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.
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 responding to letters about First Street and criticisms of President Trump.
Two teen golf caddies have won full-ride college scholarships
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.
A letter commenting on the SRFR "Firefighter 8" lawsuit.
EVERETT — The Washington Trails Association (WTA), a nonprofit dedicated to trail upkeep, works all over the state. Locally, it is having work parties improving the Loganberry Lane Trail system in Everett this week.
