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Calling all Snohomish County businesses for Foreign Trade Zone roundtable
Calling all Snohomish County businesses! The Port of Everett, in partnership with Economic Alliance Snohomish County, is hosting a Foreign Trade Zone 101 roundtable for area businesses on July 16. This crash course will go over what a Foreign Trade Zone is, how to access this tool and why incorporating...
Educational resources available to help reduce the loss of crab pots
Recreational crabbing in Puget Sound began on July 1. According to a news release, each year an estimated 12,000 crab pots are lost in Puget Sound, resulting in the capture of an estimated 180,000 Dungeness crab a year with no one to harvest them. The Snohomish County Marine Resources Committee...
Officials cut ribbon for new Edmonds College fuselage lab
U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen and several local and state elected officials participated in a ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday for the grand opening of Edmonds College’s new fuselage lab, located at the Washington Aerospace Training & Research (WATR) Center at Paine Field. This state-of-the-art facility will provide students with hands-on training using a Boeing 767 Tanker fuselage.
A Small Washington Town Has Suddenly Become The State’s Second Ranked Murder Capital!
Nestled amidst the lush greenery of Washington State, Evergreen was once a postcard-perfect town. With a population of just under 5,000, it boasted a charming Main Street, a vibrant community center, and friendly residents who knew their neighbors. Crime was virtually nonexistent, and safety was a given. But that idyllic image has been shattered. In the past six months, Evergreen has witnessed a horrifying surge in violent crime, rocketing it to the dubious distinction of the state’s second-ranked murder capital.
Kiwanis Club of Edmonds awards $2,000 scholarships to local high school graduates
The Kiwanis Club of Edmonds has awarded $2,000 scholarships to six deserving high school graduates. This year’s recipients include Vyna Nguyen and Saluki Kaplan from Meadowdale High School, Stephanie Kha and Lenna Nguyen from Edmonds-Woodway High School and Isabella Cunha and Jarred Kumpe from Scriber Lake High School. Vyna...
St. Alban’s hosting popup food distribution in Edmonds July 10
Edmonds’ St. Alban’s Episcopal Church will host a popup food distribution truck from 3-4 p.m. Wednesday, July 10 at the church. The food will be available for those in need, as part of the church’s commitment to respond to food insecurity in the community. Available food will...
Police: Car crashes through front doors of Dollar Tree in WA
MARYSVILLE, Wash. - Police are investigating after a person lost control of their car and crashed through the front of a Dollar Tree in Marysville. Officers were called to the Dollar Tree at the Safeway Plaza on 72nd St NE and State Ave. At some point Tuesday morning before 10:30,...
YOUR MONEY: The $1.3 million boondoggle South Mukilteo Park
MUKILTEO—Mukilteo City Council on Monday, July 1, approved $1.3 million to “renovate” an existing park in Harbour Pointe, using $800,000 of your tax dollars on a “South Mukilteo Park” project that is now $550,000 over budget; yet is asking Mukilteans to cough up $180 per home or $1.5 million per year for an EMS Levy in an August ballot proposition because of “budget shortfalls.”
Does it always rain on the Fourth of July?
Some say it always rains on the Fourth of July, but does it? Is that a myth? Let’s look at the weather records for Independence Day this century at Everett Paine Field so far. Going back through 2001, it has rained only five times at Paine Field. The heaviest...
Most of Western Washington will see a rise in 2024 property values, but not everywhere
Home values across Western Washington are generally up for 2024, but how much depends on the community. Meanwhile, many office spaces and condos are showing a decline in value. "After dramatic fluctuations in the residential market during the Covid years, values have returned to a steady level of increase," King...
Western WA turns up the heat with potential record temps following July 4th
SEATTLE — Are you ready for some heat?. After a mild start to the summer season, western Washington is cranking up the mercury in a major fashion after Independence Day. In the short term, it's still just fine, with mild temperatures and a terrific Tuesday around the Sound. Morning murkiness gives way to partial afternoon clearing, and highs will inch up into the low to middle 70s from Sahalee to Seabeck.
Measure to prevent phasing out of natural gas in WA is on track for November ballot
It’s now all but assured voters will get to weigh in this November on Washington’s polarizing efforts to phase out natural gas use in homes and other buildings. Backers of an initiative aimed at reversing the state’s climate-oriented policies turned in more than 400,000 signatures in support of the measure on Tuesday. They delivered boxes […] The post Measure to prevent phasing out of natural gas in WA is on track for November ballot appeared first on Washington State Standard.
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