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Local Wolfpack arena football’s second season ready to go

The Wolfpack indoor football team is ready to howl again!

Monroe arts group seeks volunteers to prepare, refurbish chairs

Volunteer opportunity

MONROE ­— The Wagner Performing Arts Center is getting a lot of love from the all-volunteer Monroe Arts Council nonprofit and an army of community volunteers. Together, they are making the Wagner beautiful again — one seat at a time. A volunteer opportunity is March 22.

County’s future public mountain bike park could be built either near Granite Falls or Monroe

The Snohomish County Parks and Recreation Department identified O’Reilly Acres near Granite Falls and Three Lakes Hill north of Monroe as two site options for the county’s potential future mountain bike parks, it announced early last week.

First Everett City Council race emerges

EVERETT -- A race for Council District 2 has opened up.

Monroe Improv group invites all to try

MONROE — On Wednesday nights in the Wagner Performing Arts Center at 639 W. Main St., the community theatre group Sky Performing Arts (SPA)’s Improv Team, currently a handful of members, sharpen their acting skills using quick-witted replies and on-the-spot thinking.

Glacier Peak boys in State playoffs

Glacier Peak junior Reed Nagel breaks out for two points during second period action in an opening round match in State playoffs held Friday, Feb. 28 at Jackson High. The Glacier Peak Grizzlies were tripped up, 55 - 59, by the West Valley Rams of Yakima on Friday evening.

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.

Election for Monroe mayor to succeed Thomas shaping up between Fulcher, Cudaback

MONROE — A race to succeed long-serving Mayor Geoffrey Thomas has begun as City Councilwoman Heather Fulcher and former City Councilwoman Patsy Cudaback have organized campaigns.

Recovery to recreation: ElderPlace PACE program in Everett attends to needs without nursing home

Providence ElderPlace PACE in Everett is the only Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) in Snohomish County, a federal elder care program that serves people age 55 and older, and it is making important strides in helping with health and recovery.

County health officials target increase in illegal food carts

Snohomish County health officials are stepping up enforcement against unpermitted food carts and stands, which have been operating illegally and raising public health concerns.

Snohomish girls basketball in Districts

Snohomish junior Kendall Hammer drives downcourt against a player on the Shorecrest Scots during second-round Districts action Feb. 18 on Marysville-Pilchuck’s court. Shorecrest bested Snohomish 47-23 for this game.

Executive decisions spent public’s money but ignored public

GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES

A reader raises concern about the future Snohomish Civic Campus.

He swims the Snohomish for rehabilitation

SNOHOMISH — Rain or shine, below-freezing temperatures or above, Snohomish resident Fred Mydske still makes his way to the river for a swim. After facing a sciatic nerve injury a couple of years ago with advice to ice it, Mydske turned to the Snohomish River to ease some of his pain.

All school meals would be free if legislative bill passes

State Rep. April Berg’s House Bill 1404 in the State Legislature would make all public school meals free for students starting in fall 2026 for any student who asks. Local school districts are in support.

Monroe vs. Edmonds-Woodway Boys Basketball

Edmonds-Woodway Warrior junior William Alseth (on right) and a teammate double-team Bearcat senior Kieren Greear during the battle Feb. 10 between the two top teams of Wesco 3A North and Wesco 3A South.

Snohomish crosswalk safety campaign reports its findings

SNOHOMISH — Earlier this month, the Snohomish Public Safety Board conducted a creative, weeklong pedestrian safety campaign aiming to highlight drivers’ blindspots and remind motorists when to yield to foot traffic.

City of Snohomish rental assistance program keeps vulnerable housed

SNOHOMISH — Several struggling families got some help to stay current on their rent thanks to a pilot rental assistance program in Snohomish. Seventeen families, comprising 44 people, received either partial or a full month of rental assistance during six months in 2024.

Fosse bill regulates use of grocery self-checkouts

OLYMPIA – Proposed legislation, House Bill 1739, would establish rules for when and how self-checkout stands could be used in grocery stores. If passed, self-checkouts could only be used when a regular checkout lane is open. An employee who monitors self-service lanes would have to do so exclusively, and be limited to supervising a maximum of two stands.

Hope 'N Wellness, a safe place for unhoused in downtown Everett, being shut down by city

EVERETT — Located near Pacific and Rucker avenues, Hope ‘N Wellness has been a safe place where homeless individuals can come to rest, seek advice on resources, drink a cup of coffee and possibly get a new coat for the winter. The city of Everett is seeking to shut them down due to a code violation.