Mukilteo Robotics team “Modulo” reflects on their World Championships experience
MUKILTEO, Wash., June 1, 2023—Mukilteo Robotics senior team “Modulo,” returned from Dallas, Texas in May, after competing against the top robotics teams from across the globe in the 2023 VEX Robotics World Championship. “I am so proud of the hard work and dedication they put into earning their spot at this competition,” Kamiak Principal Steven […]
Mukilteo Visitor Information Center – Where in the Muk is it?
Not all folks know this, but Mukilteo has an official Visitor Information Center located in the old Water District building, across the street from Olympic View Middle School and a block off the Speedway. It is open 5 days a week (6 during the summer) and has a lot of great information about the City […]
The end of an era: Mukilteo’s most unconventional mailbox
MUKILTEO, Wash., May 31, 2023—Since moving into their Mukilteo home 46 years ago, residents Ron Shaw and his wife Christy’s mailbox has been hit, run over by cars, and demolished by teenagers with baseball bats at least 50 times. His unique solution, to save time and money with repairs, has become somewhat of a Mukilteo […]
Pro Wrestling, strange lamps, and a superhero: The odd story behind SnoCo’s oddest event
MONROE, Wash., May 22, 2023—Captain Slinky may not be your typical superhero. He doesn’t fly around the streets of Monroe late at night fighting crime, but he does put on what may be Snohomish County’s oddest craft fair at the Evergreen Fairgrounds at least three times a year — Oddmall: Emporium of the Weird. Oddmall […]
All seven juveniles who escaped from security facility are now in custody
KING COUNTY, Wash., May 31, 2023—The four remaining juveniles who escaped the Echo Glenn Children’s Center shortly after midnight on Sunday are now in custody after a statewide manhunt led to their arrest in Vancouver, Washington by Clark County deputies. According to the King County Sheriff’s Office, three of the seven teens were apprehended Sunday […]
Mukilteo firefighters respond to RV fire near Speedway
LYNNWOOD, Wash., May 30, 2023—Mukilteo Firefighters responded to a fire just south of 133 Street SW and Lake Road which is just west of Mukilteo Speedway, at 10:45 a.m., Tuesday morning. When firefighters arrived, an RV was fully engulfed in flames and Lake Road was closed for about an hour. At this time no injuries […]
Fentanyl smoke exposure sends two deputies to the hospital
BOTHELL, Wash., May 30, 2023—The Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed that two of its deputies were transported to hospital after secondhand exposure to fentanyl smoke in a routine nuisance complaint check. At approximately 10:30 a.m. on Monday, May 29, two Snohomish County deputies were investigating a nuisance complaint near the 3900 block of 164th […]
Memorial Day: Cities pay tribute to US military personnel who gave the ultimate sacrifice
LYNNWOOD, Wash., May 29, 2023—Approximately 150 people gathered at Veterans Park in Lynnwood City Center this Memorial Day to pay tribute to the U.S. military personnel who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces. The annual event was hosted by Lynnwood American Legion Post 37 and Lynnwood Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1040. […]
Remembrance from a Korean War veteran for this Memorial Day
LYNNWOOD, Wash., May 25, 2019—In the early 1950s, an 18-year-old Eugene “Gene” Alfred Turner enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps. Turner went on to complete an eight-week boot camp at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in San Diego, which he described as “very disciplined” and where he “learned how to stand at attention.” Ultimately, he […]
Statewide manhunt for four juveniles who escaped from security facility
UPDATE [8:47 a.m., May 31, 2023] : The remaining Juveniles who were on the run were captured by Tuesday morning after escaping the Echo Glenn Children’s Center on May 28. KING COUNTY, Wash., May 28, 2023—The statewide search is on for convicted juveniles who escaped from the Echo Glenn Children’s Center shortly after midnight today […]
