Mindy Carland was in Pennsylvania visiting family when she heard the news. Her daughter, Danielle “Dani” Cogswell, a Skyline graduate currently attending the University of Louisville, had been found dead in her apartment.
The Issaquah City Council recognized EnviroStars Certified businesses in Issaquah at its Aug. 4 meeting, thanking them for their efforts to create an environmentally sustainable work environment.
The city of Sammamish Teen Fest started summer with a bang in June as skaters from all over the Greater Seattle area came together to put on some of the greatest runs the Sammamish Park has seen.
The Rotary Club of Sammamish is transitioning into a new year, and with new leadership. Cary Young has been named the new Rotary president and will be replacing Bill Bastine, who, Young said, led the club to a very successful year.
Becky Henchman has lived in the Seattle area for more than 20 years and decided that it was finally time to meet her neighbors.
Amol Garg, a 14-year-old Sammamish resident, rode his bike more than 200 miles in the hottest Seattle to Portland Classic yet, all to raise money for children’s education in India.
Danielle “Dani” Cogswell, a 22-year-old Skyline High School graduate, was found dead in her University of Louisville apartment complex early Monday morning. Police say they’re handling the investigation as an overdose.
It may have been raining on July 22, but that didn’t stop approximately 150 people from showing up to the East Sammamish Park soccer field to see Eric Hurman and the Thunder Puppies, presented by the Kiwanis Club of Sammamish.
The Issaquah School District could close Tiger Mountain Community High School as early as 2015, following a proposal June 25 by school Superintendent Ron Thiele. The school will remain open for the 2014-15 school year. The public will have 90 days to comment on the issue.
After two and a half years of planning, the Sammamish City Council voted Tuesday night to adopt the Big Rock Master Plan, but with amendments.
The Sammamish City Council made their ordinance decision on homeless encampments Tuesday night, as hundreds packed City Hall to, once again, voice their opinions.
Emotions were high as hundreds of residents turned out for the June 17 Sammamish City Council meeting to voice their opinions regarding the ongoing East Lake Sammamish Trail Project (ELST).
Sammamish senior Jaimey Hayes graduated from high school June 21 without setting foot in a traditional classroom in more than a year.
Richard Belcher, a humanities teacher at Eastlake High School, is retiring after a 41-year career as an educator and coach.
In the midst of celebrating the last day of school, Beaver Lake Middle School took time to honor an educator and coach who had gone above and beyond to make their school great. At a special ceremony, the Beaver Lake Middle School gym and basketball court were dedicated to Chuck Lee, a Sammamish resident, teacher and coach who died in February.
Sammamish community members gathered at the EX3 Teen Center to discuss bringing a community theater to the city.
Sammamish citizens voiced their opinions regarding homeless encampments in the city at the council’s meeting Tuesday night, with many supporting the encampments and others discouraging them altogether.
Sammamish parks soon will be tobacco free. The City Council voted May 6 to prohibit any person from lighting such things as cigarettes, vapor electric cigarettes, cigars, pipes of any kind and other products such as chewing tobacco from parks and marine areas.
Members of the Seattle Mariners visited Sunny Hills Elementary School in Sammamish on Tuesday to talk about the need to stay drug-free and to respect themselves.
At the May 14 Chamber of Commerce Luncheon, Sammamish City Manager Ben Yazici told community members that the state of the city is strong.
Hundreds of volunteers from Pine Lake Covenant Church and Sammamish Hills Lutheran Church spent May 10 working for 35 nonprofits across the region.
Anne Schaefer, Sammamish Arts Commission chairman, updated the city on the commission’s activities at the council’s May 13 special study session meeting.
Jared Files, an Eastlake High School graduate, has written and published his first science fiction book and will be signing copies at Samantha Smith Elementary on May 27.
