The following information was compiled from City of Issaquah police reports: Police uncovered five transient camps in the wooded area…
A growing landslide on Squak Mountain is threatening to take out power and water to a hundred homes atop the hillside.
BY CELESTE GRACEY
Issaquah Reporter
Under threat of extinction, about 14,000 Kokanee salmon are now expected to find a home at Lake Sammamish.
It’s the second year the Issaquah Salmon Hatchery released the rare fish, but it’s the first time the hatchery successfully bred them.
BY CELESTE GRACEY
Issaquah Reporter
Ten trees, the first in the memorial grove, were planted at Squak Valley Park South, which is in the middle of an extensive restoration.
The arbor day project brought out the area’s top conservationists, many who had won the Kees environmental award. They had little qualms about squashing about in thick mud and planting their own trees.
While Issaquah may no longer be a small town, it doesn’t mean it’s ready to let go of its small-town…
All residents of the unincorporated areas of King County would have a single point of contact for county services, with teams of existing staff assigned to work with community groups, under a reform of the public engagement process for the unincorporated areas proposed today by County Executive Dow Constantine.
Vendors and patrons alike were excited to see the opening of the Issaquah Farmers Market for the first time this season April 16 outside The Pickering Barn.
King County Executive Dow Constantine, Issaquah Mayor Ava Frisinger, Sammamish Mayor Don Gerend, Bellevue Mayor Don Davidson, plus representatives of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and local volunteers will come together Monday at a ceremony marking the conclusion of another season of Lake Sammamish kokanee salmon restoration work.
The Issaquah Police Department, in partnership with the DEA, is hosting an event to take back old or leftover medicine from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. In addition, Issaquah residents only can drop off their unused or expired medications anytime from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday (excluding holidays) at the police department after April 30.
The City of Issaquah is accepting nominations for its 2011 Issaquah Hall of Fame winner.
BY CELESTE GRACEY
ISSAQUAH REPORTER
Two chickens narrowly escaped a barn fire this morning, but luckily firefighters knew how to wrangle the birds away from the burning building.
BY CELESTE GRACEY
ISSAQUAH REPORTER
Police identified the shooters in a Lake Sammamish State Park fight that left two dead last July.
One of the shooters died during the incident, and the other man was killed in what police call self defense. Police don’t expect that prosecutors will file murder or manslaughter charges.
BY CELESTE GRACEY
ISSAQUAH REPORTER
A sting by the Washington State Liquor Control Board and Issaquah Police lead to nine citations to businesses serving minors alcohol last week.
BY CELESTE GRACEY
ISSAQUAH REPORTER
A compilation of events as reported by the Issaquah police department
BY CELESTE GRACEY
Issaquah Reporter
Root by root the kids of Vista Academy continued an effort April 13 to restore parts of Cybil-Madeline Park by cutting away invasive plants.
While the effort was a welcome site for the city, which has plans to develop the old farmlands into a downtown park, it’s also an opportunity for conservationists to teach kids the importance of natural areas.
BY CELESTE GRACEY
Issaquah Reporter
Redmond’s Together Center, may be an example of how similar nonprofits can work in Issaquah, given enough support.
The center finished a city-funded feasibility study to explore opening of such a campus in Issaquah.
Robb Hunt, Village Theatre Executive Producer, has not had too many complaints about holding KIDSTAGE shows in Bellevue’s Theatre at Meydenbauer Center for the past nine months. But now, he said, it feels like the KIDSTAGE program is back where it belongs.
Although the 1980’s feel like almost-modern history, in many ways they represent a watershed era for the Issaquah area. Take, for example, the issue of women’s rights. In the 1980s Issaquah women were at the forefront of opening traditionally all-male organizations to female membership.
The condition of the state’s education system will be the topic of a speech and open discussion April 20 in Issaquah, led by Kelly Munn, State Field Director for the Washington League of Education Voters (LEV).
BY CELESTE GRACEY
Thirteen-year-old Arjun Kumar’s arms wavered beneath the weight of the world atlas as he posed for a photo.
Despite the size of the book, which was taller than his torso, his memory was bigger.
The Issaquah teen won first-place in the state geography bee last week, and now looks forward to a trip to Washington D.C. for the national competition at the Smithsonian Institute.