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New Snohomish Youth Council members inducted

The City Council welcomed five incoming youth council members at its Sept. 1 meeting.

Burn ban lifted, recreational fires allowed again

Recent rains and anticipated cooler weather conditions mean recreational campfires and fire pits are allowed again.

COVID-19 has ignited a new interest in nursing

In the many ways that the novel coronavirus has placed critical focus on public health’s importance, the pandemic has sparked renewed interest in the nursing field.

NEWS BITES for September 2, 2020

Pilchuck River Bridge update

Locals sign-wave to “save the post office”

Drivers honked and folks waved as a group gathered in front of the post office and stood along Avenue D to express gratitude to post office employees and support the U.S. Postal Service.

Comments being taken on proposed 113-home development along Terrace Avenue

The site of the former Delta Rehabilitation Center on Terrace Avenue has been sold and a residential development of 113 single-family houses called Walsh Hills will be built in its place.

Residential development of 113 homes proposed along Terrace Avenue

The site of the former Delta Rehabilitation Center on Terrace Avenue has been sold and a residential development of 113 single-family houses called Walsh Hills will be built in its place.

NEWS BITES for August 26, 2020

Snohomish Chalet site proposed to be redeveloped into housing

Imagine Children’s Museum plans a growth spurt to double its size

The Imagine Children’s Museum’s just scored a big gift toward its plan to double its footprint early this decade.

Grant will help Everett Police add more officers

The Police Department won a U.S. Department of Justice grant to hire up to 16 police officers, Chief Dan Templeman announced last week, but there are a couple of caveats.

Snohomish Stories looking for tales of the former Pegasus

Did you see movies at Lon Brown’s Theatre on First Street, which today is marqueed as the Pegasus?

Vast “Rethink Zoning” effort in Everett reduces some public notice requirements

City planners began undertaking a full rewrite of zoning and land use codes last year, and now their “Rethink Zoning” effort is on stage for the big show.

Second Snohomish Midtown Planning meeting is this Tuesday

During Meeting #2 of the Midtown Planning District Task Force those attending the meeting

Snohomish council talks about city goals, outlines future projects

At a City Council budget workshop last week, a draft of the council’s goals was proposed and selected by council members to be finalized at a future meeting.

Monroe’s budget not as dire as earlier predicted

The city’s larger-than-predicted starting point* for the 2020 budget will contribute toward weathering this year’s economic shortfall caused by the pandemic.

Everett looking for partners to take on parks

The city is offering private groups the chance to lease and sponsor almost its entire portfolio of parks properties

Healing work not finished in response to May 31 events

The incidents that took place on First Street the evening of May 31, and the days following, caused an uproar within the community of Snohomish.

NEWS BITES for August 12, 2020

Q&A on Everett’s budget on Thursday

Spiffing up the food bank

All-volunteer group gives Snohomish food bank fresh colors

The Snohomish food bank is getting a new paint job thanks to donations of supplies, time and labor from the community.