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Ducks scramble for that bread
Doug Ramsay photo
Two-year-old Kayden Meyers tosses a few crushed crackers out for the ducks to eat while he and his family were enjoying a dry and somewhat sunny Groundhog Day at Lake Tye Park in Monroe on Thursday, Feb. 2.
Published February 8, 2023
 SNOHOMISH — Salmon have taken over the waters to create new spawning areas after the city let go of its dam on the Pilchuck River. The dam by Granite Falls was there to divert drinking water for the City of Snohomish. But by the mid-2010s, the city began to get all its water from Everett. The city no longer employed its use.
More on this story...By MICHAEL WHITNEY, published February 8, 2023
MONROE — A school board member became accused of violating the open public meetings act (OPMA) by soliciting input from a private Facebook chat group’s members while the board was in a confidential, closed-door session discussing the merits of the three finalists for superintendent.
Was this illegal when the meeting is closed to the public?
No, say open government experts the Tribune spoke with.
More on this story...By MICHAEL WHITNEY, published February 8, 2023
 SNOHOMISH — Mike Carver drove his unmistakable red-and-white “bubble truck” everywhere, cruising Snohomish while playing classic tunes loudly.
More on this story...By MICHAEL WHITNEY, published February 8, 2023
MONROE — The Monroe Municipal Court congratulated the latest graduate of the Community Court — a program which gives minor offenders a second chance and resources for success. This is what it meant for her.
More on this story...By RICK SINNETT, published February 8, 2023
 EVERETT — Barb Lamoureux, a local philanthropist and hometown real estate broker, is retiring from her day job.
Countless organizations received generous donations from her. She also sponsored numerous events with the Everett Silvertips and Everett High School.
More on this story...By AMY GILBERT McGRATH, published February 8, 2023
EVERETT — Eighty-five people, if not more, died in Snohomish County without shelter during the past 12 months. They were honored at a Dec. 21 vigil. 2022’s was the longest list of county residents who died on the streets in the vigil’s 12-year history. One died from hypothermia the very night of the vigil.
More on this story...By MICHAEL WHITNEY, published February 8, 2023
Community Transit is proposing transit changes for “2024 and beyond” that would increase frequencies on local bus service and include connections to light rail in Snohomish County. People can ask questions at events Wednesday, Feb. 15 and Thursday, Feb. 16. Details in story.
More on this story...By COMMUNITY TRANSIT PRESS RELEASE, published February 8, 2023
 MONROE — Shawn Woodward, currently the schools superintendent in a district north of Spokane, was selected by the school board last week to be Monroe's next superintendent starting July 1.
More on this story...By MICHAEL WHITNEY, published February 1, 2023
SNOHOMISH COUNTY — Cold weather shelters are open when it freezes outside. Locations and details inside story.
More on this story...By CAROLINE CARR, published November 23, 2022
EVERETT — A new, fourth line for the 737 MAX is coming to Boeing’s Everett plant. Boeing confirmed Monday, Jan. 30 that the new line would start in the second half of 2024. To optimistic local officials, it signals a commitment to Snohomish County.
More on this story...By MICHAEL WHITNEY, published February 1, 2023
SNOHOMISH — Republic Services, which has the contract for trash, recycling and yard waste services for all city residents, has approached the city requesting to authorize an unscheduled rate modification tied to the area’s Consumer Price Index. The city awaits Republic to provide details on how much the request is.
More on this story...By MICHAEL WHITNEY, published February 1, 2023
MONROE — Security cameras will be protecting three city parks, and one's already up at Lewis Street Park.
Outdoor cameras will be activated at Lake Tye Park in the next few weeks and added to Sky River Park later this year.
More on this story...By MICHAEL WHITNEY, published February 1, 2023
 SNOHOMISH — Snohomish High’s Marine Corps J-ROTC program has again earned the honor of being ranked among the country’s top 20% of all such programs of the service branch.
More on this story...By MICHAEL WHITNEY, published February 1, 2023
SNOHOMISH — Snohomish Fire District 4’s three board members have directed the chief to approach Snohomish Regional Fire & Rescue to have conversations about consolidating services.
More on this story...By MICHAEL WHITNEY, published January 25, 2023
EVERETT — In late June, three days after Roe vs. Wade was overturned, law enforcement believes someone tried to burn down a pregnancy health center in Everett. What happened in Everett with an incendiary device also happened in attacks elsewhere, and the FBI takes these attacks seriously. Now, the FBI is soliciting tips and put up reward money.
More on this story...By MICHAEL WHITNEY, published January 25, 2023
 SNOHOMISH — Bob McDaniel still puts on a vest and goes to work at the hardware and garden store that bears his family's name. How come? An honest day of work never hurt anyone. He just happens to have been at it for nearly 70 years.
