The National Weather Service is predicting heavy rain for the end of this week, which serves as a good reminder to Issaquah citizens and businesses that now is the time to get ready for fall and winter storms.
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The Skyline Spartans captured the KingCo 4A championship with a 16-12 victory over Bothell. The Oct. 30 contest was broadcast live nationally on ESPNU. Fellow Sammamish-based school Eastside Catholic won its first Metro League Championship since 1993 by beating West Seattle 38-14 on Friday night. For full stories about the championship games, check the online sports section. Or, to see more game and crowd photos, visit www.issaquah-reporter.com or www.sammamish-reporter.com and click on the “photos reprints” tab.
Local high schools. The Nightmare at Beaver Lake. Pike Place Market. Nature.
Members of the Cedar Hills Preservation Alliance have filed an amendment to a suit to block the development of the former Cedar Hills Alcohol Treament center south of Issaquah near Maple Valley into a transitional housing project.
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The city of Issaquah is continuing its efforts toward securing a new aquatic center with a feasibility study.
After spending eight years working out of a double-wide trailer at a temporary location, firefighters at Station 72 will have a new place to call home.
The room rumbled on Tuesday night at the Westin Hotel in Seattle as a crowd of democratic supporters cheered for Gov. Christine Gregoire in unison, “Four more years. Four more years.”
What is happening at the King County Elections Office in Renton today began in 2004, in the wake of a highly controversial governor’s election that sparked hundreds of reforms in how the county runs elections.
As voters across state and nation streamed to polling places, Gov. Christine Gregoire made a brief stop in her hometown of Auburn on Tuesday morning to whip up a roomful volunteers at local Democratic headquarters on Auburn Way South.
As predicted, voter turnout is strong and things are running smoothly at the polls, according to King County.
“No new property taxes” was the refrain of the night on Monday as the Issaquah City Council voted unanimously to turn down a 1 percent property tax increase recommended in the 2009 proposed budget.
Issaquah Police on Thursday arrested two men on suspicion of robbery, wrapping up a nearly month-long investigation.
A dead crow found Oct. 16 at City Hall Northwest has tested positive for West Nile Virus, health officials announced Thursday.
It’s the third crow found this year in King County to test positive for the virus, though the only one in Issaquah. The others were found in Kirkland and Redmond.
The Rotary Club of Sammamish this month honored four students.
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Issaquah School Board members and Superintendent Steve Rassmussen listened attentively to a half dozen speakers representing maintenance workers who are currently undergoing contract negotiations with the district. Dozens more turned out in support at a board meeting last week.
