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82 people in county died while homeless

Eighty-two people, if not more, died while homeless in Snohomish County during 2024. Nine were known to be veterans.

Rural housing pilot could save farmland

SNOHOMISH COUNTY — A pilot program being considered to allow small bunches of townhomes or apartments on the county's big farmland homesteads could solve two problems facing ag today, says a supporter of introducing the concept of agrivillages to the county.

Bill Mester, community-minded leader ofSnohomish Schools, dies

Thoughtful and compassionate. Inquisitive and introspective.

Apartment in historic Everett neighborhood zone challenged

The Historical Commission said no. The city planning director overruled and said yes.

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.

Everett stadium to be downtown near arena, site selection made

EVERETT — Last week, the City Council voted 7-0 to place a future multimillion-dollar stadium near Hewitt and Broadway. The council chose this site over rehabilitating Funko Field to retain the Everett AquaSox minor league baseball team. More planning and more formal funding plans are due to come in January

Port of Everett ponders making its tax district boundary countywide

The Port of Everett desires to expand its district boundaries beyond most of Everett, a bit of Marysville and much of Mukilteo.

New Snohomish indoor soccer semi-pro club announced

The owner of the Snohomish Sports Dome announced she is starting a local club

Site of future Snohomish fire station on Pine Avenue identified

Fire District 4's future fire station will be on Pine Avenue between Third and Fourth streets

Everett Transit to bring back Sunday bus service in March

Everett Transit will be running buses on Sunday again starting in March, the city confirmed last week.

Red-light cameras at crash hotspots has Everett council’s interest

A few City Council members said last week they would be favorable toward red light enforcement cameras in the interest of significantly reducing serious crashes.

Snohomish teacher wins national education award

Snohomish High School career pathways and civics teacher Kathy Purviance-Snow won one of public education’s highest national honors.

May 3 killing in Everett called “thoughtless”

The frustration of the owner of a storage center where a killing occurred May 3 is palpable.

Expert to present area-wide property tax effects ofSnohomish’s proposal to spur development

At the Aug. 16 City Council meeting, the Snohomish County Assessor is expected to show their office’s calculations on the tax impacts for the broader area if council proceeds with a local development tax exemption for the Midtown District

Monroe searching for cash for north area park

The city will need to rearrange its $5 million funding plan

Hearing Examiner re-appointed but has his critics

Concerned residents seeking to oust the county’s current hearing examiner were disappointed their cause did not get traction from elected officials

Everett to pay $500k to settle bikini baristas lawsuit

The City Council authorized a $500,000 payout to settle a long-drawn-out federal lawsuit over the city’s “bikini barista” rulebook

Local water systems opting out of DuPont, 3M PFAS class action settlements

Local water systems have been opting out of taking settlements in two national class action lawsuits over PFAS “forever” chemicals for a variety of reasons.

Everett districting commission activates soon

More than two dozen applicants from all corners of the city have so far applied for Everett’s council districting commission.

Blackman Lake restoration plan uses plants to help lake health

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