MONROE — Giusiana Prosser is vociferous about rare diseases.
SNOHOMISH — The causing driver of a March 9 head-on crash just north of the Snohomish River Bridge on state Route 9 had open containers of alcohol in her car and told state troopers she hadn’t installed her mandatory ignition interlock device yet. The woman she hit is still hospitalized five weeks later. No charges have been filed here. A follow up on a crash.
News bites on Snohomish Homestead Park and more
The First Annual Alumni Baseball Game happened Friday, April 18 at Earl Torgeson Field at Snohomish High. The Snohomish High Panthers took on the Mountlake Terrace Hawks.
SNOHOMISH — Snohomish’s Earth Day celebration is growing for its third year at the Carnegie Building. The takeaway is to learn something you can do yourself to, as the event theme says, “move the needle” for sustainability.
INDEX — A climber fell off of the Town of Index 'wall' Saturday, April 26, creating a tricky rescue and quick measures by fellow climbers trained in health care.
SNOHOMISH — Lowering the speed limit on Second Street won’t automatically make it safer, City Council members heard at the March 18 meeting.
A letter to the editor regarding First Street planning.
SNOHOMISH — A federal government cutback has food banks such as Snohomish’s hunting for help.
MONROE — SharinaBean’s on Main is hunting for a new spot. The coffeehouse at 103 W. Main St. announced it will be closing Saturday, April 19 as its lease isn’t being renewed. It has been here 8½ years. The building was purchased. McCrain said she sensed from conversations early on that her shop wasn’t part of the plan for the building’s future.
OLYMPIA — The state Legislature Saturday approved a bipartisan, $15.5 billion transportation plan that in part increases the state gas tax for the first time since 2016. The state tax on regular gas will rise from $0.494 per gallon now to $0.554 on July 1. It codifies a 2% annual gas tax increase from summer 2026 onward. Diesel gas tax will rise by 3 cents per gallon July 1, and another 3 cents in summer 2027, then have 2% increases every year from 2028 onward.
A letter to the editor discussing marijuana arrests.
A letter to the editor responding to letters about First Street and criticisms of President Trump.
Two teen golf caddies have won full-ride college scholarships
CLEARVIEW — A second marijuana retailer wanting to open along Highway 9 aroused not just a formal complaint to county officials filed by a competitor but also a room-filling meeting about the topic last week.
Pretty soon, the county will be in the thick of candidate filing week, which runs from May 5 to 9. State Public Disclosure Commission (PDC) records reviewed April 17 give an indicative picture of the local races shaping up for Snohomish, Monroe, Everett and Lake Stevens.
The increased use of Flock license-plate reading cameras, including plans to add in Snohomish, provokes questions on warrantless monitoring.
SNOHOMISH — Prominent changes to First Street, displayed last week as concepts being evaluated, could see narrower road lanes to accommodate wider sidewalks and may see angled parking switched for parallel parking. These options are meant to make the street safer for crossing pedestrians and more attractive streetside. As the corridor is one of the city’s crown jewels, City Hall is taking as much feedback it can get.
A letter applauding Mayor Cassie Franklin.
The Timberwolves banged in a 4 - 0 win against the Everett Seagulls March 25.
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