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An Everett Transit bus leaves Everett Station. The transit agency will be releasing a plan to cut services later this month.
Service cuts coming to Everett Transit
EVERETT - On March 15, Everett Transit plans to release a list of ideas to reduce bus services and save money.
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By MICHAEL WHITNEY
Published March 7, 2012
Snohomish Wine Festival is March 10
SNOHOMISH - The third annual Snohomish Wine Festival is moving to Wine Cellars of Washington on Second Street this year.
The event runs 6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, March 10 at Wine Cellars, 1011 Second St.
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By STEPHANIE KOSONEN
Published March 7, 2012
Heritage Baptist’s controversial rezone back before officials
MONROE - Heritage Baptist Fellowship’s controversial rezone request is back before the Planning Commission, which previously rejected a similar request brought by the church on environmental, traffic and flooding concerns.
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By STEPHANIE KOSONEN
Published March 7, 2012
Friends of North Kelsey plan to appeal Walmart decision
MONROE - Friends of North Kelsey plan to appeal the Walmart decision to the state Court of Appeals.
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By STEPHANIE KOSONEN
Published March 7, 2012
Adult vaccinations key to preventing future epidemic
EVERETT - Public health officials may never know exactly how the ongoing whooping cough outbreak began, but two contributing factors are known in Snohomish County: most adults are not vaccinated or unaware of the adult vaccine and a higher-than-average number of parents are choosing not to vaccinate their children.
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By MICHAEL WHITNEY
Published March 7, 2012
Firstair wants to be more than just an airport
MONROE - Firstair Field wants to expand beyond just an airport and open up the land to non-aviation uses, including retail and other private facilities.
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By STEPHANIE KOSONEN
Published March 7, 2012
Board approves subcommittee to evaluate superintendent
EVERETT - The Everett School Board approved the framework for a three-member committee that would leave two members out of the process to conduct the superintendent’s closed-door evaluation last week.
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By MICHAEL WHITNEY
Published March 7, 2012
County’s drug take-back program’s future uncertain
EVERETT - Proponents of a popular state drug take-back law blame the pharmaceutical industry’s political power for the bill’s recent failure, while Snohomish County’s drug take-back program is vulnerable to collapse.
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By MICHAEL WHITNEY
Published March 7, 2012
Trout arrive at Blackman’s Lake

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Snohomish Sportsmen’s Club vice president Ralph Dahlquist (left) and Carl Schott of the Coop Trout Enhancement program dump a truck load of rainbow trout into Snohomish’s Blackman’s Lake on Thursday, March 1. The club purchased the load of about 1,200 fish. The fish are raised near Soap Lake in the eastern part of the state and range in size from eight inches to over a foot in length, Schott said. |