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Three-way primary for Karen Guzak’s council seat

Three candidates are vying for the seat held by Councilwoman Karen Guzak, a former mayor and active business owner who is ready to pass the torch after 12 years on council.

Cascade High teacher Melissa Webster gets rare tour inside White House and experiences history

Cascade High School’s Melissa Webster was one of 60 teachers from across the United States chosen by the White House History Teacher Institute to travel to Washington D.C. in July to learn about the history of the White House.

Fire District 7 plans EMS levy, meeting July 24

Snohomish County Fire District 7 is hosting a public meeting to answer questions about its fire levy lid lift, presented to the voters in the Aug. 6 primary election ballot.

Outcry grows against chance Monroe field may become housing

Some residents and the school district are in a conundrum: about a field, its use and just who has a say in what happens next on what’s currently an open space in midtown Monroe.

Snohomish EMS levy on August ballots asks to make it permanent

This year’s ballot measure to renew Fire District 4’s emergency medical services levy, in order to maintain its paramedic program, has a twist.

NEWS BITES FOR JULY 24, 2019Westbound U.S. 2 closure Aug. 2-4

All westbound lanes of U.S. 2 from Snohomish to Everett, including the trestle and the ramps to Lake Stevens, will close at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 2 for WSDOT’s long-delayed pavement rehabilitation project.

Everett Farmers Market on Sundays moving to downtown

The Sunday Everett Farmers Market is moving to downtown from its longtime home at the Port of Everett.

County Council candidates explain their strategies on homelessness

The candidates for Snohomish County Council, as well as school board, port and sheriff’s office candidates, attended a forum held by the Cascade View and Twin Creeks neighborhoods Monday, July 15 at the Everett Police Department South Precinct.

Lynn Schilaty resigns from Snohomish council as her family is moving

Longtime City Councilwoman Lynn Schilaty is leaving her position earlier than anticipated.

Annual burger drive is for kidney disease awareness

Noreen Dana spent the early part of Saturday afternoon with glints of sunlight flickering off her tiara and the whispering sound of a grill in the background.

Fireworks ban for unincorporated county under discussion

Public hearing set for July 24 at 1 p.m.

Views split on homeless housing in Everett's residential neighborhoods

Residents voiced support and opposition to the city council’s emergency moratorium to readdress building housing developments for homeless people in residential neighborhoods.

Blackman Lake restoration plan uses plants to help lake health

A few native plants could go a long way to helping rehabilitate Blackman Lake.

Solutions for Clark Park gazebo discussed

Letting dogs visit Silver Lake beach, popular with kids, gets reconsidered