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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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Name for boat launch park revised to Pilchuck Julia Landing

Pilchuck Julia Landing is the name proposed to go on the riverside boat launch site off of Lincoln Avenue.

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Snohomish United girls soccer team earns chance at glory in U.S. Youth Soccer nationals

The Snohomish United girls soccer team is going to Nationals.

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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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Snohomish City Council may permit ATVs to use roads

The city has a plan to experiment with allowing all-terrain vehicles on public roads.

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North Kelsey apartments still game at council

The City Council discussed ongoing concerns with the proposed mixed-use development of the North Kelsey site during their meeting June 18, and they will discuss the property again on June 25 after press time.

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Top two leaders resign from Snohomish Health District

The Snohomish Health District’s chief administrator and its official health officer resigned last week.

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Everett council makes sudden timeout on homeless housing in neighborhoods

The City Council voted to create an emergency moratorium on developing low-barrier supportive housing in single-family neighborhoods.

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A passion for preserving Snohomish County drives him

Many people would describe him as a person of integrity, someone who puts his heart and soul into everything he does.

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Riding to thrive

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

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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.

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A nighthawk for Monroe’s streets

Police officer Craig Robertson has written the most DUI and traffic tickets in his department over the last year, which helped him win law enforcement accolades.

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“Drug area zones” update reveals Everett hotspots mostly remain the same

The city’s nine current SODAs — stay out of drug areas — will remain unchanged until 2021.

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Free Lime scooter helmets being offered, as few wear one

After two weeks into the pilot launch of rentable scooters, two things are evident:

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Community court would assist low-level offenders out of homelessness

A special style of court to rebuild the lives of people charged with low-level crimes is being sought by legal professionals within Snohomish County.

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Private companies make deal for former Kimberly-Clark site

A fishery company and a maritime company, in a joint venture, announced May 23 they have a purchase deal for the former Kimberly-Clark mill site on Everett’s waterfront.

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Goal behind Police Dept. model change is consistency

Police Chief Keith Rogers would like to slow the “revolving door” among patrol officers at the department.