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Former Snohomish Councilwoman Anne Eason dies

SNOHOMISH — The city’s first woman to serve on City Council, Anne K. Eason, died April 12, her obituary states. She was 86.

Baseballers back together for SHS Alumni Game

The First Annual Alumni Baseball Game happened Friday, April 18 at Earl Torgeson Field at Snohomish High. The Snohomish High Panthers took on the Mountlake Terrace Hawks.

State transportation budget negotiations set plan

State gas tax to increase

OLYMPIA — The state Legislature Saturday approved a bipartisan, $15.5 billion transportation plan that in part increases the state gas tax for the first time since 2016. The state tax on regular gas will rise from $0.494 per gallon now to $0.554 on July 1. It codifies a 2% annual gas tax increase from summer 2026 onward. Diesel gas tax will rise by 3 cents per gallon July 1, and another 3 cents in summer 2027, then have 2% increases every year from 2028 onward.

Climber fell 100 feet off Index town 'wall' climbing area, causing tricky rescue Saturday

INDEX — A climber fell off of the Town of Index 'wall' Saturday, April 26, creating a tricky rescue and quick measures by fellow climbers trained in health care.

Snohomish fishing dock to be rebuilt this year

The Snohomish fishing dock at Hill Park that's down for the count will be rebuilt this year as the contractor has just been hired.

Trails nonprofit seeks volunteers for Everett project

EVERETT — The Washington Trails Association (WTA), a nonprofit dedicated to trail upkeep, works all over the state. Locally, it is having work parties improving the Loganberry Lane Trail system in Everett this week.

News bites for April 23, 2025

News bites on Snohomish Homestead Park and more

Campaign finance data gives clues for who’ll be filing in local races

Pretty soon, the county will be in the thick of candidate filing week, which runs from May 5 to 9. State Public Disclosure Commission (PDC) records reviewed April 17 give an indicative picture of the local races shaping up for Snohomish, Monroe, Everett and Lake Stevens.

Teen golf caddies get full-ride college scholarships

Two teen golf caddies have won full-ride college scholarships

Earth Day events around the community

SNOHOMISH — Snohomish’s Earth Day celebration is growing for its third year at the Carnegie Building. The takeaway is to learn something you can do yourself to, as the event theme says, “move the needle” for sustainability.

Prettied up for Easter Parade

Photo from the 2025 Snohomish Easter Parade

Hope ’N Wellness, center of help, secures home

Hope ’N Wellness, center of help, secures home

Pope Francis dies at age 88

Pope Francis, the Argentinian pope of the Catholic Church, died Easter Monday morning at 7:35 a.m. Vatican time (10:35 p.m. Pacific Time), the Vatican announced.

Downtown Monroe coffee shop SharinaBean's finds itself uprooted

MONROE — SharinaBean’s on Main is hunting for a new spot. The coffeehouse at 103 W. Main St. announced it will be closing Saturday, April 19 as its lease isn’t being renewed. It has been here 8½ years. The building was purchased. McCrain said she sensed from conversations early on that her shop wasn’t part of the plan for the building’s future.

Other driver in Snohomish SR-9 head-on March 9th not yet out of hospital

SNOHOMISH ­— ­­The causing driver of a March 9 head-on crash just north of the Snohomish River Bridge on state Route 9 had open containers of alcohol in her car and told state troopers she hadn’t installed her mandatory ignition interlock device yet. The woman she hit is still hospitalized five weeks later. No charges have been filed here. A follow up on a crash.