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Outcry grows against chance Monroe field may become housing

Some residents and the school district are in a conundrum: about a field, its use and just who has a say in what happens next on what’s currently an open space in midtown Monroe.

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NEWS BITES FOR JULY 24, 2019Westbound U.S. 2 closure Aug. 2-4

All westbound lanes of U.S. 2 from Snohomish to Everett, including the trestle and the ramps to Lake Stevens, will close at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 2 for WSDOT’s long-delayed pavement rehabilitation project.

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Everett Farmers Market on Sundays moving to downtown

The Sunday Everett Farmers Market is moving to downtown from its longtime home at the Port of Everett.

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Lynn Schilaty resigns from Snohomish council as her family is moving

Longtime City Councilwoman Lynn Schilaty is leaving her position earlier than anticipated.

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Fireworks ban for unincorporated county under discussion

Public hearing set for July 24 at 1 p.m.

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Blackman Lake restoration plan uses plants to help lake health

A few native plants could go a long way to helping rehabilitate Blackman Lake.

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County Council field answers questions on housing, ag land

There’s less than a month before Everett and Mukilteo voters will need to sift through eight candidates for County Council Position No. 2.

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Trio of youth rodeo stars from Snohomish make it to Nationals

This year, three Snohomish High School (SHS) rodeo stars will be headed to the 2019 National High School Finals Rodeo (NHSFR) July 14-20 at Sweetwater Events Complex in Rock Springs, Wyoming to represent Washington state and Snohomish County in the world’s largest rodeo.

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It’s no wonder why Glacier Peak’s Caraballo is teacher of the year

Tami Caraballo was named this year’s 2020 Regional Teacher of the Year by the Northwest Educational Service District 189.

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Transit bus fares went up July 1, low-income fares introduced

Reduced fares became available for low-income riders who sign up through DSHS

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Two teams of innovative Valley View Middle School students excel in NASA challenge

They didn’t reach space, but two eighth grade teams from Valley View Middle School just completed NASA challenges that could ease future life on Earth.

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Blueberry / Kelsey intersection set for changes

Traffic jams at Blueberry Lane and Kelsey Street might become a thing of the past this fall.

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Park Place Middle choir to perform at New York’s Carnegie Hall

Choir students at Park Place Middle School will be performing at Carnegie Hall next spring as one of 12 groups to take the stage.

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Riding to thrive

At these classes, confidence develops on top of a quarterhorse.

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Monroe sets zoning for homeless camps at churches

New Hope Fellowship and other in-city churches now have a green light if they wish to host temporary homeless encampments.

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Snohomish Lions Club, now 90 years old, keeps service at heart

Before joining the Snohomish Lions Club three years ago, Mike Edwards says he was content hanging around the house.

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Port commission authorizes condemning Kimberly-Clark mill site

Calling it a crucial site, and hearing this is a once-in-a-century chance, the three-member port commission unanimously gave executive director Les Reardanz the power to pursue condemning the former Kimberly-Clark mill site to put it under the port’s ownership.

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Funding to build Bickford/Weaver traffic light appears promising

The city could score a $733,000 grant to construct a traffic signal, and have other improvements, at Bickford Avenue and Weaver Road.