Sammamish Citizen Corps Council (SCCC), Eastside Fire and Rescue (EFR) and the City of Sammamish invite the community to learn more about being prepared for disasters.
The people of Issaquah always knew it — but now it’s “ohfishal.”
The Issaquah Salmon Days Festival is one of the best in the world.
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Three Eastside Fire & Rescue engines extinguished flames from a single vehicle fire Wednesday on a rural Tiger Mountain road after the vehicle reportedly overheated and burst into flames.
Approval of plans at a Sept. 16 Planning Commission for a new fire station serving the Northwest area of Issaquah…
The King County Sheriff’s Office is asking that parents and students in the Maple Hills area east of Renton be…
Dr. Roger Stark, a retired heart surgeon and former Republican candidate for the state Legislature, presented his argument for less regulation of the health insurance market as a solution to the nation’s health care problems, at the monthly meeting of the Issaquah Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday.
Two years ago, facing the reality that their school was about to be turned into a construction site, students at Issaquah High School realized they might need to change the way they go about their everyday school lives.
The Sammamish Chamber of Commerce’s annual fundraiser, the BRAVO! Dinner and Auction, is not new to the Plateau.
For the last four years, the BRAVO! event has been a hit with Sammamish residents and has ensured the Chamber is able to keep contributing to community events like the SAMMI Awards, Fourth on the Plateau, and the weekly Farmers Market, May though September.
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In August of this year, Lewis County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Mike Gallagher was killed when he collided with an elk on Highway 12, responding to all call for backup at the scene of a domestic disturbance.
The governor’s speech was full of praise and admiration for the voluntary service work and fundraising undertaken by those gathered before her.
The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) has announced that due to a series of repairs this weekend, traffic cameras on Interstate 5, from Spokane Street to the King/Pierce county line, will be down.
The City of Sammamish Employees Committee have agreed to take a pay cut, as the city struggles to deal with reduced revenue as a result of the downturn in economic activity.
The City of Issaquah Parks and Recreation Department will investigate a number of options for Timberlake Park, following the decision to ban pets from the park after numerous complaints during the summer that unrestrained dogs were causing a nuisance there.
The third in our series of Q and A sessions with the candidates for Sammamish City Council.
Given the likely purchase of the existing library as a recreation/teen center, what do you think the city’s plans should be for a bigger, more comprehensive, recreational facility in the town center? Given that, depending on its size, a pool could run the cost anywhere between $20 and $45 million, do you think a pool is an important part of any future plans?
The third in our series of Q and A sessions with the candidates for Issaquah City Council.
Do you think putting a gas station in the Issaquah Highlands compromises the sustainable, ecologically friendly, vision of the development and the city? Given that almost all high level discussions on the future of transportation recognize greatly reduced oil consumption in favor of other modes of transport, do you think this is an investment worthy of the city’s support?
Drivers should plan ahead for delays on state Route 900 this weekend as crews replace a culvert south of Talus Drive.
If the public meeting held at Beaver Lake Lodge last week was any indication, whether or not to put synthetic turf and lights on the playing fields at Beaver Lake Park will be one of the most intensely debated issues in the city since it was founded 10 years ago.
Like clockwork, almost, the Issaquah Salmon Hatchery turns into a hive of activity in early September, as the chinook run brings the famous fish to Issaquah Creek.
