Habitat for Humanity this week confirmed plans to build 10 homes in the Issaquah Highlands for low income families.
Habitat for Humanity will begin construction on new affordable homes in Issaquah this year.
Network Services of Puget Sound, an Eastside charity run by a Fall City woman, is being taken to court by the Washington Attorney General amid allegations that the charity put out bad information to potential donors.
Two officers responded to a report of malicious mischief at 12:32 a.m. Dec. 23 in the 18300 block of Southeast Newport Way.
Last winter we were reminded of the devastating potential of avalanches, with nine people killed in and around the mountains of the Northwest.
Bicycle thieves had a big score recently, stealing nearly $15,000 worth of bicycles from a home in Sammamish.
This year Sammamish City Police Detective Amy Jarboe and a number of local police officers joined forces with the United States Marine Corp outfit from Fort Lewis to raise toys and money for children and families in need as part of the Marine’s Toys for Tots program.
As they have done for the past 24 years, the Boy Scout troops of Sammamish will again collect and recycle discarded Christmas trees in the area.
A new year brings new beginnings, and so it is for the Issaquah School District.
The City of Issaquah was busy during 2008. Here are some important issues that came up during the year, some of which will continue into 2009:
On Tuesday night firefighters from Eastside Fire and Rescue spent several hours battling a blaze which eventually consumed a house near Tiger Mountain.
Issaquah Rotary’s Third Annual Grape Escape: 6-9 p.m. Feb. 28. Wine-tasting event funds scholarships for local students.
In 2001, then Eastlake High School senior Jamie Bastine created the Junior Orthopedic Guild for a senior project.
Congratulations to Mandy Nussbaum, a senior at Issaquah High School.
She has been selected as the October Red Robin Scholar Athlete of the Month by the IHS Booster Club and Red Robin Restaurant.
For Paul and Jessica Smith, like many other young families, the last week of December is a wonderful time of excitement and celebration.
But they will remember Christmas of 2008 very differently.
Speculation about the reconstruction of the East Lake Sammamish Parkway (ELSP) is as old as the City of Sammamish itself.
The festive atmosphere that accompanied heavy snow falls in Sammamish over the past week turned to tragedy on Sunday, when a 40-year-old local woman was run over by a four-wheel drive vehicle.
Cities around western Washington came to a halt this past week as snow and ice pummeled the roads, and Issaquah and Sammamish were no exception.
Bargaining negotiations between the Issaquah School District and Teamsters Local 763 have continued with a fourth mediation session Dec. 3, where the district provided the Teamsters with a package proposal consisting of economic enhancements and non-economic proposals, according to school district officials.
Teachers are familiar with testing – though in most cases they’re administering them, not taking them.
But for 13 Issaquah School District teachers that wasn’t the case this past year, as they undertook rigorous testing to become National Board Certified teachers.
