Snohomish gazebo vandal selected his targets

The vandal had a falling out with the son of the private company owner who orchestrated the gazebo’s 2022 renovation.

Prison-unit mothball plans by state DOC makes cuts in Monroe

The state prison system is consolidating capacity, including in Monroe

Snohomish mayor might be given salary increase by council, meeting to discuss is this Thursday, Nov. 10Followup coverage:

The City Council is prepared to make Mayor Linda Redmon's salary $30,000 a year, up from $18,000. Five council members came to this consensus at a workshop last week.

Everett trying to stay on course with its budget

Mayor Cassie Franklin’s proposed $543.7 million budget avoids service cuts

Outrage in Snohomish over situation, leadership response to May 31 events

As the evening progressed Sunday, May 31, the crowd shifted on First Street. A few bore Confederate flags.

Alert: Last opportunity to testify on County Council Districts at Snohomish County Districting Committee Meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 10

The Snohomish County Districting Committee will hold a final special public hearing on Wednesday, Nov. 10

News Bites for April 14, 2021

Midtown to be Council topic April 20

Paine Field could be designated to grow

A state airports committee is suggesting to either greatly grow services at Everett’s Paine Field

City of Monroe seeks planning input

The 2044 Comprehensive Plan will analyze population and employment growth, housing, transportation, parks, the environment, and many other features to guide development and decision-making in the future.

Community Transit route reshape proposed to focus on 2024, meetings coming up

Community Transit is proposing transit changes for “2024 and beyond”

NEWS BITES for March 6, 2019

Snohomish County PUD will not increase rates after all

Not much wiggle room in Everett’s budget balancing plan

Mayor Cassie Franklin is scheduled to release her 2021 budget on Sept. 16

Local water systems opting out of DuPont, 3M PFAS class action settlements

Local water systems have been opting out of taking settlements in two national class action lawsuits over PFAS “forever” chemicals for a variety of reasons.

Good to get involved, and you can, too

GRATITUDE

A letter to the Tribune of gratitude for holding a mirror up to the commmunity.

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.

Monroe’s Swifts Night Out event is this Saturday

Swifts Night Out event at Frank Wagner Elementary School

Everett balances budget, mayor to add more police officers

Better-than-predicted economic growth seen this year is helping allow Everett to prepare a balanced city budget for 2024

196-unit Maltby development could be sign of similar to come

County Hearing Examiner Peter Camp last week denied an appeal from two area residents seeking to reopen the land-use approval of the 196-unit Snohomish Garden Townhomes development east of state Route 522 and Paradise Lake Road, throwing out the entire appeal as not showing proof the decision should be reopened.

County Council field answers questions on housing, ag land

There’s less than a month before Everett and Mukilteo voters will need to sift through eight candidates for County Council Position No. 2.

Fire – city land deal taken off the table

The real estate contract between the city and Fire District 4 over three properties is canceled.