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At home with local history

Students draw historic Snohomish homes

Connecting students to the town’s history was the goal of a recent project at Emerson Elementary.

One man’s journey into recovery

Sitting in the back of a police cruiser, 33-year-old Joshua Johnson is open to talking about the life he sees ahead and why he just graduated from the Snohomish County Jail’s Diversion Center.

Teen’s near-fatal stabbing at Everett Lions Park was gang-related

EVERETT — The 14-year-old stabbed numerous times and left to die in Lions Park last month was set up. Classmates from Lakewood High did the hit. One hailed from a rival gang.

Future park at Averill Field being guided by community

The latest mock-up for Averill Field, at Third Street and Pine Avenue, used public input to incorporate a set of compromises for what could be built next year.

Local farms opening steadily for guests

Snohomish is a farm town, down to the roots.

Redmon outlines partnerships, city projects in speech

SNOHOMISH — Mayor Linda Redmon’s State of the City speech Saturday in the Carnegie Building placed a spotlight on nonprofit partners the city government relies on to help fulfill local needs, and featured updates about major infrastructure projects such as its First Street plans.

Snohomish City Council may permit ATVs to use roads

The city has a plan to experiment with allowing all-terrain vehicles on public roads.

Walsh Hills development taken to court

A land-use petition seeking a judge’s review could wedge a stop to the city-approved Walsh Hills housing development in an enclave of northeast Snohomish.

Medetomidine, another sedative that complicates opioid overdoses, may be here in Snohomish County but not with certainty

Medetomidine has potentially made its way in county drug supplies, local officials said.

Students without MMR vaccine face exclusion

Soon, some students may be excluded from school if they are not yet in compliance with the new vaccination law.

Snohomish’s Carnegie building is practically complete

After a tedious process spanning over a decade, including a number of grants and three master plans, the Carnegie building in the historic Snohomish Downtown is almost fully restored.

Snohomish’s Homestead Park plan scrutinized

SNOHOMISH — After hearing watershed concerns, the City Council wants to take a closer look at the plan for Homestead Park, on the city’s west side, before agreeing to hire a designer to refine the concept.

Hyper creative: Pro graffiti artists coming to Everett to show and share their talent over four days

On Aug. 4-7, an all-day Paint Jam event is coming to Everett, bringing with it the creation of 30 new murals throughout the city

Today’s safest football helmet unattainable for some youth

When 125 Everett Junior Wildcats players kicked off the youth football season recently, most wore the safest helmets money can buy. Literally.

On Powell Street, neighbors tired of semis cutting through

Due to worn out pavement and drainage issues, the city plans to rebuild the portion of Powell Street between S. Kelsey Street and S. Sams Street next year.

Swifty Creek drainage overflows made lakes

Residents of the Village at Snohomish condominiums along Ford Avenue

Two months later, Monroe woman Kenna Harris is still missing

Kenna Harris, 25, has been missing since March 31

Monroe School Board member Jerry Martin resigns in light of widespread video

School board member Jerry Martin resigned Wednesday after a video showing him not getting involved over his teen's use of derogatory and racial words led to social condemnation.

NEWS BITES for August 26, 2020

Snohomish Chalet site proposed to be redeveloped into housing

Opioids being misused by many Snohomish County residents

Up to 80,000 in county may be misusing pills and narcotics