The Kirkland City Council during its meeting Tuesday unanimously approved a seven-year contract with Waste Management, Inc. (WMI) for the collection of garbage, recyclable items and compostable materials beginning on July 1.
Alison Stout from Kirkland will run in the 115th Boston Marathon on April 18 to help conquer cancer as a member of the Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge team.
The blotter feature is both a description of a small selection of police incidents and a statistical round-up of all calls to the Kirkland Police Department that are dispatched to on-duty police officers. The Kirkland Reporter Police Blotter is not intended to be representative of all police calls originating in Kirkland, which average about 800 per week.
Kirkland residents are invited to provide comments by March 24 on the 2011 Stormwater Management Program that identifies the city’s strategies to engage and educate the public about stormwater management, prevent spills and dumping into the stormwater system, and require development projects to control and treat runoff.
Felicia and her three children were in a bad situation. Her husband was abusive and when she began to fear for her children’s safety she knew it was time to get out. She picked up her kids from school and never returned to the place that had become like “hell.”
Representatives Steve Kirby, D-Tacoma, and Larry Springer, D-Kirkland, along with the City of Kirkland’s lobbyists have all said this week that they have asked the Senate to kill a bill that would effectively end community councils in Washington State. Both representatives have also tried to clarify Kirby’s statements on the matter in an effort to diffuse anger from the Houghton community.
The Kirkland Kiwanis announced that it will again make up to eight scholarships available to graduating seniors on the Eastside.
The Metropolitan King County Council unanimously confirmed the appointment of Santos Contreras to the King County Harborview Medical Center Board of Trustees.
At a press conference March 4 Gov. Chris Gregoire announced $10 million in annual savings to Washington State Ferries (WSF) operations after contract negotiations between ferry unions and the Governor’s office were completed.
The following Washington State University students from Kirkland have earned undergraduate degrees for the fall 2010 semester:
Bellevue resident Mariko Kimball can’t remember when she was a patient at Seattle Children’s Hospital.
A 20-minute cat nap could have been the difference between life or death for a Mercer Island couple that has survived the most powerful earthquake to hit Japan on Friday.
A new Optimist Club is being formed to serve the youth of Kirkland.
No local impacts were felt in King County following the massive earthquake and tsunami in Japan, but King County emergency management officials are continuing to monitor the situation.
The Houghton Community Council will continue discussing the draft Lakeview Neighborhood Plan and related code amendments on at 7 p.m. March 14 in the Kirkland City Hall Council Chambers.
A large crowd of Finn Hill residents gathered at the Latter Day Saints Church in Kirkland Tuesday night to discuss the proposal to build a new fire station at Big Finn Hill Park.
The Lake Washington Schools Foundation’s sixth annual A Legacy for Learning luncheon will take place on Wednesday, April 20, at Juanita High School in Kirkland.
The Medic One Foundation recommends that anyone who owns a Vial of L.I.F.E. (Lifesaving Information for Emergencies) should update the medical information in their vial this weekend.