Marijuana, Quadrant Homes proposal and more on Sept. 15 council agenda
NEW — 2 p.m. Sept. 14, 2015 The Newcastle City Council will hold a regular meeting Tuesday, Sept. 15. The evening’s main agenda item is council consideration of a Quadrant Homes plat application. Plans...
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Weed Warriors to host Saturday knotweed workshop
NEW — 6:11 p.m. Sept. 15, 2015 Newcastle Weed Warriors, the city of Newcastle, King Conservation District and the King County Noxious Weeds Program will show residents how to combat invasive knotweed...
View ArticlePrepare for Newcastle Golf Club Road closure
NEW — 4:25 p.m. Sept. 17, 2015 A portion of Newcastle Golf Club Road will be reduced to a single lane beginning Sept. 21. Construction on the AvalonBay project requires an around-the-clock one-lane...
View ArticleNext Back2WorkNow session is Sept. 30
NEW — 3:07 p.m. Sept. 21, 2015 Reinvigorate your job search with a five-session boot camp. Back2WorkNow is a program designed to help unemployment insurance recipients who are exhausting or have...
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Progress continues on new middle school
NEW — 3:30 p.m. Sept. 21, 2015 NAC ArchitectureDesigns for the future Newcastle middle school show an open plaza entrance with benches for seating, and lots of windows in the two-story building....
View ArticleProperty values mailed to area residents
NEW — 4:17 p.m. Sept. 23, 2015 The office of King County Assessor Lloyd Hara mailed the 2015 property valuation notices for Area 64 — Newcastle. Residential properties increased 12 percent in Area 64;...
View ArticleHazen’s Kaleb Magee earns WIAA Athlete of the Week Award
NEW — 4:30 p.m. Sept. 23, 2015 Hazen High School running back Kaleb Magee earned Washington Interscholastic Activities Association’s Athlete of the Week honors for his Sept. 17 performance against...
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Aurora Bridge crash triggers emergency call for blood donors
NEW — 2:42 p.m. Sept. 24, 2015 Bloodworks Northwest has issued an urgent appeal to blood donors to help meet critical needs in the wake of today’s Aurora Bridge bus accident. “With up to 40 people with...
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Rainworks piece pops up at Lake Boren Park
NEW — 12:42 p.m. Sept. 25, 2015 City of Newcastle photoThe Rainworks team created one of its rain-activated, positive message art installations in Lake Boren Park. The Rainworks team left a little...
View ArticlePaving work could cause delays
NEW — 3:32 p.m. Sept. 28, 2015 Paving work along Newcastle Way could cause delays Sept. 29 to Oct. 2. The city will reduce the road to one lane between 116th Avenue Southeast and 119th Avenue Southeast...
View ArticleTo the Editor — Vote for Linda Newing for City Council seat
NEW — 2:56 p.m. Sept. 30, 2015 Newcastle has the opportunity to elect an excellent candidate to Position 1, City Council: Linda Newing. I have had the honor of working with Linda for the past two...
View ArticleStudents named Merit scholarship semifinalists
NEW — 2:59 p.m. Sept. 30, 2015 Several local high school seniors were among about 16,000 semifinalists for the annual National Merit Scholarship. The high school seniors have an opportunity to continue...
View ArticleSilver Alerts begin in Washington, first one is used in Issaquah
NEW — 3 p.m. Sept. 30, 2015 On Aug. 27, law enforcement agencies in Washington began using a new notification to alert the public of missing persons who fit the criteria for a Silver Alert. On Sept....
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Newcastle railroads — Here yesterday, gone today
NEW — 3:05 p.m. Sept. 30, 2015 There is not a single foot of railroad track in Newcastle today, but the railroads played a big part in the development of the coal fields and eventually the city. Parts...
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Candidates talk about the issues, vie for newspaper endorsement
NEW — 3:16 p.m. Sept. 30, 2015 Candidates for the only contested Newcastle City Council race separately convened in Issaquah Sept. 25, where they met with The Issaquah Press newspaper group General...
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Allen Dauterman is lone candidate for City Council Position No. 3
NEW — 3:21 p.m. Sept. 30, 2015 Newcastle City Council candidate Allen Dauterman takes his unique situation in stride. Dauterman, chairman of the city’s Planning Commission, is running unopposed for...
View ArticleHere’s what to expect on your November ballot
NEW — 3:26 p.m. Sept. 30, 2015 Former Newcastle Planning Commissioner Rob Lemmon’s voters’ pamphlet statement begins with a declaration. “I’m Rob Lemmon, and I was a candidate.” “Was” is the operative...
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