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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.

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Fireworks ban for unincorporated county under discussion

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

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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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Everett council districts map almost ready for public input

City leaders invite public comment on a proposed voting district map that will underpin Everett’s transition to district based

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Lya Badgley, an advocate for parks, appreciated with Key to City

Lya Badgley and her family first visited Snohomish by accident while searching for the right place to buy a home.

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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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Snohomish Farmers Market hits 30 seasons of freshness on May 6

Opening day for the Snohomish Farmers Market on Thursday, May 6

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Cancer care center to open this month at EvergreenMonroe hospital

Soon, many cancer patients won’t need to travel to Kirkland, Everett or Seattle for chemotherapy treatments.

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Gang crimes down, and police want measures to stick

In Everett, gang violence is down, and the Police Department and community groups hope to make inroads on steering kids clear.

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Federal personnel cuts expected to affect prescribed burns in wildfire season

The state Department of Natural Resources (DNR) began its Prescribed Burn Program in 2021 and has since partnered with agencies and organizations to assist with burns across the state. However, the DNR expects the recent federal funding cuts and layoffs in the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) to affect the capacity for prescribed burns and the upcoming wildfire season.

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Everett "Rethink Housing" proposals ask city to change zoning to accomodate growth and add protections for tenants

Short-term strategies in the city’s housing action plan to accommodate growth could start being implemented as soon as 2022, city planners say.

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Snohomish High's homecoming dance changing to be informal

Yes, there will be homecoming activities at Snohomish High this year.

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Tough football team shows big hearts

PRAISE FOR PANTHERS’ VIRTUE

Letter to the Editor about the Snohomish Panthers football team

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Funding to build Bickford/Weaver traffic light appears promising

The city could score a $733,000 grant to construct a traffic signal, and have other improvements, at Bickford Avenue and Weaver Road.

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EvergreenHealth seeks patients for trial study about Long COVID

The EvergreenHealth Research Department is enrolling patients for a groundbreaking clinical trial in partnership with the National Institute of Health’s (NIH) RECOVER Initiative to study possible treatments for adults who have an autonomic nervous system disorder, known as Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS), related to Long COVID.

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Summer outdoor burn ban established

On Sunday, the Snohomish County Fire Marshal announced a Stage 1 outdoor burning ban for the unincorporated areas of Snohomish County effective through Aug. 31.

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Car thief whose crash blocked U.S. 2 in court, threatened victim with gun

The driver who led a police chase before causing U.S. 2 to be closed for hours Oct. 1 was promptly hauled before an Everett District Court judge last week.

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Designs in works for Pine – 2nd St., 19th – Bickford intersections

SNOHOMISH — In March, the City Council approved hiring a consultant to design intersection projects at Bickford Avenue and 19th Place and at Second Street and Pine Avenue.  At Second Street and Pine Avenue, the city will decide whether a roundabout or more modern traffic signal is needed.

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Presumptive merger with SRFR a reason to hold off FD4 EMS levy

FIRE DISTRICT 4 EMS LEVY MEASURE

A letter writer's argument that the openly discussed eventual merger between Snohomish Fire District 4 and Snohomish Regional Fire and Rescue should be a reason for voters to decline the August 5 EMS levy ballot measure by Snohomish Fire District 4.

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Is state funding for stadium to appease Major League Baseball?

FUTURE HOME OF EVERETT AQUASOX

What's the state Legislature doing giving money to a municipal baseball stadium demanded to suit the private Everett AquaSox team which needs upgrades to meet requirements of the private Major League Baseball operation?, a letter writer asks.