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Everett talking about senior center reopening in long-term future

The Carl Gipson Senior Center could reopen

Bumps at U.S. 2 bridge to be smoothed over soon

The notable bumps at a joint on U.S. 2’s Pilchuck River Bridge

Snohomish Police contract up for renewal soon

The city will soon begin negotiations to extend its contract with the sheriff’s office to run the Snohomish Police Department for five more years.

Closed fishing dock at Blackman Lake will need some repairs, consultants’ report indicates

SNOHOMISH — Several piles holding up the Robert S. Keaton Memorial fishing dock at Hill Park on Blackman Lake have deterioration damage, a consulting dive team’s report says.

County Council delays wetlands decision

The County Council last week paused on acting on updating the rules for wetland buffers and critical areas in its development regulations to do more fact-finding first.

Golfer shoots 9-under, demolishes record at Snohomish G.C. at recent club championship

SNOHOMISH — Palmer Mutcheson demolished the record at Snohomish G.C.

M-pox was in Snohomish County

A case of Monkeypox was logged in a Snohomish County man

Everett council District 2 represents midtown, downtown

The council district system being introduced this year has two candidates running for District No. 2: Greg Lineberry and Paula Rhyne.

Waits Motel residents get eviction notices amid city seeking condemnationThe owner through his attorneys gave eviction notices to residents at the Waits Motel.

People residing in the Waits Motel lacked hot water for four days in late October, risked having their tap water and electric power shut off, and earlier this month the owner's attorney issued eviction notices on uncertain grounds.

Seniors gravitating toward cannabis - is it right for you?

Seniors may be becoming more open to cannabis for healing aches and inflammations.

After tax bills hit farms that branched into being venues, lawmakers intervene

SNOHOMISH — A wedding at a farm can be the perfect backdrop, but those farms that converted their barns into regularly booked wedding spaces or other uses got put on the back foot this summer. The barn’s not agricultural anymore, so the land around it is not allowed to be given a special lowered property tax rate named Open Space. The tax fee for changing the land use out of Open Space is seven years of back taxes plus a 20% penalty. At least a handful of farms in the Snohomish River Valley received sizable tax bills last summer. Local lawmakers noticed. They have a new bill to clarify the rules, and the county assessor is on board.

Lake Stevens man admits to Machias shooting when asked in traffic stop

The man who raised his gun and shot a man in the chest while driving on a Machias roadway cried when told his action killed someone, the police report says.

City of Everett files in court seeking to condemn, take Waits Motel

The city filed its condemnation request against the Waits Mote

NEWS BITES for Jan. 27, 2021

Rep. Berg visits Snohomish council

Legislators will re-file bill to lower state’s drunk-driving limit

State Sens. Marko Liias and John Lovick would like to lower the state’s legal drunk-driving impairment limit to 0.05% blood-alcohol concentration.

Everett interested in levy lid lift tax measure

Could be on November ballots, if City Council agrees

Snohomish brewery owner facescriminal charge of child molestation

County prosecutors filed a charge Thursday against the owner of SnoTown Brewery on an accusation he molested a pre-teen girl

NEWS BITES for June 15, 2022

Some dumps closed Sunday, June 19

Monroe Schools sets interim superintendent contract

The school board last week solidified a contract with interim superintendent Kim Whitworth through June 30.