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Issaquah School District will also replace middle school math textbooks as part of the revamp and dump the current series

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Controversy continues over Issaquah Schools’ support for ‘Discovering’ Math textbooks

After delaying a recommendation for about a year, the Issaquah School District (ISD) administration formally backed replacing math…

Motorists should plan for the complete closure of the roundabout at the intersection of East Lake Sammamish Parkway and SE 43rd Way

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Sammamish Parkway roundabout shutdown postponed

Lanes of Issaquah’s new roundabout at East Lake Sammamish Parkway and Southeast 43rd Way will remain open this…

Sammamish's Dino Rossi

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Definitely Maybe: Questions for Sammamish’s Rossi as he weighs US Senate run

The Reporter contacted former Republican candidate for State Governor Dino Rossi on March 12 to find out more…

Cascade Water Alliance and the City of Issaquah are mailing water conservation advisories and toilet leak kit with dye packs to all Issaquah residents.

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Issaquah urges residents to check toilets for ‘Fix-a-Leak’ week

Winning plaudits from Washington, D.C., Issaquah homeowners will soon be receiving a friendly reminder and some blue dye…

Overlake Hospital Dir. of Emergency and Trauma Services Kristine Becker

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Sammamish man clinically dies four times in three days | Now, he thanks his rescuers

Sammamish resident Larry Larsen ought to go and get some lottery tickets. On Jan. 13. Larsen's heart stopped…

Most of Issaquah's drinking water is pumped from four groundwater wells that draw water from the lower Issaquah Valley aquifer from a depth of about 80 feet or more below the ground surface.

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Crews to flush Issaquah water mains for two weeks, starting March 15

Thanks to the unique geology of wells that feed Issaquah's water supply, the City of Issaquah’s Public Works…

State patrol officers said a loaded Walther PK 390 semi-automatic handgun

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Driver points loaded gun in I-90 Road Rage incident

A 21-year-old Seattle man is in custody after pointing a loaded pistol at another driver on I-90 in…

The Central Issaquah Task Force is focusing on several themes to re-envision Central Issaquah and attract future redevelopment opportunities. The principle of a 'green necklace' is one of those themes.

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‘Green Necklace’ concept emerges in Central Issaquah Plan

Visioning long-range plans for redeveloping the city, a citizen’s panel is trying to incorporate a significant “green necklace”…

West Lake Sammamish Garden Club members Stephen and Gay Saunders surround themselves with green before the club's St. Pat's day bash.

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West Lake Sammamish Garden Club holds St. Patrick’s Day fete in Preston

The West Lake Sammamish Garden Club will hold a St. Patrick's Day Luncheon and Board Game Party on…

Daylight-saving time is March 14.

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It’s time: Daylight Saving this Sunday

Issaquah, get ready to increase your natural Vitamin D high. Daylight Saving Time is set to begin this…

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I-90 rush hour crash victim dies

A Snoqualmie man involved in a Feb. 22 vehicle rollover on Interstate 90 in Issaquah has succumbed to…

Speaking at a a March 4 news conference in Seattle

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Tiger Mountain resident, former nurse looks for ‘peace of mind’ in Death With Dignity law

For years since her diagnosis of terminal cancer, Tiger Mountain resident Kathy Sparks has been fighting an uncertain…

A scene from the Issaquah Women's Club High Tea event last November.

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Issaquah Women’s Club scholarships for local students

Continuing a proud tradition of helping the community, the Issaquah Women’s Club is offering “Follow Your Dream” scholarships…

Former Kiwanis of Issaquah President Gil Drynan speaks with Issaquah Mayor Ava Frisinger during her visit to the club on Wednesday.

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Mayor Frisinger enjoys warm welcome at Kiwanis club meeting

Over a lunch of pizza and salad greens with the Kiwanis Club of Issaquah at Gibson Hall on…

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City considers new road connection for Costco

Wrapping up their regular March 1 meeting in a “record time” of about nine minutes, City Council decided…

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School districts react to competing school levy proposals

With major staff reductions and cuts in the offing, local school districts have been hoping legislators in Olympia…

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More twists and turns in Park Pointe saga

With a subpoena arriving in the mail for Issaquah Planning Director Mark Hinthorne and an impending bankruptcy trial…

State Attorney General Rob McKenna addresses a Sammamish Rotary gathering Feb. 11 at Bellewood Retirement Apartments in Issaquah.

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Rise in foreclosures shows strain on families, community

Sammamish Councilmember John Curley lives in a comfortable neighborhood, on a quiet street of 13 homes in a…

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‘Conservative’ Issaquah budget numbers already in the red

The city’s economic outlook is already showing worrying signs. On Monday, officials released an update of the city’s…

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Newport Way improvement gets a third option

A Feb. 23 Committee of the Whole (COW) council meeting reviewed two different proposals to improve traffic flows…