An armed gunman stood at the front of an Eastlake High School classroom last Friday afternoon, while students huddled at their desks with their heads hidden in their arms. A team of police officers bursts through the classroom door and took down the shooter in a flurry of bullets.
Eastside Fire & Rescue got an extra boon this week.
Issaquah School Board members last week got their first official glimpse into next year’s financial plan in the first reading of the 2008-2009 budget.
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Reece Anderson should have died eight months ago.
Skyline senior wide receiver Gino Simone, one of the more highly touted players in the state, verbally committed to Washington State University last weekend.
A proposed development near East Lake Sammamish Parkway, Southeast 56th Street and Black Nugget road in Issaquah may include seven buildings and as much as 118,000 square feet of new commercial space, plans show.
Issaquah city officials last week filed to appeal an immediate action order from the Department of Ecology requiring groundwater monitoring.
Community members are invited to the fifth annual Hometown Issaquah Reunion at the Issaquah Depot, 50 Rainier Blvd. N. from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sept. 13. In addition to a chance to meet other residents, former residents and descendants of pioneers, this year’s reunion will offer workshops for attendees to preserve their own personal history.
Supplies are very low at the Issaquah Food Bank, and organizers of the Concert on the Green series hope to collect enough donations and goods at next week’s concert to help them serve clients in need.
The final concert in the series — which will also mark the 100th concert since the community started the tradition — will be from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 26 at the Issaquah Community Center, 301 Rainier Blvd. S.
Several representatives from Port Blakely Communities met with the Council Transportation Committee on Aug. 14 to further discuss the vacation of Federal Drive, while dozens of community members listened in.
Longview Timberlands officials announced that they closed about 344,183 acres of the company’s tree farms to public and recreational access starting Aug. 15 because of high forest fire danger in Washington and Oregon.
Racers faced the finish line, eyes squinting east toward the merciless morning sun. The starter waved a black-and-white checkered flag and sent four helmeted heads down the 300-yard course on Southeast 24th Street.
The YWCA has selected Walsh Construction to be the builder for the YWCA Family Village in the Issaquah Highlands.
The Family Village will include 150 new apartments and townhomes ranging in size from studios to three bedrooms.
Longview Timberlands officials announced that they closed about 344,183 acres of the company’s tree farms to public and recreational access starting Aug. 15 because of high forest fire danger in Washington and Oregon.
It’s called the top two, and voters need to understand it for next Tuesday’s primary election.
Washington’s method of conducting primaries – challenged on legal grounds by political parties but upheld in a ruling by the nation’s highest court – can be confusing.
Eastside Fire & Rescue announced an extra boon this week.
The department’s Board of Directors approved the acceptance of a $15,000 grant from the Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company.
In a change of venue from years past, the Cory O’Brien Memorial Fund dinner and auction will be from 5 p.m. until close on Sept. 20 at Pogacha Restaurant in Issaquah.
Eastside Fire and Rescue’s budget procedure is right on track, Finance Chief Dave Gray told the board of directors Tuesday.
