Snohomish City Councilman Tom Merrill new Community Transit board chair
SNOHOMISH COUNTY—Snohomish City Council Member Tom Merrill was selected by his peers on February 1 to serve as chair of the Community Transit Board of Directors for 2024. Stanwood Mayor Sid Roberts was chosen as board vice chair. Lynnwood Mayor Christine Frizzell was selected as board secretary. Merrill has lived in the city of Snohomish […]
Port of Everett presents expansion to County Council for ballot approval
EVERETT—Port of Everett CEO & Executive Director Lisa Lefeber gave a presentation on expanding its boundaries to the Snohomish County Council during their legislative session on January 24. The Council is expected to vote on moving the ballot measure forward in mid-February. The port’s decision is influenced by public outreach conducted in 2018 and 2019. […]
Youth Suicide Prevention Taskforce hosts “You Are Not Alone” event on Feb 3
MUKILTEO—Snohomish County Youth Suicide Prevention Taskforce is hosting a “You Are Not Alone” conference on February 3, 2024, at Rosehill Community Center in Mukilteo. The conference is focused on building resiliency and providing youth and families the tools needed to support youth mental health and combat suicide. “Given the alarming increase in the rate of […]
Mariner High School students win Second Congressional App Challenge
EVERETT—Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) congratulated Sydney Vo and Azul Rangel, juniors at Mariner High School in Everett, for winning the 2023 Second Congressional App Challenge with their entry, “HopeHorizon,” which seeks to aid individuals and families experiencing homelessness. “The Congressional App Challenge has again shown the creativity of talented students from Northwest Washington,” said Larsen. […]
Community Transit selects new Board of Directors Composition
EVERETT—At a Special Meeting held on January 18, the Community Transit Board of Directors voted unanimously to change its nine-member composition, transferring a voting seat from medium city category to large. Board leadership—Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary—is to be decided at its February 1 meeting. The nine-member Community Transit Board composition is reviewed every four years, […]
Whidbey Island shaken by 3.3 magnitude earthquake
WHIDBEY ISLAND—Residents of northern Whidbey Island got a mild jolt of a 3.3 magnitude earthquake on Wednesday, January 17, at 7:47 p.m., that occurred one kilometer North Northeast of Coupeville at a depth of 55.8 kilometers (34.67 miles) according to the United States Geological Survey. There have been no reports of damages or injuries at this […]
School districts announce delays and cancellations for January 18
SNOHOMISH COUNTY—School districts across the Snohomish County have issued alerts of delays and cancellations for Thursday, January 18, 2024, due to inclement weather and icy road conditions. The following school districts are closed for Thursday, January 18: Marysville, Monroe and Northshore. Routinely check the latest update for your school district by clicking the link associated […]
School delays and cancellations for January 17
SNOHOMISH COUNTY—School districts across the Snohomish County have issued alerts of delays and cancellations for Wednesday, January 17, 2024. Arlington Home – Arlington Public Schools (wednet.edu) Due to poor road conditions, all schools will be starting two hours late this morning. Buses operating on limited routes. There will be no out-of-district transportation, no Presidents Preschool, […]
Trump and Reichert expected winners of WA State Republican caucus
BELLEVUE—Thousands of Republicans across Washington state endured freezing temperatures on Saturday, January 13, to participate in grassroots democracy—a statewide caucus— with hopes of becoming a delegate who will not only endorse candidates for statewide and federal offices, but also cast their vote for their preferred presidential candidate at the 2024 Republican National Convention. “This is […]
Evergreen State Fair Advisory Board seeking to fill two vacancies
MONROE—The Evergreen State Fair Advisory Board has two positions that are open for nominations and applications. The open positions are for Snohomish County Council District 2 (Everett/Mukilteo area) and District 3 (Lynnwood/Edmonds area). Applications can be found at: https://www.evergreenfair.org/131/Fair-Advisory-Board. The Evergreen State Fair Advisory Board aids in managing and preserving the largest publicly owned fair […]
