Seattle police officer kills himself in North Bend
January 5, 2012
Officials said a Seattle police officer arrested in a drug investigation early Thursday morning died at a Seattle hospital hours later after sustaining a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
The man shot himself near North Bend’s John Wayne Pioneer Trail.
Seattle police said the officer, a 50-year-old Issaquah man, had been suspected of using crack cocaine — possibly drugs stolen from case evidence. The man died at Harborview Medical Center late Thursday afternoon. Read more
Memory of police officer’s killing still lingers in Snoqualmie Valley after more than 60 years
January 5, 2012
WSP Trooper Paul Johnson
North Bend honors three citizens struck with gift of giving
January 5, 2012
North Bend honored three of its residents for their contributions to their community at the Jan. 3 City Council meeting. Mayor Ken Hearing presented awards for Citizen of the Year and two new awards — Youth Citizen of the Year and Community Spirit.
The Community Spirit award will not be given annually, unlike the other two, and instead, it will be reserved for special recognition of individuals and groups, Hearing said.
Mount Si Food Bank’s annual planning meeting is next week
January 5, 2012
Mount Si Food Bank volunteers are getting ready to plan out the coming year for the organization at its annual planning meeting at 8:30 a.m. Jan. 10.
The meeting will be held at the North Bend Community Church, 146 E. Third St., North Bend.
Kathy Lambert: King County is working hard to be lean but more cuts coming
January 5, 2012
King County is working hard to improve its operations. That was the message County Councilwoman Kathy Lambert shared with North Bend City Council at its Jan. 3 meeting.
She had stopped by to swear in the mayor and council members following the November election. Lambert took the opportunity to give the state of the county to the City Council.
