City looking for witnesses in Oct. 20 traffic incident
NEW — 3:30 p.m. Oct. 23, 2015 Police are seeking witnesses of an Oct. 20 traffic incident along Coal Creek Parkway. There was a reported confrontation between a bicyclist and a white van along...
View ArticleCity sees rash of evening garage burglaries
NEW — 4:05 p.m. Oct. 27, 2015 Newcastle Police Chief Melinda Irvine is asking residents to take precautions to protect property after a recent rash of evening residential garage burglaries. The...
View ArticleIssaquah School District sends $533.5 million bond issue to April ballot
NEW — 3:08 p.m. Oct. 30, 2015 The Issaquah School District is asking voters to approve a $533.5 million bond sale that will appear on the April 26 ballot. The Issaquah School Board unanimously approved...
View ArticleHalloween windstorm causing power outages
NEW — 1:12 p.m. Oct. 31, 2015 A Halloween windstorm is causing scattered power outages across the area. Puget Sound Energy offers up-to-date outage information, including restoration estimates, on its...
View ArticleCCUD commissioner to serve on state board
NEW — 5:19 p.m. Nov. 2, 2015 Coal Creek Utility District Commissioner Pam Martin is the Washington Association of Sewer & Water Districts’ new treasurer. General members elected her and she will...
View ArticleLinda Newing leads in early election results
NEW — 9:10 p.m. Nov. 3, 2015 Newcastle City Council candidates Linda Newing and Allen Dauterman lead their races in early election results. Newing is currently edging Victoria Sandoval for City Council...
View ArticleNotes from Newcastle — What’s in a name?
NEW — 5:40 p.m. Nov. 4, 2015 I’ve got a name for the new middle school. Tell me what you think. How does Milt Swanson Middle School sound? In my book, this one has everything the Renton School District...
View ArticleNotes from Newcastle — Editor bids fond farewell to all
NEW — 5:41 p.m. Nov. 4, 2015 After 10 1/2 years as editor of The Issaquah Press, and managing editor of our other newspapers — Sammamish Review, SnoValley Star and Newcastle News — I have given my...
View Article10th annual Diamond Awards is Nov. 19
NEW — 5:43 p.m. Nov. 4, 2015 It’s time to once again roll out the red carpet for the Newcastle community’s top contributors. The Newcastle Chamber of Commerce’s 2015 Diamond Awards ceremony, honoring...
View ArticleIssaquah School Board earns distinction honor
NEW — 2 p.m. Nov. 5, 2015 The Issaquah School Board was one of nine entities labeled a “Board of Distinction” by the Washington State School Directors’ Association Nov. 4. Issaquah joined school boards...
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Liberty students sing at national conference
NEW — 3:18 p.m. Nov. 6, 2015 ContributedLiberty High School singers (from left) Amanda Ross and Tiffany Yamasaki meet at Sea-Tac Airport to fly to Nashville and perform in a national chorus. Liberty...
View ArticleLiberty girls win Class 2A cross-country title
NEW — 1:40 p.m. Nov. 7, 2015 The Liberty High School girls cross-country team won the 2015 Class 2A state title today in Pasco. The Patriots’ top finisher was junior Brigette Takeuchi, who finished...
View ArticlePolice blotter
NEW — 3:32 p.m. Nov. 10, 2015 Lost and found Someone returned a package that was believed to be stolen from a porch in the 8500 block of 135th Avenue Southeast Oct. 1. The package was opened and the...
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Liberty golf team wins KingCo title
After a 2012 campaign that yielded zero wins, Alex Wilsey, then a Liberty High School freshman, didn’t see much hope in the Patriots’ boys golf team’s future. “We never really succeeded at all,” said...
View ArticlePlayoff roundup: Cross country teams shine at district meet
The Liberty girls cross country team won its sixth straight district title, enduring soggy, windy conditions at the Westside Classic Oct. 31. Liberty took the Class 2A West Central District 3 title in...
View ArticleStudy shows marijuana-positive drivers increased in 2014
Newly released data from the Washington Traffic Safety Commission shows that marijuana is increasing as a factor in deadly crashes. The number of drivers involved in deadly crashes who tested positive...
View ArticleCalendar — November 2015
Events All government buildings and libraries will be closed Nov. 11 in observance of Veteran’s Day. Newcastle Chamber of Commerce 10th annual Diamond Awards, 6:30 p.m. Nov. 19, $35/members,...
View ArticleLocal libraries host book sales
The Newcastle and Newport Way libraries will both host book sales in November. Newcastle kicks it off Nov. 14 with a mini holiday book sale. The Friends of the Newcastle Library group will take over...
View ArticleDiamond Awards ceremony is Nov. 19
The Newcastle Chamber of Commerce will honor the community’s top contributors at the 2015 Diamond Awards ceremony Nov. 19. Tickets are $35 for members and $40 for nonmembers. They are available online...
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Welcome to New Newcastle
When my grandnephew was a baby and did his best sleeping in a moving car, Newcastle Niece and I took a local driving trip to view all the new home developments. We called it “The Construction Tour.”...
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