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Proposal to place Snohomish sixth graders in middle schools gets mixed views

The school district’s proposal to move sixth graders from elementary school to middle school in 2025 is creating vigorous conversation among parents of elementary-age children.

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Everett seals Waits Motel purchase

The city has bought the Waits Motel, 1301 Lombard Ave., as the City Council gave a 7-0 approval on it last week. A sale price of $1.85 million was agreed in December.

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Make a new friend with pen pal program

PEN PALS PROGRAM

A letter advocating for the Letter Exchange (LEX).

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Sheriff Johnson sets new command staff

Sheriff Susanna Johnson was sworn-in the morning of Tuesday, Jan. 2

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North Everett Bartell Drugs on Broadway to close

The Bartell Drugs at 1825 Broadway will close Jan. 15, its struggling owners Rite Aid confirmed to the Tribune.

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New movement on Pine Ave. fire station-city campus plan, contamination still to be investigated further

Officials with Fire District 4 and the city say they are still on track with a joint public safety campus which will have a future fire station and future city hall and other services in the block along Pine Avenue between Third and Fourth streets later this decade.

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County Council pauses Lord Hill Park equestrian parking lot swap

The county’s parks department must hold its horses on swapping the equestrian parking lot at Lord Hill Regional Park to one with back-in angle parking.

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How to get involved this MLK Day weekend

There are ample opportunities to honor The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

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The Murder on Pine

On May 28, 1933, blood shed at a house at Pine and Fourth with the crack of a gun.

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Proposed switch to K-5 elementary versus K-6 not ideal

SNOHOMISH SCHOOL GRADE RECONFIGURATION

A letter against the formerly proposed switch from K-6 to K-5 in Snohomish Schools.

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Remembering the summer Snohomish sent its band to Europe: The 1968 tour

In the summer of 1968, Snohomish High's band students performed in six foreign countries on a European tour.

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Property tax exemptions for seniors and people with disabilities expanded for 2024

Senior citizens and people with disabilities who have not previously qualified for property tax assistance are in for a pleasant surprise in 2024.

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Letters in the Tribune from 2023 and 2022

Letters published in the Tribune from 2023 and 2022, in full

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Snohomish Eagles bartender in now in competition for national recognition

Angela Simonet has seen a lot of craziness during her long career tending bar in Snohomish County.

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Few cities allow fireworks for New Year’s Eve

If you’re thinking of ringing in the New Year with fireworks, few cities allow them today.

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Everett gives option to set mandatory minimum sentences onrepeat criminals

A split City Council voted 4-2 last week to allow prosecutors to elect to add a 30-day mandatory minimum jail sentence on repeat offenders for specific crimes such as theft, assault or vehicle prowling.

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Sound Transit’s CEO Julie Timm to exit role

Sound Transit’s CEO Julie Timm will be exiting for personal reasons Jan. 12, creating a search for a new leader for the second time in 18 months.

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Seahawks come visit Snohomish Senior Center

Longtime 12s saw them play, and now they can say they’ve met ‘em too.

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Decision nears on townhome development proposal near 522 – Paradise Lake Road

A proposed townhome community off of Paradise Lake Road faced a new round of neighborhood opposition last week.