Everything to know about the new Food and Farming Center coming to McCollum Park
EVERETT—When Snohomish County opens its upcoming Food and Farming Center in Everett’s McCollum Park in 2027, residents can look forward to fresh locally grown food provided by local farms from Whatcom to North King counties. This will also provide a new revenue source for local farmers by allowing them to grow and sell off season […]
Dagi Kesim: Everett High School Girls’ Soccer Head Coach
For the past four seasons, Daghan “Dagi” Kesim has patrolled the touchlines and technical area as the Head Coach of the Everett High School (EHS) Girls’ Soccer program. Kesim’s return to high school soccer was unlikely, as he had left coaching several years earlier, including a tenure at Lynnwood High School. However, with some motivation […]
Hundreds attend VOAWW’s fifth annual Hope is Brewing fundraiser
LYNNWOOD—Volunteers of America of Western Washington held its fifth annual Hope is Brewing fundraising event at the Lynnwood Event Center Friday, September 27, with the goal of raising the $185,000 to support ongoing operations. With approximately 400 attendees, Friday’s event was VOA’s largest ever in 120 years of operation. The organization took in $156,775 from […]
The Grand Kyiv Ballet returns with Don Quixote
ARLINGTON—Ukrainian-based ballet company Grand Kyiv Ballet is returning to Snohomish County on Friday, October 11, with their groundbreaking performance of Ludwig Minkus’ Don Quixote, based on Miguel Cervantes’ classic 1605 novel of the same name. The ballet will be held at Arlington’s Byrnes Performing Arts Center at 7:00 p.m., marking the ballet company’s second Snohomish […]
Monroe High School’s Scott Darrow: Building a Winning Culture
MONROE—Scott Darrow, widely regarded as one of the top high school football coaches in the area, was honored as the Wesco South 3A Coach of the Year last season. He earned this accolade after leading the Monroe High School Bearcats to a Wesco 3A South title. Darrow’s approach to coaching goes beyond winning games. He […]
King County Metro and Community Transit join forces to provide new regional service
SHORELINE—King County Metro and Community Transit are rolling out major changes to bus service starting Saturday, September 14. This historic service change is designed so that people can take advantage of new, regional public transit options such as new connections to Sound Transit Link 1 Line in King and Snohomish counties. “This is exactly what […]
Fewer than half of Washington students are hitting grade level
On September 10, OSPI released its K-12 Report Card for the 2023-24 school year. Following national trends, fewer than half of Washington students met academic proficiency. Testing was over grades 3-8 and 10. In Washington state, only 50.3% of students met ELA standards, 39.7% met math standards, and 43.5% met science standards in their spring […]
Snohomish County remembers 9/11 with memorial ceremonies in North and South counties
SNOHOMSIH COUNTY—On the morning of the 23rd anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks against the U.S., several Snohomish County cities gathered to pay their respects and vows of silence, honoring the nearly 3,000 lives that were lost that day in 2001. The Marysville Fire District, Marysville Professional Firefighters/IAFF Local 3219, the Marysville Police Department and […]
Upcoming September 11 ceremonies and events in Snohomish County
On September 11, 2001, 19 hijackers associated with the Islamic extremist group al Qaeda took over four planes leading to the most prolific terrorist attack in the United States. Two planes were flown into the World Trade Center in New York City, and a third into the Pentagon. The fourth plane, United flight 93, crashed into a field in Shanksville, […]
Larsen serves lunch at Alderwood Boys & Girls Club to highlight Summer Meals Act
EVERETT—Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) served meals to kids at the Alderwood Boys & Girls Club on Friday, August 30, to highlight the need for passing the Summer Meals Act of 2024, a bipartisan bill to fight childhood hunger by expanding access to healthy, nutritious meals and snacks offered to students during the summer months. “Kids […]
