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Snohomish Regional Fire predicts call numbers to be similar

On Tuesday Nov. 17, Snohomish Regional Fire and Rescue presented at the City Council meeting to inform council members of its budget proposal for 2021.

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Public hearing coming for Marshall Field rezone

The school district’s proposal to rezone Marshall Field in midtown to allow a future apartment complex is back for further consideration.

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Logistics for mapping new Everett council districts outlined in proposal

The process for an upcoming citizens’ commission to map out the new districts for council elections is currently being worked on.

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Election for Monroe mayor to succeed Thomas shaping up between Fulcher, Cudaback

MONROE — A race to succeed long-serving Mayor Geoffrey Thomas has begun as City Councilwoman Heather Fulcher and former City Councilwoman Patsy Cudaback have organized campaigns.

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City surplus plan turns PD station into housing, riverside public works shop to public civic space

There are plans to sell off some city properties as surplus in coming years, and the City Hall on Union Avenue today might just be on the list depending on what City Council thinks.

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Opioids being misused by many Snohomish County residents

Up to 80,000 in county may be misusing pills and narcotics

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County Council opts for 4% property tax rise as compromise option

By a vote of 3-2, the Snohomish County Council on Nov. 25 approved a 2025-2026 biennial budget that rejected County Executive Dave Somers’ proposal for an 8% property tax increase over two years, instead amending it to a 4% increase over the biennium.

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Snohomish Affordable Housing Group nonprofit plans to expand sites

At the corner of Bonneville Avenue and 14th Street, workers are leveling ground for a unique affordable housing complex.

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Snohomish may offer more city incentives to encourageaffordable housing

At a Dec. 6 public hearing, the planning commission will consider forwarding a draft municipal code revision aimed at increasing affordable housing.

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Deputy George Perillo may be the last career Snohomish cop

After 25 years, a man who’s worn many hats, but all of them in service to the people of Snohomish, is heading to a new post policing the Paine Field Airport.

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Food banks bothered by perception in Fred Meyer fundraiser

The messaging in a grocer’s campaign to fight hunger is frustrating the directors of several area food banks.

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Homeowner in dispute with Seattle City Light refuses to feel powerless

Sunny Williams never imagined that 27 years after buying her home, a utility company would want to tear down her fence and start charging her an annual fee to use the concrete slab in the backyard.

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HIKE OF THE MONTH: Sultan River CanyonA near, yet remote canyon boasts big trees and river

This fairly new trail takes you deep into the Sultan River Canyon where towering old growth trees and steep slopes shade a remote section of the Sultan River.

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Goal behind Police Dept. model change is consistency

Police Chief Keith Rogers would like to slow the “revolving door” among patrol officers at the department.

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Snohomish real estate duo’s TV show renewed

The HGTV show “Unsellable Houses,” set in Snohomish County, has been picked up for a second season and is scheduled for 13 episodes.

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Monroe first-graders back home after all

The district’s reopening plan to use an in-person model of learning for first graders

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Bird flu infects flock in Snohomish County

Backyard poultry keepers have been on alert of a new wave of avian flu, and are calling on people to lock up their flocks.

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Area grocery workers protest over unfavorable union contract talks

More than 60 grocery workers from the Teamsters and UFCW unions marched the North Kelsey sidewalk near Fred Meyer midday Aug. 1 to protest contract negotiations that have come to a stall.

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Housebound? There’s a way to get a vaccine in Snohomish County

Health authorities refuse to let people who are immobile or similarly housebound be left behind on being vaccinated

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Explore Snohomish’s magnificent trees on your own

You can still take the spring tree tour on your own and maintain social distancing. it is a tour which highlights Snohomish’s largest, unique and most adored arbors.