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Backlash has county pause on mid-Everett homeless shelter

After neighborhood backlash, county leaders retracted on possibly buying the Hope Covenant Church

Area dramatist shares stories of faith, hope and courage

In distressing times, people may find their faith and hope severely tested. They need encouragement and exhortation.

Snohomish school board mixed on proposal about sixth graders

The school board has scattered opinions on whether moving sixth grade up to middle school starting in fall 2025 is right, and whether this is the right move right now.

Kids always eat, but school lunch debts mount

The Snohomish School District is approaching an unwelcome milestone: $100,000 in unpaid student meals.

North Kelsey apartments still game at council

The City Council discussed ongoing concerns with the proposed mixed-use development of the North Kelsey site during their meeting June 18, and they will discuss the property again on June 25 after press time.

Everett’s big Fisherman's Village music festival is this weekend

New twists and prominent headliners could make this weekend’s sixth annual Fisherman’s Village Music Festival its biggest and best yet.

Everett council adjusts final budget to fund senior center, cut elsewhere

Not everyone will get what they want in the city’s $651 million budget for next year.

Snohomish Schools’ fall re-opening plan forming

As multiple western Washington school districts adopt 100 percent online learning for the fall of 2020, the Snohomish School District has released three options for re-opening which were presented at last week’s school board meeting.

COVID-19: New limits, closures to hinder virus spread (March 2020)

The city of Snohomish canceled all nonessential meetings, and Snohomish, Monroe and Everett schools closed in response to state orders to take action to avoid spreading COVID-19.

Equestrians feel sidelined in newest Lord Hill Park plan

The recently released final plan for Lord Hill Regional Park, the large recreational woodland between Snohomish and Monroe, again tweaks the trail system and reverses decisions.

Students gain drawing skills in afterschool program

A student saunters in the door to a portable classroom at Seattle Hill Elementary and lets his backpack tumble, then his coat follows, landing in a lump on the floor.

Officer Dan Rocha may get road name honoring his life

Police Officer Dan Rocha, who died in the line of duty in March 2022, is poised to have a street section named for him near Everett Community College.

Plaque for Supt. Mester placed at Aquatic Center

The new small rock arrangement and plaque honoring former Superintendent Bill Mester at the Snohomish Aquatic Center is something even he may have been too bashful to allow

County selling 144 acres beside Glacier Peak HS to developer

The county is selling 144 wooded acres off of Cathcart Way to a division of national housing developer D.R. Horton

County budget includes 2.5% property tax jump

Snohomish County’s $1.2 billion budget for next year includes money to equip all sheriff’s deputies with body cameras,

Everett utility rates to increase due to escalating costs of business

The city’s utility system is asking the City Council to authorize 5% utility bill increases

Proposed statewide change to ban new gas cars from sale in 2035 taking comments

A formal proposal would ban the sale of new gas-powered and gas-electric hybrid vehicles by 2035 statewide.

Latest county jail death may be tied to drug smuggling by inmates

County jail staff found an inmate unresponsive in his cell Wednesday, Oct. 26, and attempts to resuscitate the Everett man were unsuccessful.

Monte Cristo Awards, for Everett’s finest homes, revived through Stonecipher’s allocation

The Monte Cristo Awards are expected to be back for 2024 and the short term future.