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Mercer Island Mourns Loss of Soccer Coach Steve Newman
Islanders Boys Head Soccer Coach Steve Newman passed away on Oct. 12. Details of a memorial service are pending.

Islanders Boys Head Soccer Coach Steve Newman passed away on Oct. 12. Details of a memorial service are pending.

We're searching for the best Halloween Costume in America. Enter yourself or your kids for a chance to win $5,000.
Prices for several postal rates will see an increase next year, including a 1-cent increase to 46 cents for first-class domestic letters and a 5-cent increase to $1.10 for international letters.
Mercer Island High School business and marketing teacher Kristine van der Hoeven was selected to attend an all-expenses-paid seminar in September at University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business.
Youth Theatre Northwest's annual haunted forest at Island Crest Park starts tonight with a preview at 7 p.m., while a "Once Upon a Halloween", staged for a younger audience (3+) will begin on Sunday, Oct. 21.
Emergency Preparedness volunteers, supported by City Hall and Albertsons, erected a the display in July to demonstrate the supplies needed to survive a catastrophic disaster for seven days.
The Mercer Island Fire Department reminds residents to remember several fire safety tips in recognition of Fire Safety and Prevention Week, Oct. 7-13.
Shoppers who donate old costumes get a $10-off coupon on a purchase of $30 or more.
Washington state has the highest minimum wage in the country.
Get the details on the vice-presidential debate and comment on what you're hoping to hear.
Mercer Island Patch wants to tell your story during Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which means a variety of pink products will be hitting the shelves. But, do your pink purchases always go towards the cause?
A solar explosion has created a wave of solar particles striking the Earth's atmosphere late last night PST and creating a spectacular light show — and it could happen again tonight.
America’s Car Museum is hosting ‘Parental Daycare’ during the Oct. 9 Justin Bieber concert.
Columbus Day is on Monday, Oct. 8 this year.
From galas to walks to shopping, here's how you can participate, pledge support and donate to the cause on Mercer Island and in Washington state.
Puget Sound Energy’s Green Power program will contribute $10 to a local school's PTSA for every new Green Power subscriber.
The City of Mercer Island will offer residents a free opportunity to recycle clutter and items unsafe for landfill disposal like alkaline batteries, motor oil and styrofoam on Oct. 27 at the Mercer Island boat Launch.
Not all of Mercer Island's road work happened on Island Crest Way this summer. See the city map for locations of the city's road projects for 2012 - 2017.
Commissioner of Public Lands Peter Goldmark: We are taking the unprecedented step of extending the burn ban and asking everyone to be patient and vigilant until we see some rain.