Spada Lake Reservoir spills for first time since 2021 as heavy rain fills County’s key water source

EVERETT—Recent heavy rain has filled the Snohomish County PUD’s Spada Lake Reservoir and caused water levels to reach the Culmback Dam morning glory spillway today, December 10. This is the first time the Spada Lake reservoir has spilled since 2021 as the water level rose 15 feet over the past 48 hours. Water traveling through […]
Sultan celebrates opening of the new Mountain View Park

SULTAN—The City of Sultan celebrated the newest addition to its parks and trails system with a ribbon-cutting for Mountain View Park on Wednesday, September 24. A soft opening of the park occurred on March 1. “This park reflects the values of the City by creating shared spaces that bring people together, promote outdoor recreation, and […]
CIU Detectives Investigate Fatal UTV Crash in Sultan

SULTAN—On Sunday, August 10 at 10:15 p.m., Collision Investigation Unit (CIU) detectives responded to a fatal single-occupant UTV rollover near Index-Galena Road and NF Road 6310. The UTV was eastbound from Index at a high rate of speed when the 46-year-old male driver lost control while going over a hillcrest with a curve. The UTV […]
Shooting range nearly 40-years-in-the-making shot down by County budget

SULTAN—The decades-long plan to open a county-owned shooting range near Sultan appears to not be moving forward, yet again, as the project remains unmentioned in Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers’ proposed 2025-2026 biennial budget report. “We know the Sportsman’s Park is a project that has generated long-term public interest, and we haven’t lost sight of […]
East County Deputies investigate shooting in Sultan, seeking information

SULTAN—Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office Deputies are investigating the shooting of male that occurred on Tuesday, September 17, 2024. On September 17, just before 11 p.m., deputies witnessed a male approaching the doors of Sultan PD with a single gunshot wound. After speaking to the victim, deputies learned the victim’s vehicle was being chased and shot […]
Sultan to receive over $12 million of federal funding for water treatment plant projects

SULTAN, Wash., May 1, 2023—Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) helped secure $1 million that will go toward much-needed upgrades for Sultan’s Wastewater Treatment Plant. This is in addition to a total of $11 million that Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) secured for the city’s new Water Treatment Plant, which the city plans to construct next year to […]
Sultan School District requests $32 million in taxpayer money

SULTAN, Wash., February 6, 2022 – Sultan residents will vote on February 8 whether or not to renew two education levies, both of which are set to expire in 2022. The levies, which come out of local property taxes, will amount to roughly $32 million over the next four years on top of Sultan School […]