More on this story...By AMY GILBERT McGRATH, published January 25, 2023
SNOHOMISH — What should you do with opioids in the home? What should you know? How do you keep safe? Homage Senior Services recently led a discussion at the Snohomish Senior Center on opioid abuse geared for elders.
More on this story...By AMY GILBERT McGRATH, published January 25, 2023
Riding the waves
Doug Ramsay file photo
Brayden Gonzalez, now 13, of Snohomish tries his best at staying on his feet as he surfs the wake on the Snohomish Aquatic Center’s
FlowRider simulator in 2022. Being the only indoor surf-simulator in the Seattle area, it crosses wakeboarding, snowboarding and skateboarding for an exciting and challenging experience. The center’s recreational pool is available for open swim Sundays from noon to 5:45 p.m. The Snohomish School District opened the center at 516 Maple Ave. in January 2014.
Published February 1, 2023
EVERETT — Behar’s Furniture is winding down after a 60-year run. The business was still strong, so why close? Here's what's going on.
More on this story...By MICHAEL WHITNEY, published January 18, 2023
and other news from the Legislature
EVERETT — A bill introduced in Olympia aims to address understaffing in Washington state hospitals. Plus a bill to make it a felony to assault any amateur sports official such as a referee.
More on this story...By ERIC TEGETHOFF, of the Washington News Service, published January 18, 2023
Temporary indoor dog park opens at Fairgrounds
MONROE — A new, covered off-leash dog park opened at the Evergreen State Fair Park this week. It will be open through Feb. 28 from dawn to dusk.
The park is in the Judging Arena, building No. 606.
To get there, organizers say to enter off of Cascade View Drive from U.S. 2. Park in the yellow parking lot and walk your dog to the Judging Arena across from the Event Center.
The rules include that dog owners must stay present and keep their dogs under control, including for excessive barking. No sick dogs, aggressive dogs or dogs in heat are allowed. Puppies under six months old are too young to come, too.
The temporary dog park opened as a partnership between the city of Monroe and the Evergreen State Fair Park.
Monroe’s other dog park is at Wiggly Field in Skykomish River Park (at the end of Sky River Parkway, a road off of Village Way), although flooding can close that. The store Sam’s Cats and Dogs, Naturally, near Old Owen Road and U.S. 2, also has a private dog park.
Published January 11, 2022
SNOHOMISH — The city planning department is looking for people to join a new Civic Ambassador program to help it gain insights for the 2024 Comprehensive Plan.
More on this story...By AMY GILBERT McGRATH, published January 11, 2023
CATHCART — The park-and-ride section of the proposed townhome development at Cathcart Way and Highway 9 has been remanded for further environmental work. Underlying zoning was improperly applied. Modifying the stormwater drainage plan could open the chance the site layout would need reworking, a county planner said at the hearing. An opponent says this could reopen the whole thing.
More on this story...By MICHAEL WHITNEY, published January 11, 2023
SNOHOMISH — Snohomish will still have two fire stations somewhere in town if a concept to build a City Hall-police station-fire station campus comes to fruition. More details in story.
More on this story...By MICHAEL WHITNEY, published January 4, 2023
EVERETT — The downtown library isn't open on Sundays anymore, and the branch on Evergreen Way is no longer open on Mondays.
More on this story...By MICHAEL WHITNEY, published January 4, 2023
 SNOHOMISH — Richard Nash, a 1965 Snohomish High graduate, is honored that his work is the center of a gallery exhibit filling the Museum of Northwest Art in downtown La Conner.
More on this story...By MICHAEL WHITNEY, published January 4, 2023
 MONROE — A marijuana shop is cleared to open soon in the former Roosevelt Store near Roosevelt and Trombley roads. The Kushery received its license approval from state regulators Friday, Dec. 16.
More on this story...By MICHAEL WHITNEY, published December 28, 2022
 EVERETT — A four-story tall mural of Jimi Hendrix now graces the east wall of the Hodges Building.How did it come to be? Serendipity, maybe.
More on this story...By MICHAEL WHITNEY, published December 28, 2022
 SNOHOMISH — Work is being done to begin monitoring blue-green algae blooms (cyanobacteria) in Blackman Lake and recommend ways to manage the toxic flora.
More on this story...By ADAM WORCESTER, published December 21, 2022
 MALTBY — A proposed townhome community that’s been revived, currently under county review, is facing strong opposition from area residents.
Snohomish Gardens is a plan for a 196-unit subdivision on 16.91 acres located at 9321 and 9509 Paradise Lake Road, near the intersection at state Route 522.
More on this story...By AMY GILBERT McGRATH, published December 14, 2022
SNOHOMISH — The public has plenty of questions on Harvey Field's proposal to expand its airport footprint, which includes relocating Airport Way farther south.
