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Everett’s 2021 budget looking ugly so far

Coronavirus’s economic impact hurt city’s tax revenue estimates

Everett Fire's ambulance prices go up

Getting a ride in an Everett Fire ambulance will now cost more.

Governments looking at option to have elected officials vote from offsite

Remote attendance and telework are being used as tools to minimize the spread of COVID-19, the viral illness declared a pandemic last week.

Snohomish mayor’s salary re-opened for discussion

Mayor John Kartak’s printed commentary where he opined on the mayor’s salary being $18,000 a year sparked City Council interest last week on how to approach altering it

Gang crimes down, and police want measures to stick

In Everett, gang violence is down, and the Police Department and community groups hope to make inroads on steering kids clear.

Snohomish’s pre-professional USL 2 soccer team will be called Snohomish United

SNOHOMISH — The Snohomish United soccer club presented its upcoming pre-professional league team’s name, jersey and logo last week at Haywire Brewing to a full house of 150 or more kids, parents and supporters. The club is joining the USL League Two as an expansion team in the Northwest Division. The USL2 is the first rung of pro soccer.

Port’s boundary expansion measure is ask to voters to annex into Port

The Port of Everett Prop. 1 boundary expansion measure is ask to voters to annex into Port

Mukilteo eyes revamping its waterfront

Mukilteo’s waterfront could be much more developed by the end of the decade.

Monroe Community Court’s latest graduate celebrated for personal turnaround

The Monroe Municipal Court congratulated the latest graduate of the community court

Linda Redmon sets plans as Snohomish mayor-elect

Linda Redmon, who ran on reunifying the city, will replace Mayor John Kartak come January.

Repairing Blackman Lake: The next steps to try to curb lake’s decline

The city hired Herrera this fall to begin monitoring blue-green algae blooms (cyanobacteria) in the lake and recommend ways to manage the toxic flora. This December 2022 story discusses how it is being done.

News Bites for February 23, 2022

Monroe hospital to add urgent care

Get with neighbors for National Night Out on Aug. 1

Residents throughout Snohomish County will kick off August with a celebration.

Snohomish Eagles bartender in now in competition for national recognition

Angela Simonet has seen a lot of craziness during her long career tending bar in Snohomish County.

Decisions soon for selecting Everett city ballot measures to help its finances: Library merger, fire department merger and property tax lift

For a few years now, City Hall has been talking about asking voters to annex the city library system into Sno-Isle Libraries, to ask voters to spin off the Everett Fire Department to be part of a regional fire authority and to ask voters to increase property taxes above the state’s 1% annual limit.

Boeing Everett to have assembly line building 737 MAX

A new, fourth line for the 737 MAX is coming to Boeing’s Everett plant.

Updated: City gets settlement for damages related to Larimer Road failureEVERETT —

The city and a blueberry farm are privately settling a conflict over drainage changes at the farm that the city says allowed water to undermine Lowell-Larimer Road a few years ago.

Roundtable talks racism in Snohomish Schools

Racially insensitive remarks sometimes were heard in hushed voices and sometimes echoed in the halls of Snohomish Schools, students of color said during a recent roundtable talk on racism.

State to use contact tracing and expand testing for COVID-19

Drive-up COVID-19 test sites are currently being conducted outside the Stanwood Library and the Marysville Library.