Winning plaudits from Washington, D.C., Issaquah homeowners will soon be receiving a friendly reminder and some blue dye in the mail as part of the city’s campaign to conserve drinking water.
Starting March 15, the “Fix-A-Leak-Week” campaign is an effort to encourage local residents and homeowners to use common-sense measures — such as taking a shorter shower or fixing a leaky toilet resevoir.
Sammamish resident Larry Larsen ought to go and get some lottery tickets.
On Jan. 13. Larsen’s heart stopped beating when he suffered a cardiac arrest. He was saved by emergency CPR administered by a team of nearby veterinarians. But it was to be just the first of four occasions over the next three days when Larsen would clinically die.
Thanks to the unique geology of wells that feed Issaquah’s water supply, the City of Issaquah’s Public Works Operations Department will be conducting routine water main flushing over a period of two weeks, starting March 15.
Crews will conduct the annual maintenance on the mains in the northwest part of the city. The water lines serve neighborhoods that lie near the Interstate 90 corridor including Lakemont, Montreux, Talus, Pickering, Tibbetts Creek, Gilman and Newport.
A 21-year-old Seattle man is in custody after pointing a loaded pistol at another driver on I-90 in Seattle during…
Visioning long-range plans for redeveloping the city, a citizen’s panel is trying to incorporate a significant “green necklace” concept into…
The West Lake Sammamish Garden Club will hold a St. Patrick’s Day Luncheon and Board Game Party on Wednesday, March 17 from 10-1 p.m. at Vasa Hall, 10523 324th Place Southeast in Upper Preston.
Issaquah, get ready to increase your natural Vitamin D high. Daylight Saving Time is set to begin this Sunday, March…
A Snoqualmie man involved in a Feb. 22 vehicle rollover on Interstate 90 in Issaquah has succumbed to his injuries,…
For years since her diagnosis of terminal cancer, Tiger Mountain resident Kathy Sparks has been fighting an uncertain and losing battle to stay alive. But she’s grateful a new law – The Death With Dignity Act – will at least allow her to control when and how she dies.
Speaking publicly at a March 4 press conference at the Seattle Public Library almost a year after the law took effect, Sparks, 56, told the audience that once all other options were exhausted, the ability to control her end-of-life care gave her the ”peace of mind” she desired.
Continuing a proud tradition of helping the community, the Issaquah Women’s Club is offering “Follow Your Dream” scholarships this spring…
Over a lunch of pizza and salad greens with the Kiwanis Club of Issaquah at Gibson Hall on Wednesday, Issaquah…
Wrapping up their regular March 1 meeting in a “record time” of about nine minutes, City Council decided that plans…
With major staff reductions and cuts in the offing, local school districts have been hoping legislators in Olympia can provide…
With a subpoena arriving in the mail for Issaquah Planning Director Mark Hinthorne and an impending bankruptcy trial date, the end of developer Wellington Park Pointe LLC seemed nigh.
Sammamish Councilmember John Curley lives in a comfortable neighborhood, on a quiet street of 13 homes in a city which draws a sizable amount of income from property taxes. So it came as something of a shock to him when two of his neighbors’ properties went into foreclosure.
The city’s economic outlook is already showing worrying signs. On Monday, officials released an update of the city’s current budget….
A Feb. 23 Committee of the Whole (COW) council meeting reviewed two different proposals to improve traffic flows along Newport…
An Issaquah Rotary Club meeting took a ‘drama-tic’ turn in recognizing four local high school students and their accomplishments in…
Spring-like weather in the high 50s and bright sunshine over the weekend didn’t break records, but the warmth coaxed families…
Medics rushed to a Monday morning rush-hour accident on Westbound I-90 near Sunset Way in Issaquah after a motorist flipped over his vehicle, coming to rest in the bottom of a ravine.
