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Charity benefits local families weekly with food and also gifts home furnishings

The local charity Provide Hope stays true to its name, providing food and home goods for anyone in need.

Fibers with friends: Knitters gather each weekto share their latest and teach the techniquesSnohomish knitters and fiber artists meet Thursday mornings at Proper Joe Coffeehouse each week and the

A love of yarn and fiber brings people together. In Snohomish County, there is a bustling community of fiber artists, from hand-knitting to weaving to crocheting to rug hooking.

Fibers with friends: Knitters gather each week to share their latest and teach the techniquesSnohomish knitters and fiber artists meet Thursday mornings at Proper Joe Coffeehouse each week and the

A love of yarn and fiber brings people together. In Snohomish County, there is a bustling community of fiber artists, from hand-knitting to weaving to crocheting to rug hooking.

Fibers with friends: Knitters gather each weekto share their latest and teach the techniquesSnohomish knitters and fiber artists meet Thursday mornings at Proper Joe Coffeehouse each week and the

A love of yarn and fiber brings people together. In Snohomish County, there is a bustling community of fiber artists, from hand-knitting to weaving to crocheting to rug hooking.

Larry Countryman, an artist and politician, dies

"He was a very talented artist. If you look at his comics, it was a lot of tongue-in-cheek humor,"

Monroe wants drug possession illegal again after state law got wiped

When the state Supreme Court voided any penalty for the possession of illegal drugs

Food bank in Monroe doubling its size through snazzy redone space

The Sky Valley Food Bank’s director Matt Campbell lately has had a certain sense of eagerness.

Being dispatched to disasters inspired Kurt Hilt's preparedness effort

Kurt Hilt has dedicated his life to helping people and communities. His contributions have reached from Lake Stevens all the way up to the federal level.

After tax bills hit farms that branched into being venues, lawmakers intervene

SNOHOMISH — A wedding at a farm can be the perfect backdrop, but those farms that converted their barns into regularly booked wedding spaces or other uses got put on the back foot this summer. The barn’s not agricultural anymore, so the land around it is not allowed to be given a special lowered property tax rate named Open Space. The tax fee for changing the land use out of Open Space is seven years of back taxes plus a 20% penalty. At least a handful of farms in the Snohomish River Valley received sizable tax bills last summer. Local lawmakers noticed. They have a new bill to clarify the rules, and the county assessor is on board.

Supporting orcas, Snohomian does hunger protest at state Capitol

A Snohomish woman worried that the Southern Resident Orca pods* could go extinct without immediate intervention set up a post at the Capitol grounds in Olympia last week on a hunger strike.

Clarity for police reform laws is coming; local leaders hope ASAP

Come January, state legislators will begin cleaning up ambiguities within the slew of police reform bills passed this year to make them clearer to follow, according to Snohomish County Council members who have spoken with key state Legislators.

Lingering baby formula shortage has food banks left with few cans to give

The nation’s baby formula shortage has left at least some food banks sometimes going without.

Bikes for all is Scout’s big project

A 16-year-old mountain biker and future Eagle Scout from Snohomish raised more than $3,000

Selection soon in Monroe Schools’ search for new leaderAlso, school board member resigns

School board member Sarah Johnson resigned at the start of the year

Snohomish's Kenwanda Golf Course may wind down next year

Teresa Quitta, of Mill Creek, makes a putt on the sixth hole at Kenwanda during a chilly morning round of golf Saturday, Dec. 5. The golf course is just south off Connelly Road in the Fiddler’s Bluff area, and its owner is looking to retire.

Carnegie restoration bid selected, parking still discussion item

The city voted to accept the low bid from Accord Contractors for $1.7 million to renovate the Carnegie building.

Snohomish's plastic bag ban begins Jan. 1

A plastic bag ban comes into effect Jan. 1 in the city, and shoppers would need to bring their own bags to avoid being charged a fee.

Roundtable talks address Everett housing affordability

What can be done to improve housing affordability in Everett?

Snohomish River initiative heads to November ballot after all

EVERETT -- An Everett-only Snohomish River initiative will be on Everett November ballot after all.

Everett housing affordability worsening, council brainstorming

EVERETT — In a recent presentation to the City Council, affordable housing expert Chris Collier highlighted the growing problem of high home prices in the county, where the average home now costs around $822,000. This sharp increase in prices has made it more difficult for many people to afford their own homes. One key reason for this, Collier explained, is the lack of available homes.