District officials consider school safety concerns
The Dec. 14 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School may have happened on the other side of the country, but phones were ringing in the Issaquah School District. In the weeks following the shooting in...
View ArticleCounty offers landfill tour
King County extends an invitation for the public to take part in a free, guided tour of its Cedar Hills Regional Landfill on April 27. As a part of the county’s Earth Week series of educational events,...
View ArticleKing County holds landfill meeting in Issaquah
King County will host a community landfill meeting in the continued effort to gather feedback and share ideas. The King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks’ Solid Waste Division will host...
View ArticlePesticide free-yards sought
King County and Washington Toxics Coalition are offering Pesticide Free Zone ladybug signs free to families gardening without pesticides. Families can take a pledge and receive a sign to recognize...
View ArticleVoters approve park bond, narrow contenders for November election
NEW — 8:30 p.m., Aug. 6, 2013 King County voters approved the park bond by a large margin and narrowed the field for the general election this November. Votes will still be counted until the Aug. 20...
View ArticleKing County will honor climbing legends Jim Whittaker and Nawang Gombu by...
NEW — 1 p.m. Sept. 25, 2013 Join King County Executive Dow Constantine and mountaineering legend Jim Whittaker as King County honors Whittaker and climbing partner Sherpa Nawang Gombu for their...
View ArticleBoundary Review Board approves Klahanie annexation vote
NEW — 1:10 p.m., Oct. 11 2013 In quick order, the King County Boundary Review Board unanimously gave preliminary approval to Issaquah’s annexation request for the Klahanie area Oct. 10. Two long...
View ArticleKing County launches disaster preparedness program
King County Executive Dow Constantine recently launched the Resilient King County initiative, a countywide, two-year planning process for crafting a comprehensive long-term recovery strategy following...
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Off The Press — Surprises can still be found on government beat
A weird thing just happened in the city of Sammamish. Tom CorriganPress reporter The final word has yet to be written, but local officials and residents have reason to be optimistic, maybe even happy....
View ArticleFederal legislators urge emergency federal funding for I-90 overpass
NEW — 4:45 p.m. April 22, 2015 Senators Patty Murray (D-WA) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA) joined Rep. Dave Reichert (WA-8) in urging Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx to grant Emergency Relief program...
View ArticleRecycle, reuse clothing through new Threadcycle
King County and Seattle Public Utilities have launched Threadcycle, a joint effort to reduce the estimated 40,000 tons of clothes, shoes and linens that area residents and businesses send to landfills...
View ArticleTo the Editor — July 9, 2015
Recycling center Residents still need the center, will miss convenience Our household is saddened by the news of the closure of the Issaquah Recycling Center. Not all of us here on the outskirts of...
View ArticleTent City 4 lands in Snoqualmie with plans to stay until November
Moving from Issaquah as promised July 11, the homeless encampment known as Tent City 4 has landed in Snoqualmie near Echo Lake and Interstate 90. “Everything is going well so far,” camp...
View ArticleTo the Editor — Aug. 13, 2015
NEW — 2:31 p.m. Aug. 11, 2015 Seafair Blue Angels’ plane models are beautiful when used for peace My wife and I attended Seafair on Saturday, Aug. 1, and the air show again amazed me. As I was watching...
View ArticleBartell Drugs hosts School Tools for Kids in Need donation drive
NEW — 6 a.m. Aug. 16, 2015 Bartell Drugs seeks donations of school supplies and hygiene products for its 12th annual School Tools for Kids in Need through Aug. 29 at all 64 Bartell Drugs locations. The...
View ArticlePower failure leads to overflow at county’s Sunset Pump Station
NEW — 5:20 p.m. Aug. 24, 2015 Crews with King County’s Wastewater Treatment Division responded quickly to an overflow that occurred shortly after noon on Monday at the Sunset Pump Station, located at...
View ArticleVasa Park beach reopens; officials say water quality is safe for swimming and...
NEW — 3:33 p.m. Aug. 27, 2015 Vasa Park beach on Lake Sammamish is again open for swimming and boating after being closed Monday in response to a sewage overflow from King County’s Sunset Pump Station....
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