Gypsy moths are back on the radar in Ballard. The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) is laying almost 1000 traps, predominantly in a 60-acre area of Crown Hill during the month of June. The effort is in response to finding an…MORE
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Correction
Tue, 06/13/06
In the High Point-Fairmount Park school story in the June 7 issue, the number of buildings considered for closure is nine, not as stated. We regret the error.
MOREDuty calls for local fireman
Tue, 06/13/06
Seattle Fire Fighter Travis O'Connor is trading in his department issued helmet for a pair of combat boots as he prepares to go to Iraq as a U.S. Navy Seabee.
O'Connor, 34 years old, has worked at Ballard's Station 18 for the last four…MORE
Warsinske graduates with highest honors
Tue, 06/13/06
Katharine A. Warsinske, daughter of Charles and Adele Warsinske of West Seattle, graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology with Highest Honors on May 27, in Rochester, NY.
Warsinske holds a Master of Science in School Psychology…MORE
County ethics case dismissed
Tue, 06/13/06
The King County ombudsman has dismissed an ethics complaint against the chief of staff for County Councilman Dow
Constantine said the June 1 ruling confirmed that the complaint, filed by mining company Glacier Northwest against his Chief…MORE
New First Mutual Bank opens
Wed, 06/07/06
Passing motorists have been watching construction of the new First Mutual Bank north of the Junction for many months and it's almost time to cut the ribbon.
The new First Mutual Bank opens Thursday, June 8 and the festivities begin at 10 a…MORE
Annexation boiled down to street maintenance and political representation
Wed, 06/07/06
White Center Heights resident Jerry Foley still prefers that North Highline remain unincorporated but he grudgingly accepts the inevitability of having to join either Seattle or Burien, and he's leaning toward Burien.
Foley was among the…MORE
Burien weighs in
Wed, 06/07/06
Tom and Averill Reno have lived happily in Burien since 1956 and, like many retirees who have settled down, they do not think highly of change.
"What I want is for somebody to start a 'save Burien' campaign and forget this whole thing - we…MORE
Annexation concerns voiced
Wed, 06/07/06
Tom and Averill Reno have lived happily in Burien since 1956 and, like many retirees who have settled down, they do not think highly of change.
"What I want is for somebody to start a 'save Burien' campaign and forget this whole thing-we…MORE
Cook dies after tumble
Wed, 06/07/06
A 43-year-old woman died May 31 after falling out of a delivery truck as it crossed the West Seattle Bridge.
Yen Nguyen, a cook, suffered fatal head and bone fractures when she fell out the rear door of the truck as it headed westbound…MORE