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Candidates for the city of Sammamish’s arts

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Sammamish City Council appoints members to various commissions

Candidates for the city’s arts, planning, and parks and recreation commissions submitted applications by the end of 2015.…

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Sammamish seeks to fill deputy city manager, public works director positions

Faxed and mailed resumes will not be considered.

The property

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Mars Hill Church building remains empty nearly a year after Sammamish Council purchased it for $6.1 million

The two-story building of about 30,800 square feet sits unoccupied on 22 acres, and it’s costing the city…

Sammamish resident Wally Pereyra stands next to the city-owned culvert under East Lake Sammamish Parkway

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County grants funding to city of Sammamish for Zaccuse Creek culvert work

The city of Sammamish came into some money earmarked for design work regarding the replacement of a city-owned…

The city would see Southeast Fourth Street expanded on either side to include sidewalks

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Sammamish holds open house, shows preliminary design of SE 4th St

Sammamish residents got a glimpse of what Southeast Fourth Street might look as part of that completed town…

Sammamish Police Department

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Minors arrested for possession of marijuana | Sammamish police blotter Jan. 17-23

Jan. 22 THREE MINORS ARRESTED: Sammamish police arrested three minors in possession of marijuana around 12:42 a.m. in…

Christopher Lee

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Sammamish teen brings tech know-how to students in Africa

Christopher Lee, 15, has been volunteering to educate more than 140 students and teachers at a school in…

The current Margaret Mead Elementary School site is made up of six different buildings connected via outdoor walkways. If voters approve Lake Washington School District's 2016 bond

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Lake Washington School District Board of Directors approves $400M bond for April ballot

Some funding would be earmarked to rebuild, enlarge Margaret Mead Elementary School in Sammamish

Manuela Paul asks resident Florence Schock

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Family runs city’s first, only assisted living facility

As their culture is strongly based in family, the tradition of caring for their elders dates back to…

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Sammamish residents to have more recycling options, embedded compost service in 2017

It will take about a year for Republic Services to prepare to serve the entire city, according to…

The Lake Washington School District's plan for potential bond measures

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Public comment welcome on Lake Washington School District’s $400 M bond to fund new schools, repair older ones

The district's board of directors will vote on the 2016 bond measure, which will fund new schools and…

Kokanee blocked from moving further up Zaccuse Creek in mid-November 2015.

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Kokanee return | Third highest spawning run in the last two decades

Likely 4,000 kokanee, a species closely related to the sockeye salmon but which only live in Lake Sammamish,…

Issaquah police

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Grinch visits some Issaquah residents on Christmas | Issaquah police blotter Dec. 24-30

Reports were taken from Issaquah police incident logs

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Republic Services to haul all of Sammamish’s trash away in 2017

City Council awards the 2017-2025 contract to Republic Services Tuesday, after the decision was postponed by a temporary…

The Sammamish City Council unanimously elected Don Gerend Tuesday.

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Sammamish council elects mayor, deputy mayor

The Sammamish City Council unanimously elected Don Gerend as mayor and Ramiro Valderrama-Aramayo as deputy mayor Tuesday.

The Issaquah City Council elected Stacy Goodman as council president for 2016.

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Issaquah council elects council president, deputy council president

The Issaquah City Council elected Stacy Goodman as council president and Mary Lou Pauly as deputy council president…

The Sammamish Police Department is located at Sammamish City Hall off of 228th Avenue Southeast.

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Speedster cuts down tree | Sammamish police blotter Dec. 21-25

Reports were taken from King County Sheriff's Office incident logs

Skyline High School sophomore Eric Candaux jumps into Pine Lake Friday to welcome in the new year. Friends

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Sammamish residents welcome the new year with polar bear plunge | Video

What better way to start 2016 than by running 3.5 miles and jumping into Pine Lake in Sammamish?

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It looks like snow | Freezing temperatures expected Sunday night in Sammamish, Issaquah

There’s a 60 percent chance snow will dust the cities of Sammamish and Issaquah Sunday evening, according to…

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Scouts recycle Christmas trees on Plateau, Issaquah Highlands | Slideshow

For the 31st annual Scouts Tree Drive, an estimated 150-200 Scouts from six Sammamish troops — troop 500,…