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Local wedding pros, faced with little to do, lost $1.1mil

This should be Rebecca Grant’s happiest time of the year.

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Snohomish Affordable Housing Group nonprofit plans to expand sites

At the corner of Bonneville Avenue and 14th Street, workers are leveling ground for a unique affordable housing complex.

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70 years of going fast: Evergreen Speedway gives generations of fans thrills with all kinds of motorsport

MONROE — The Evergreen Speedway in Monroe is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year, and it plans to celebrate all season.

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Fun on one wheel: The Cathcart Unicycle Club

The Cathcart Unicycle Club has made riding look easy for 29 years

SNOHOMISH — The Cathcart Unicycle Club has made riding look easy for 29 years.

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Local farms opening steadily for guests

Snohomish is a farm town, down to the roots.

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Relief at last coming to Skyview Estates neighbors

Community residents saw their road destroyed in a February landslide

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Return of mask orders borne by factors influencing COVID-19 spike

When county health officer Dr. Chris Spitters directed everyone — vaccinated or not — to wear masks inside public space

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Mukilteo-Clinton ferry crew responds to people in distress

MUKILTEO — On Aug. 18, the crew from the Suquamish ferry on the Mukilteo-Clinton route rescued a woman stranded in the water near the Boeing Pier. Those involved were recently honored with Life Rings.

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Meth, heroin and cocaine suspects will face prosecution in 2020

Two grams of meth, heroin or cocaine will lead to more than a night in jail, as soon as the 2-gram rule is lifted, in early 2020.

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LOCAL HEROES

Snohomish’s Sammie Davis fights forest fires nationallyPhoto courtesy Sammie Davis

Seeing 12-foot flames around you

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Mayor Redmon’s Snohomish budget invests in water, sewer lines

SNOHOMISH — Mayor Linda Redmon’s proposed $115.5 million biennial budget includes major replacements of the city’s water and sewer lines, as well as traffic-calming and pedestrian infrastructure.

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Shamed Monroe school board member didn’t violate law, open government experts say

School boards and other government boards have limited authority for setting a closed-door session where the public can't attend.

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Public defender case limits per lawyer may reduce if rules change, worrying cities of budget costs to hire more lawyers

Public defenders need to be juggling fewer cases per year, says the state’s bar association. The state court system is considering it. It could frame up a conflict of priorities, though. Indigent defense is taxpayer-paid out of local government budgets, and they’re already strapped.

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Everett City Council candidates Bader, Erikson give answers

High school teacher Joseph Erikson is highlighting his progressive brand in his attempt to knock incumbent Scott Bader off the City Council.

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Program gives homeless men after-care away from hospital

It’s a place where homeless men can mend from serious medical issues. Providence Regional Medical Center Everett and the Everett Gospel Mission men’s shelter have recently partnered to launch a 12-bed

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Snohomish Fire might join Everett Fire to create regional fire system

Snohomish’s Fire District 4 has decided to study the possibility of forming a Regional Fire Authority (RFA) with the Everett Fire Department.

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Food banks can use items to round out what’s offered

Although fewer people are visiting food banks versus last year, the need is still there.

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Quarter midget racing organization fears losing track in contract bid cycle

MONROE — The nonprofit that runs youth quarter midget racing at the Evergreen State Fair Park fears it will get shut out of running on its longtime track.

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Everett’s senior center members fear closure will last for years

How the city closed the Carl Gipson Senior Center indefinitely with no reopening date

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At home with local history

Students draw historic Snohomish homes

Connecting students to the town’s history was the goal of a recent project at Emerson Elementary.