Ava Frisinger will begin her fourth term as the Mayor of Issaquah in November of this year.
The City of Issaquah’s Public Works Department will soon look into ways to retain greater control of stormwater regulations in the city.
The Rotary Club of Sammamish tipped its collective hat to a group of Eastside Catholic students recently, honoring them as Students of the Month.
The legislative session may have just ended, but the state’s struggles with the budget has only just begun, legislators told Eastside chamber members during the 2009 East King County Chambers of Commerce Legislative Coalition Wrap Up event last Wednesday, June 3.
Eastside Fire & Rescue provides fire protection, emergency medical and rescue services to much of East King County.
On Tuesday, June 2 at 11:40 a.m., Eastside Fire and Rescue was called to a school bus fire located behind the Issaquah School District bus garage.
A task force — targeted at decreasing burglaries — is in its beginning stages with the King County Prosecutor’s Office.
None of these events can happen without the help of volunteers.
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A month and a half of detective work by Sammamish Police paid off dramatically on Monday morning when a raid involving Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) teams and two separate locations netted about $25,000 in stolen goods, plus drug manufacturing equipment and a stolen shotgun.
A 27-year-old Issaquah man was killed in a single car accident on the Issaquah-Hobart Road on Friday night.
The City of Issaquah is on the verge of adopting provisions for alternative energy sources into its municipal code, including permitting wind turbines on non-residential land, and allowing solar panels to be exempt from building height restrictions.
Despite being hard hit by the crisis in the housing market and resultant economic contraction, Issaquah’s heralded zHome project is still seeking a way forward in the Highlands.
Jordan Issacs swam, rode and ran the race of his life, one of the many tired but happy winners at the Issaquah Triathlon at Lake Sammamish State Park on Saturday.
During the City of Sammamish council elections race of 2007, a suitable and affordable venue for a candidate question and answer forum could not be found, and so no such forum was held.
Three houses were evacuated and a section of streets blocked off after a car accident broke a natural gas device on 248th Avenue Southeast, near Southeast 17th Street, on Monday night.
Incumbent City of Sammamish Council member, Kathy Huckabay, announced last week that she will not be seeking a third term when elections are held in November.
Current Mayor of Sammamish and foundation council member Don Gerend has announced he will run for re-election to the Sammamish City Council.
Incumbent Issaquah City Council President Maureen McCarry has announced that she will run for re-election.
Athletic fields, a swimming beach, stray dogs and access for pedestrians – those are the four topics that have most concerned Sammamish residents and users of Beaver Lake Park as the city continues it efforts to draft a Master Plan for management of one of the area’s most popular recreational resources.