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Snohomish Schools has plans to standardize student phone use policy starting January

SNOHOMISH — A formal policy to restrict using cell phones and electronics during school will be discussed by the Snohomish School Board at its meeting Wednesday, Dec. 11.

Winter wonderland in Everett

Everett Wintertide

Everett’s future plans of having no park rangers

EVERETT — With the removal of park rangers next year, the city’s parks department presented plans for maintaining park safety at a City Council committee meeting Nov. 20. The committee also discussed plans to update the rules for noise ordinance violations.

Clark Park project is to construct off-leash dog park to replace historic gazebo

EVERETT — The city has temporarily fenced off Clark Park at 24th and Lombard to begin deconstructing the park’s historic gazebo and constructing an off-leash dog play area in its place. City spokeswoman Simone Tarver said it could take until summer, when the 2,700-square-foot dog park is scheduled to be complete, before the fence is taken away.

Snohomish High’s theatre club presenting “Elf: The Musical” starting Dec. 6

SNOHOMISH — The Snohomish High School Theatre Club will proudly present “Elf: the Musical” in the Snohomish High School’s Performing Arts Center on Dec. 6, 7, 13 and 14.

Snohomish man makes mark in long distance swimming

SNOHOMISH — Snohomish resident Lars Durban's swim across the English Channel was the culmination of years of work that earned him the Triple Crown award by the World Open Water Swimming Association.

Monroe budget set, utility rates to notch up in ‘25

MONROE — The City Council passed Mayor Geoffrey Thomas’s biennial budget unanimously, 7-0, during its Nov. 19 meeting. Also, utility rates will increase in 2025 for both the Water and Stormwater rates.

Proposed complex in Maltby gets unusual re-look by Hearing Examiner

MALTBY — Ceding to citizen concerns, the Snohomish County Hearing Examiner is reconsidering his initial approval of a multifamily complex near Maltby Road and state Route 522. A Dec. 12 reconsideration hearing will determine if Hearing Examiner Peter Camp’s initial decision was based on “possible errors of law or fact” presented to him.

County Council opts for 4% property tax rise as compromise option

By a vote of 3-2, the Snohomish County Council on Nov. 25 approved a 2025-2026 biennial budget that rejected County Executive Dave Somers’ proposal for an 8% property tax increase over two years, instead amending it to a 4% increase over the biennium.

Everett Silvertips versus Victoria Royals

Everett Silvertips vs. Victoria Royals Nov. 27.

Snohomish Lions Club Fund-A Need Camp Leo

This year, at the Snohomish Lions Club annual Thanksgiving Banquet and Auction, they added a special FUND-A-NEED to the auction and raised nearly $8,000 for Camp Leo.

Angels Among Us strives to help the community, deadline Dec. 10

Angels Among Us was founded to provide a means to serve those in our Snohomish County community. Those interested in donating, whether it is physical gifts or gift cards, have an opportunity to shop and drop off donations through Dec. 10 at the Snohomish Valley Golf Center, 8511 Marsh Rd. in Snohomish.

Catalog of windstorm damage sought by county

The county Department of Emergency Management (DEM) is asking people to catalog their windstorm damages through the end of this month.

Storm damage help is coming

The county made an emergency declaration

Family in Lake Roesiger loses home to tree

SNOHOMISH — Nobody was inside when the trees crashed, but now a young Lake Roesiger-area family is left seeking a new home.