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Evergreen State Fair canceled this year, as is Kla Ha Ya Days

This year’s Evergreen State Fair is canceled, the county announced Friday.

Farmers markets adjusting with COVID-19 to maintain safety

Farmers markets, with opening day just around the corner, are adjusting how they operate because of coronavirus restrictions.

Everett Port adds floating pump that cleans the bay

Have you noticed something different down at the Port of Everett marina?

Sheriff Fortney calls stay-home decree unconstitutional, unfair

Snohomish County Sheriff Adam Fortney clarified a social media post criticizing the governor’s stay-home orders, but said last week he won’t walk back its message.

Renters get reprieve until June, but what happens after that?

As May 1 nears, Rob Trickler grows increasingly anxious.

Mayors write letter to public regarding COVID-19

The mayors of Snohomish County cities issued a joint letter Friday, April 24 to the community:

NEWS BITES for April 22, 2020

Approval decision for tiny house hotel

Hundreds of prisoners to be released statewide

The state has begun releasing hundreds of prisoners early to reduce population counts.

Congress working on next wave of COVID-19 public assistance

Congress is currently working on extending unemployment and give other supports, U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen told constituents in a telephone town hall Tuesday, April 7.

Food banks prepare to feed more people

Local food banks are readying themselves for people who suddenly have less to spend on groceries because of coronavirus-related layoffs.

Zion Lutheran Church makes a vast renovation

Twenty-two new pews. Fresh carpet. Bright lights.

Snohomish pharmacy producing hand sanitizer

As a compounding pharmacist, Dawn Ipsen of Kusler’s Pharmacy couldn't let her chemist’s know-how lay idle during the coronavirus outbreak.

Sultan dump to reopen this week, but people asked to use garbage facilities sparingly and maintain social distancing

People are processing what to do with their unwanted items as some outlets, such as thrift stores, are closed, and others are limited.

Used ski goggles can double as PPE in the fight againstCOVID-19, and group collecting them gets goggles to doctors

By weekday, Aaron Robertson is a third-year medical student at the University of Washington who lives in the Central District.

Local spirit-makers shifting to make hand sanitizer

Many local distilleries are stepping up and applying their craft to help address the urgent need in communities on the shortage of hand sanitizer.

Schools gearing up to hold classes online

Whether by paper or by computer, schools will be restarting classes to continue educating thousands of children at home.

Underlying health affects COVID-19 severity risk

Underlying conditions and the unknown factors around a novel virus are motivating extreme measures of caution for COVID-19 that has spread through community interaction, in droplets that are released from coughing.

Crafters and 3D printers producing masks to help with supply

Everyday craftspeople are jumping in to sew face masks for whoever can use them to help fight medical supply shortages.

Still game for adventure, owners of British pub on First Street look to retire

The tale of Piccadilly Circus Pub is part determination, part popular watering hole and certainly part love story.