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Road safety plan re-energizes Second Street revamp concept

A city transportation plan open house is scheduled 4-7 p.m. April 30 in the Carnegie at First and Cedar

Road safety and plans are getting prominent attention in Snohomish.

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Crews conduct fire training burns before curious audience

Coverage of the Snohomish fire training burns

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Enviro impact report of new Harvey Field runway out

The environmental impact report of the new Harvey Field runway proposal is out, and taking comments until May. A meeting is in May.

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Snohomish County sees 81% of fentanyl-positive urine samples test positive for meth, report says

Snohomish County sees 81% of fentanyl-positive urine samples test positive for meth, report says

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Snohomish's Historical Society group has reawakened

SNOHOMISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY

A letter about the Snohomish Historical Society in the April 17 Tribune.

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Blackman Lake tests conclude lakebed fueling algae, now how to fix it?

SNOHOMISH — Alleviating Blackman Lake’s algae problems will take time, but scientists have pinned down the source. Now they will propose the possible solution.

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City surplus plan turns PD station into housing, riverside public works shop to public civic space

There are plans to sell off some city properties as surplus in coming years, and the City Hall on Union Avenue today might just be on the list depending on what City Council thinks.

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25th Everett Film Festival included insights on farming, nature

The 25th Everett Film Festival featured speakers and insights on multiple topics. The attendee crowd topped 200.

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Consultant: No contamination clean-up required in Snohomish Pine Avenue block

SNOHOMISH — A third consultant concluded there is no contamination which requires site cleanup in the block of Pine Avenue where there are plans for a future fire station and Snohomish city government buildings.

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Still bowling in her 100s (and getting strikes)

For the past 30 years, Mae Tomita has made it her weekly routine to bowl with the Senior League at Strawberry Lanes in Marysville. Now 102, and bowling in the same league with her daughter, she's still bowling over 100.

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Senior concerned by health risks of smoke from burns

PINE AVENUE BURN PLANS

A letter on concerns about the fire training burns planned within Snohomish city limits on April 9 and 10

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River’s Edge Apts. tenants largely are moved back in, but questions linger

Some River's Edge Apartments residents have concerns as they move back in after being displaced by a flood in January.

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196-unit Maltby development could be sign of similar to come

County Hearing Examiner Peter Camp last week denied an appeal from two area residents seeking to reopen the land-use approval of the 196-unit Snohomish Garden Townhomes development east of state Route 522 and Paradise Lake Road, throwing out the entire appeal as not showing proof the decision should be reopened.

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Monroe Currie View Park playground options

MONROE — The city parks department is taking in lots of input for what to put in the playground at Currie Park, a relaxation spot near the corner of 154th Street SE and 171st Avenue SE.

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City of Everett intends to ask voters to raise property tax rate to lessen budget shortfalls

The Everett City Council is being asked to place a permanent property tax levy lid lift before voters on August’s ballot to ask residents to bump up property taxes beyond the usual 1% to help the city’s troubled budget.

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Port of Everett boundary, tax district expansion measure to be on ballots

EVERETT — The County Council on March 12 unanimously went with a request from the Port of Everett to place a measure on this August’s ballot. The measure would ask voters who live outside the port’s boundaries to annex themselves into the port’s tax district.

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Snohomish Carnegie film doc, Monroe historical plaques lose out in proposed grant selections

EVERETT — The County Council this Wednesday will finalize where to distribute grant funds for historic preservation projects.

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Monroe wants to edit covenants it has with Lowe’s which bar certain developments in North Kelsey

MONROE — The city wants to chat with Lowe’s about amending covenants it agreed to years ago that restrict what can be built in the North Kelsey area. But first, it wants to show what Lowe’s could gain.

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Mayor Redmon lays out city goals at State of Snohomish speech

Snohomish Mayor Linda Redmon laid out her plans for the near-term future at a State of the City event in mid-March.

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8 SRFR firefighters appeal to federal appeals court in religious discrimination suit

MONROE — A group of eight firefighters who refused the COVID vaccine on religious beliefs and sued Snohomish Regional Fire and Rescue (SRFR) for back pay while they were placed on unpaid leave had their lawsuit closed down by a U.S. District Court judge two months ago, and are now appealing to the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.