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Detour at Blueberry/Kelsey begins Sept. 3

A remedy for traffic jams at Blueberry Lane and Kelsey Street means some temporary pain for drivers.

Providence Everett nurses to strike beginning Nov. 14

Providence Everett nurses will strike after final negotiations Friday, Nov. 3 ended without reaching a deal for a new contract.

All-weather fields open at Lake Tye Park

The city’s new lighted, all-weather playing fields at Lake Tye Park are ready for play.

Everett's Epic Ford is no more as dealer sells

The cars are all gone from Epic Ford as the dealership shut down earlier this month.

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.

Snohomish County to seek 0.2% Sales Tax for public safety

Snohomish County will be seeking a 0.2% Sales Tax for public safety

Everett plans slight increases to utility rates

Residents will likely see their monthly utility bill increase by about $3 by way of new utility rates proposed to begin in March.

Sultan flexing its muscles as it seeks fixes for U.S. 2 congestion

The City of Sultan is trying to take the matter of fixing U.S. 2 congestion into its own hands.

Sultan to use roundabouts to fix U.S. 2 traffic clogs

The city has narrowed down its plan for fixing congestion through Sultan: Roundabouts, roundabouts, roundabouts.

Monroe city property tax rate rise proposed

A recommendation built into Mayor Geoffrey Thomas’s 2023-2024 budget raises the city property tax rate 6.95%

First Street improvements, such as new dining fixtures, are coming

For downtown, the city plans to use federal funding for sidewalk repairs, semi-permanent outdoor dining fixtures, better trash management and replacing troublesome trees.

Snohomish gets “Story Trail” to boost reading

Twenty-two new signs opposite the Snohomish Library invite you to walk and trace the steps of a book.

Private companies make deal for former Kimberly-Clark site

A fishery company and a maritime company, in a joint venture, announced May 23 they have a purchase deal for the former Kimberly-Clark mill site on Everett’s waterfront.

Prison changes suggested, including early release for some

Court orders protections; coronavirus-spread inside Monroe prison led to inmates holding disturbance

What can you do if you owe months of rent?

Gov. Inslee extends the clock on evictions, sets rules barring them

End of one of Monroe's historic Buck Houses, 'not too late' to save other

MONROE -- Demolition began Oct. 21 on one of the historic Buck Houses on S. Ann Street.

From Garden to Table: Growers help community, art show will benefit Community Kitchen

Bounties of vegetables donated weekly by a quiet corps of area growers

SNOHOMISH -- More than 35 photos of garden vegetables, bees and food that were printed onto canvas will be spread out in the parish hall of St. John’s Episcopal Church for an art show the evening of April 5.

Midtown District plan now in City Council’s hands

Neighbors in the Terrace, Stoneridge and Northridge areas anxiously want their roads widened and improved

Everett adjusting laws about city park use

A few new park rules would let children establish little businesses and put a ban on flying drones overhead.

New superintendent for Everett schools: Ian Saltzman

The Everett school board has named the district’s next superintendent. Ian Saltzman, Ph.D., won the school board’s unanimous approval last week