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Pet adoption day features local animal rescues
Local animal rescues gathered in Smokey Point with cats, rabbits, gerbils and other animals as part of the national Out Here With Animals pet adoption day hosted by Tractor Supply on Aug. 25. This is...
Tulalip Tribes host Back to School Bash
Tulalip Youth Services and volunteers helped hand out hundreds of backpacks to Tulalip youth as part of the Tribes' annual Back to School Bash on Aug. 22. The Tulalip Foundation provides funding for...
Arlington Microgrid facility breaks ground
Snohomish PUD broke ground on their Arlington Microgrid Project on Aug. 20, a new facility meant to be a testing ground for a number of energy technologies. The local PUD started the project after...
Local districts prepare for new school year
Local school districts have been improving facilities and preparing programs for the upcoming year during their summer break. These include changes at Pinewood Elementary in Marysville and Kent...
Kuhnle's celebrates 100th anniversary
Marysville locals have been going downtown to Kuhnle's Tavern for 100 years now and the bar celebrated it's centennial anniversary last weekend. Owners invited the public to stop by the bar for live...
Kids get first-hand look at vehicles at Touch a Truck
Local kids will get the chance to climb into big rigs, trucks and government vehicles as part of Marysville's annual Touch a Truck. The event returns to Asbery Field at 1605 Seventh St., Marysville,...
Tulalip Tribes open retail cannabis store
The Tulalip Tribes have opened a retail cannabis store - Remedy Tulalip -that they hope will provide a range of therapeutic cannabis to customers. The new retail store opened on Aug. 10 at 9226 34th...
Pioneers celebrate 106th picnic
Stillaguamish Valley Pioneers got together for food and good company at their 106th annual Pioneer Picnic on Aug. 19. Members of the local pioneer organization join in the annual potluck to meet up...
Community enjoys All Marysville Garage Sale
More than 120 homes signed up for this year's All Marysville Garage Sale which was held from Aug. 17 to 19. This is the second year for the event. "Last year was our first attempt and it was kind of...
ASD installs new security measures
Most Arlington schools will have new visitor security systems installed as part of the district's tightening of security standards. The new systems are call boxes which allow school visitors to hit a...
M'ville City Council approves funding for civic campus
During their Aug. 13 meeting the Marysville City Council approved the bulk of the funding for a civic campus that would create a new Marysville City Hall. Council members unanimously approved a $32...
Northwest Genealogy Conference attracts many visitors to Arlington
The Northwest Genealogy Conference, hosted by the local Stillaguamish Valley Genealogical Society, was held for its fifth year in Arlington from Aug. 15 to Aug. 18. Those looking to research their...
Work to maintain, repair roads continues in Marysville
Road work to preserve some Marysville streets began for this summer on Aug. 13 and will continue on a number of local streets. Sunnyside Boulevard (from 40th Street to Soper Hill Road), 52nd Street...
Marysville housing program holds open house
Maud’s House, a Marysville emergency housing program operated by the Volunteers of America of Western Washington, invited the community to an open house on Aug. 17. The program has been in Marysville for four years now. Brian Smith, of Volunteers...
Learn about animal adoptions on Aug. 25
Local animal shelters will bring their animals that need adopting to the Smokey Point Tractor Supply for the second year on Aug. 25. The animal adoption event was started by the local Tractor Supply...
Saint Joseph's House receives donation
McCann Family Chiropractic donated more than $750 to local clothing bank Saint Joseph's House on Aug. 15. The donation was part of program that the chiropractic office has done since January of 2017....
Community meets Sno-Isle executive director candidates
Sno-Isle Libraries has been searching for its next executive director and narrowed the search to three candidates who spoke to community members at the Marysville Library on Aug. 16. The library...
Festival of the River highlights Tribal culture, environment
The Festival of the River, which celebrates the Stillaguamish River and Stillaguamish Tribal culture, returned to Arlington on Aug. 11 and 12. The Stillaguamish Tribe puts on the event each year for...
Marysville celebrates National Night Out
Marysville officials invited families and neighborhoods to meet with police officers and other city officials as part of the annual National Night Out on Aug. 7. The event is held across the country...
Election results show local measures passing
Three local tax measures and numerous federal and state congress seats were on this month’s primary ballot. Washington state’s top-two primary system means that the two candidates with the most votes will move onto the general election ballot...
Judge voids Strawberry Festival agreement
The formerly secret agreement that barred a number of Strawberry Festival volunteers from participating in Maryfest has been officially voided. Maryfest, the nonprofit organization that sponsors Marysville’s annual Strawberry Festival, was bound...
Arlington City Council approves EMS utility fee
The Arlington City Council approved on Aug. 6 a $15 per month utility fee that will fund emergency medical services for the city. The city's EMS budget has been at a shortfall for several years and...
Arlington communities gather for NNO
Arlington police officers, firefighters and other city officials met with locals as many neighborhoods participated in the annual National Night Out on Aug. 7. The national event is meant to allow...
Sutherland recognized for work at M-PHS
Marysville police officer Chris Sutherland was recognized as the Washington State School Resource Officer of the Year. Sutherland was given the award in late July for his work with...
Larsen visits apprenticeship program
Rep. Rick Larsen visited Marysville manufacturing company Acro Machining to see a youth apprenticeship program on Aug. 8. The statewide nonprofit organization Aerospace Joint Apprenticeship Committee...
