Local
Police bust car prowlerNEW — 4:15 p.m. March 10, 2010
Newcastle Police arrested a car prowler the morning of March 4 for possession of stolen property. Most of the stolen property in the man’s possession was linked to car prowls that had been committed several hours earlier in the Olympus and Highlands neighborhoods.
Also among the items police found in the man’s possession was a unique purse, but the owner of the purse has not been identified.
If your car was broken into the night of March 3-4 and you have not filled out a police report, do so by calling police at 206-296-3311.
Sports
Patriots wrestler takes second place at state
Liberty’s Chris Harlin wrestles Mercer Island’s TJ Blackburn at the state tournament. Harlin won the match and eventually took sixth place in the 3A 215-pound weight class. By Tim Pfarr
Wrestler Hamilton Noel, of Liberty High School, took second place in his division at the Mat Classic XXII state tournament Feb. 20 in the Tacoma Dome.
Schools
Students get crash course on a clean mouthDentist gives special presentations about oral hygiene at elementary schools

Dominick Curalli, of Newcastle Dentistry, shows first-graders in Kathryn Ingalls’ class at Hazelwood Elementary School what a cavity-filled mouth looks like. By Tim Pfarr
For National Dental Health Month, Dentist Dominick Curalli, of Newcastle Dentistry, traveled to six different elementary schools in February to teach first-, second- and third-graders the importance of oral hygiene.

Local News
Police bust car prowlerNEW — 4:15 p.m. March 10, 2010 Newcastle Police arrested a car prowler... Read »
Eye surgeon charged in murder plot awaits trialNEW — 6 a.m. March 8, 2010 Newcastle man Michael Mockovak — who pleaded... Read »
District names new Newcastle Elementary principalNEW — 3:10 p.m. March 4, 2010 Apollo Elementary School Principal Marla... Read »
KCLS details plans for Newcastle LibraryThe Newcastle Library, which will be at the corner of Newcastle Way and... Read »
Levy voter turnout exceeds 40 percentThe election to determine the financial future of the Issaquah School District... Read »
Revenue 11 percent less than predictedCity officials recently released finance statistics from the fourth quarter... Read »
Transit center functional, awaiting final installationsThe Newcastle Transit Center is now fully operational, with King County... Read »
Newcastle man sentenced for leading identity theft ringGabriel Jang, 37, of Newcastle, was sentenced in U.S. District Court Feb.... Read »
Council passes developer stimulusThe City Council has unanimously passed a developer stimulus ordinance... Read »
Hazen High School receives bomb threatAn 18-year-old Hazen High School senior who called in a bomb threat to... Read »
School committee recommends new, controversial high school math booksThe Issaquah School District’s Instructional Materials Committee voted... Read »
Mayor names members of City Council to city, regional committeesMayor John Dulcich has named members of the council to the city’s existing... Read »
Three Planning Commission members resignThree of the seven members of the city’s Planning Commission resigned... Read »
Eating for a cause: A dinner for HaitiNEW — 11:30 a.m. March 2, 2010 McKnight Middle School teacher Dave Black... Read »
BREAKING NEWS — Student who allegedly made Hazen bomb threat arrestedUPDATED — 5:04 p.m. Feb. 12, 2010 An 18-year-old Hazen High School senior... Read »
Issaquah school levies, King County library measure lead in latest election resultsNEW — 10:40 a.m. Feb. 11, 2010 Celebration was in the air as Issaquah... Read »
Meeting for communitywide Haiti fundraiser is tonightUPDATED — 4:19 p.m. Feb. 9, 2010 McKnight Middle School teacher Dave... Read »
Opinion
Editorial: School tax change needs explanation
Sports
Patriots wrestler takes second place at state
Local athletes accept college scholarships
Basketball coach suspended after arrest
Schools
Students get crash course on a clean mouth
Elementary school principal to leave in June
Hazen student is finalist for National Merit Scholarship
Community
KeyBank to move into former Blockbuster building
Community development director to helm Public Works
Local personal trainer co-founds women’s fitness boot camp
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Chocolate for charity


