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Overlake Hospital is offering free flu shots in exchange for a food donation for a local food bank.

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Overlake offers free flu shots for food donation this Sat.

Worried about flu season? Looking to contribute to a good cause? Overlake Hospital is offering residents an opportunity…

Issaquah High School senior David Erickson makes a call to a potential donor during the calling for kids fundraising campaign.

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School district ‘Calling for Kids’ campaign raises $235,200

The cowbells and telephones were ringing as the Issaquah Schools Foundation held their Oct. 20-21 Calling for Kids…

Former Issaquah School Board member Connie Fletcher stands in front of a display of former school board members during her farewell celebration.

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Fletcher bids Issaquah School District farewell

Passionate. Caring. A real advocate for kids. That’s how school officials, family and elected officials described Issaquah School…

Mountains to Sound Greenway Executive Director Cynthia Welti

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Newport trail fills greenway gap

City officials, transportation advocates and neighbors snipped the ribbon Wednesday, Oct. 21 to open a long-awaited pedestrian and…

Descriptions of the calls - provided below - are not intended to be representative of all police calls dipatched in Issaquah

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Issaquah Reporter debuts new police blotter on GoogleMaps

The Issaquah Reporter is experimenting with GoogleMaps, an online interactive mapping resource supported by Google, to support the…

“It’s time for us to stand up in this country and stop the divisiveness that I’ve seen in Washington D.C.

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Gov.: Issaquah/Swedish Hospital ‘Exactly what America needs’

According to Gov. Christine Gregoire, the other Washington should be paying attention to plans for Issaquah’s new hospital.…

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Power outages, rain hit area

Dozens of power outages and heavy rain across the area Tuesday night and Wednesday kept residents and students…

Gas rates in Washington state have nearly doubled since the year 2000.

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Natural gas rates drop again; electric rates go up slightly

The recession has local families pinching pennies, but at least pricey natural gas — for those who have…

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Beaver Lake drowning ruled a suicide

The drowning of a Sammamish woman last night in Beaver Lake has been ruled a suicide, the King…

Wet and windy weather is causing power outages across Sammamish and Issaquah. Power was restored to the most recently affected residential customers at 1:15 p.m. Wednesday afternoon.

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Power outages, rain hit Plateau and Issaquah

Dozens of power outages and heavy rain across the area Tuesday night and Wednesday kept residents and students…

Enterprise Washington's Erin McCallum moderates the panel of candidates for Issaquah City Council during an Oct. 13 forum.

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Issaquah council, school board candidates talk business at forum

Looking for local answers to business problems, the Greater Issaquah Chamber of Commerce held an Oct. 13 candidates…

Some spawning salmon were killed along with sculpin and trout in the ammonia spill.

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Darigold ammonia spill causes fish kill in Issaquah Creek

A small ammonia leak from the Darigold plant at Issaquah spilled through a storm drain into the East…

Issaquah High cheerleaders

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Friday morning traffic closures for Issaquah High Homecoming Parade

Issaquah High School is marching down Second Avenue Southeast Friday to celebrate the school’s annual Homecoming Day festivities,…

Councilmember David Kappler snapped this photo last year of ride participant Jeff Youngstom hauling an errant articulated bike. The bicycle was later re-united with it's owner.

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‘Bridges of Issaquah’ bike ride Oct. 10

Alternative transportation advocates Getting Around Issaquah Together (GAIT) announced member Bob Miller will lead an Oct. 10 bicycle…

Noted vintner David Lake.

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Noted vintner David Lake passes away Monday in Issaquah after a lengthy illness

Noted Washington vintner David Lake, the first to U.S. winemaker to hold a Master of Wine degree, passed…

The WNPA represents about 130 community newspapers in Washington state publishing mostly general-interest news.

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Issaquah/Sammamish Reporter wins six awards in statewide newspaper contest

Issaquah/Sammamish Reporter staff has won six awards – including three first places – in the 2009 Washington Newspaper…

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Declining Costco earnings better than expected

An audience spanning from worldwide investors to Mayor Ava Frisinger are keeping a close eye on Issaquah-based Costco…

Organizers estimate nearly 150

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Crowds flood Issaquah for Salmon Days

Thousands of spectators coming from far and wide lined Front Street and Northwest Gilman Boulevard Saturday for Issaquah’s…

Eastside Fire & Rescue's cost to the City of Issaquah will drop next year.

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Fire service lowers city bill for 2010

Issaquah city councilmembers were buoyed from news at a Sept. 29 Committee of the Whole meeting after learning…

At Issaquah School District Schools

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Schools encourage bus use to fill funding shortfall

Issaquah School District (ISD) dollars will be on the line next week as student bus-riders are tallied in…