More on this story...By MICHAEL WHITNEY, published December 7, 2022
MONROE — Eight unvaccinated firefighters at Snohomish Regional Fire & Rescue who were given just the option to go on an unpaid leave of absence unless they got vaccinated have sued the agency in federal court for back pay during their absence and for discrimination because their religious exemptions were not accommodated with regular testing and personal protective equipment (PPE) instead. The district said the firefighters, by being unvaccinated, posed an unmitigated liability if they were working on public medical calls.
More on this story...By MICHAEL WHITNEY, published December 7, 2022
EVERETT — Eight city bus routes will undergo service changes and a new bus route will be added in March if the City Council approves a current proposal by Everett Transit.
More on this story...By ADAM WORCESTER, published November 16, 2022
SNOHOMISH COUNTY — For people depending on Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) payments, there's a bog of confusion regarding benefits, how to get back to work, how to map a career path, and what to put on a resume. A free program helps assist people on Social Security Insurance and Social Security Disability Insurance in multiple ways.
More on this story...By RICK SINNETT, published November 16, 2022
 MONROE — Matthew House, a nonprofit located near the Monroe prison, ensures families of the incarcerated are taken care of with temporary shelter, food and clothing at the time in their lives when their world's been turned upside down.
More on this story...By AISHA MISBAH, published October 26, 2022
SULTAN — The city is centering on a plan to gradually widen U.S. 2 to four lanes, and build roundabouts at multiple highway intersections within the city. Three fixes are looking promising in the immediate future. The city will start lobbying Olympia for specific projects in January.
More on this story...By MICHAEL WHITNEY, published October 26, 2022
 EVERETT — A state airports committee is suggesting to either greatly grow services at Everett’s Paine Field in tandem with growth at Sea-Tac Airport or to construct a brand-new airport in either Pierce or Thurston counties. They’re working on deciding which option to put forward to state legislators next year.
More on this story...By MICHAEL WHITNEY, published October 26, 2022
 ARLINGTON — These two guys are putting on quite a show while doing something they love.
More on this story...By MICHAEL WHITNEY, published October 19, 2022
CLEARVIEW — Dozens of neighbors in Clearview want to have sound controlled from activities at a destination religious assembly facility located on rural land off of State Street. County Hearing Examiner Peter Camp is deciding whether to approve a conditional use permit for the Husaynia Islamic Society of Seattle to upgrade a barn's interior to be a better worship center. The topic is scheduled to return to the hearing examiner in February.
More on this story...By MICHAEL WHITNEY, published October 19, 2022
SNOHOMISH COUNTY — State Sens. Marko Liias and John Lovick, both of Snohomish County, would like to lower the state’s legal drunk-driving impairment limit to 0.05% blood-alcohol concentration.
More on this story...By MICHAEL WHITNEY, published October 19, 2022
 SNOHOMISH COUNTY — Even drug users who'd never want to touch Fentanyl are being blindsided that somebody blended it in, and a drug testing expert is finding these incidences have skyrocketed.
More on this story...By MICHAEL WHITNEY, published October 12, 2022
 EVERETT — A feasibility study began last week for siting a new multipurpose outdoor stadium in Everett.
And if one gets built, the Everett AquaSox minor league baseball team is committing to a 30-year or longer lease to anchor it.
More on this story...By MICHAEL WHITNEY, published October 5, 2022
 EVERETT — One could say building rehabilitator Pete Sikov is a secret part of Hewitt Avenue's revival. Through selecting who to rent to, it transformed into a historic arts and culture district. The Hodges Building, smack-dab in the center of downtown, underwent years of restoration after a damaging fire and opened in May. A story of the landowner who has slowly curated whole blocks of downtown.
More on this story...By MICHAEL WHITNEY, published September 21, 2022
MONROE — The clock is ticking louder today on the historic Buck Houses, and fate will tell if they’re saved.
More on this story...By MICHAEL WHITNEY, published August 17, 2022
MONROE — A proposed new site for an addiction clinic in downtown Monroe will also help East County residents with opioid dependence as far away as Index.
More on this story...By RICK SINNETT, published August 17, 2022
SNOHOMISH COUNTY — A countywide survey will dig deeper into internet gaps in rural county. Informal surveys show Machias, Three Lakes, and the outskirts north of Monroe, plus the Highway 9 corridor between Lake Stevens and Arlington, are populated areas have internet speeds below broadband standards. Residents in the most outlying pockets might be buying satellite internet services as no internet lines come to them.
More on this story...By MICHAEL WHITNEY, published August 17, 2022
 MONROE — Progress is steadily being made behind the scenes to widen the last part of state Route 522 and completely redo the Maltby Road/Paradise Lake Road intersection to get rid of the stoplight.
Finding money to construct it is a known need.
More on this story...By MICHAEL WHITNEY, published July 27, 2022
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