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Scholarship opportunity for civic-minded young leaders

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MILL CREEK, Wash., December 11, 2022—The City of Mill Creek is accepting nominations for the Association of Washington Cities (AWC) Center for Quality Communities (CQC) scholarship. In its lifetime, the CQC has awarded 70 scholarships totaling more than $100,000 in student funding to date!  AWC’s CQC scholarships are now available for civic-minded young leaders in Washington’s cities and towns. […]

The holiday spirit is alive and well in Mill Creek

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MILL CREEK, December 7, 2022—Approximately one thousand people gathered in the chilly snow-covered streets of Mill Creek last Saturday, December 3, to witness the City’s first Santa Parade and holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony since 2019. The Santa Parade, hosted by the Mill Creek Town Center, kicked off the evening marching down Main Street from LA […]

Santa Parade and the new Festival of Trees at Mill Creek

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Mill Creek is excited to see the return of the Santa Parade on Dec. 3, 2022, at 3:30 p.m., along Main Street, hosted by the Mill Creek Town Center Association (see attached poster).  Following the parade, the City’s Tree Lighting Ceremony will begin outside City Hall South (15728 Main Street) at 4:00 p.m., including a […]

Snohomish County accepting proposals for Child Care Facilities

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Snohomish County, Wash., November 15, 2022 – Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers today announced that the County is accepting proposals to increase available child care slots through capital facilities projects for child care facilities, including Family Home Providers. The Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) will distribute funding from the County’s federal American Rescue Plan Act […]

Twitter, Meta, and the multi trillion-dollar tech industry

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Elon Musk has owned Twitter for a few weeks now, but it isn’t hyperbole to call his tenure there “interesting.” Unable to back out of the $44 billion purchase, Musk quickly made the company private, fired top executives, and laid off roughly half of Twitter’s employees. However, that decisiveness has yet to show dividends, leaving […]

Mill Creek announces new Chief of Police Stan White

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MILL CREEK, Wash., November 3, 2022—After a nationwide search, City Manager Martin Yamamoto announces hiring Stan White as Chief of Police on Tuesday, November 1. Before his appointment, Chief White served as the City’s Acting Police Chief since December 31, 2021.  “I am proud to announce Stan White as the City’s permanent Chief of Police. […]

An exclusive interview with 44th LD Representative Brandy Donaghy

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MILL CREEK, November 2, 2022—Representative Brandy Donaghy (D-Mill Creek) believes resilient communities are strong communities. Since taking over for Sen. John Lovick (D-Mill Creek) as Representative of the 44th Legislative District last year – following Lovick’s appointment to the WA State Senate – Donaghy has worked with both Republicans and Democrats to fight for a […]

Veterans Day Parade returns to Mill Creek Town Center

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MILL CREEK, Wash. – The City’s annual Veterans Day Ceremony and Parade returns on Friday, November 11, and will include several special events to “Honor All Who Serve” in the United States Military.  The Commemorative Ceremony at Veterans Monument at Library Park (15429 Bothell-Everett Hwy) begins at 9:00 a.m. The ceremony will include remarks from Chaplain […]

City of Mill Creek: Notice of Public Hearing for Oct. 25

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Mill Creek City Council has scheduled a public hearing to review and discuss the 2023-2024 City revenue sources. The public hearing will be on the 2023-2024 City revenue sources and the Preliminary 2023-2024 Budget. DATE:  Tuesday, October 25, 2022 TIME:   6:00 p.m. PLACE: Topic: City Council Regular Meeting Join […]

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