King County Council meeting Monday to speak, mostly in favor, of a $20 car-tab fee to help avoid cuts to Metro Transit. The council is debating whether to enact the fee and, if so, putting it into effect now or putting in on the November ballot
A federal air monitoring system designed to monitor threats to human health in the Puget Sound region recently identified bacteria that can cause tularemia, an infectious disease, in a daily air sample taken from a monitoring station in east King County. Bacteria levels were low, close to the detection limit, and a subsequent test found no bacteria present.
The Washington State Patrol’s Criminal Investigation Unit and the Major Accident Investigation Team are looking for any additional witnesses to the multiple car/multiple truck fatality collision on I-90 at I-405 that happened on July 20.
Rachel Beckwith had a dream. The 9-year-old Issaquah girl wanted to help provide clean water to African villages.
The 9-year-old Issaquah girl reportedly seriously injured during the 15-car pile up on I-90 died Saturday from her injuries.
Boehms Candies has been turning out delicious treats, and giving out generous community support since 1956 when Julius Boehm built his candy manufacturing facility, Boehms Edelweiss Chalet. Who was Julius Boehm? How did his Swiss Chalet and candy come to Issaquah?
A 9-year-old Issaquah girl was in critical condition at Harborview Medical Center on Wednesday following a 15-vehicle wreck on westbound Interstate 90 that morning, according to Washington State Patrol.
Since the new lunch program started last month, about 250 kids have come to rely on the weekly lunch bags for food, and that number is climbing, said Cori Kauk, the food bank director.
Monday was declared “Ichijo USA Day.”
The City Council decided to uphold the ban on the gardens Monday, which the state made legal this spring. The ban gives the city time to decide how to zone them.
A short compilation highlighting incidents reported by the Issaquah police department.
The Cascade Land Conservancy will hold an evening of riding, talking and watching bikes beginning at 6 p.m. Thursday. Participants are encouraged to ride around Issaquah, have fun and talk about what works (or doesn’t). The event will be led by community members.
When most people look at a pile of junk, they see junk, but one Issaquah artist has learned to look beyond bent trowels and engine parts.
Instead, Denny Croston sees flowers, animals and all the makings of his recycled outdoor sculptures, often called yard art.
Croston just finished his first public installment at the Flatland Peapatch on Juniper Street this June.
On July 9, a group of about 80 hikers camped out in the athletic field behind Issaquah Middle School. The day’s hike would be the longest yet, and the second to last of the week. The 16-mile hike from their campsite to Coal Creek Park in Bellevue, would mark the eighth day of Mountain to Sound Greenway’s 20th anniversary celebratory trek.
Although cooler temperatures have hit Issaquah and Sammamish this summer, brush fires are still a concern for Eastside Fire and Rescue.
During the first two weeks of July, EFR responded to 28 brush fires and 17 bark fires, according to a press release.
Commercial retail, which would likely include a grocery store, is headed for the Issaquah Highlands at last.
Port Blakely Communities, the Highlands master developer, struck a deal with a $3-billion national builder, Regency Centers, to develop 14 acres of land.
The Swedish Medical Center hosted it’s open house in concordance with this year’s Highlands day, leading what hospital officials hope to be 10,000 area residents to the event.