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Two more come forward in Sandoval case

There are now three, not one, underage girls tied into the case against Frank Sandoval, a brewer at SnoTown Brewery.

City of Monroe finishes downtown land purchases toward future park plaza

The city announced Dec. 21 it has completed the purchase of two adjacent properties in downtown Monroe for a future large public plaza at Blakeley and Main streets.

Mayor Franklin hires retired Chief Templeman for vacant senior administration role

Retired Police Chief Dan Templeman has joined Mayor Cassie Franklin’s administration as one of her two senior executive directors.

Fire District 7 deploys crew to California wildfires

A Snohomish County Fire District 7 engine crew of five firefighters arrived in Napa, California Aug. 23

Mayor Kartak wants speeds cut on streets

Speed limits could drop to 20 mph for all residential streets in the city’s core, Mayor John Kartak announced online last week.

County’s land buys will let Flowing Lake Park grow

Over the past two years, the county has secured some 82 acres southeast of Flowing Lake Park to hold on to for preservation.

League makes call to protect trees in future countywide planning policies

Protecting and adding to urban tree canopies should be a new section written into the county’s general planning policy book, says The League of Women Voters of Snohomish County.

Snohomish School District levies pass

Two school levies were inching toward passing after the Snohomish School District faced a nailbiter last week.

PUD Delta Transmission Line selection prolonged

Neighbors east of Broadway are watching where a future power transmission line will run.

Snohomish city water, sewer rates to stay the same through 2022

City residents will not see an increase in water or sewer rates for the coming year.

He volunteers his spare time cleaning headstones

A Snohomish man has been volunteering to clean headstones with his spare time to ensure the dead are honored.

Bell Canada buying Ziply Fiber

Bell Canada, the telecom arm of Canadian conglomerate BCE, plans to buy Washington-based Ziply Fiber, the two companies announced Nov. 4.

Mayor explains why she switched city administrators

When Mayor Linda Redmon took office in January, she did not intend to replace her city administrator

News Bites for Nov. 15 Tribune

The Monroe IHOP's opening month is set, a repeal of the city's pet licensing law is asked, a new date for the Sandoval trial, and Snohomish property tax increase details:

Lights are back on at Pilchuck Park, but there's more work to do

The crack of the bat hasn’t happened after twilight at Pilchuck Park for quite a while now.

Move out day soon for low-income Pilchuck Ridge renters

Moving day is coming for many Pilchuck Ridge apartment dwellers.

Snohomish gaining pre-pro soccer team in the USL

Snohomish will have a USL2 League team which will start playing in 2025.

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.

Two parties want Kimberly-Clark site, which is due for deeper cleanup

The former Kimberly-Clark mill site has at least two suitors in a bidding war to turn the approximately 67-acre waterfront parcel into maritime use.