News

• Leadership Snohomish County accepting proposals for community impact projects

  Jun 10
  If the non-profit organization you’re involved with has all the resources it needs, read no further. Anyone? Everyone else: here’s a great ...
  

• Snohomish County Board of Health meets June 11

  Jun 10
  The Snohomish County Board of Health will convene for its regular monthly meeting at 3 p.m. Tuesday, June 11 in the auditorium of the Snohomish ...
  

• Washington same sex couples: state’s initial marriage data report released

  Jun 06
  Nearly 2,500 same sex couples were married in Washington between December 6, 2012 and March 31, 2013. Same sex marriages represented more than 20 ...
  
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  ‘Servant-leader’ Mary Lou Robertson leaves food bank

  By Paul Archipley - Jun 05
  When Mary Lou Robertson began volunteering at the Mukilteo Food Bank soon after it first opened, it was a much more “casual” affair. Like Joan ...
  

• Your input needed on Fair Housing Equity Survey

  Jun 05
  The Puget Sound Regional Council, in tandem with the Fair Housing Center of Washington, is gathering information on barriers to equal housing ...
  

• It’s time to start preparing for fire season

  By John E. Pennington - Jun 05
  We must all be in the disaster-preparedness business, and when disasters strike we quickly become potential first-responders. Our wet and very ...
  
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  Beacon publisher named Entrepreneur of the Year

  Jun 05
  Paul Archipley never envisioned himself becoming a businessman, but that’s exactly where his career in journalism took him. In fact, back in 1991 ...
  

• Larsen announces $300,000 grant to expand aerospace training opportunities in Snohomish County

  Jun 04
  Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, today announced a $303,827 federal grant for Everett Community College to help students pursue training in aerospace and ...
  

• Hepatitis A: national outbreak linked to frozen berry product sold at Costco

  Jun 04
  An outbreak linked to “Townsend Farms Organic Anti-Oxidant Blend” frozen berries has caused 30 cases of hepatitis A in five states. There have ...
  
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  Sheriff Lovick resigns

  Jun 03
  John Lovick has resigned as Sheriff of Snohomish County, immediately following his appointment as County Executive by the County Council earlier ...