Gold Bar News

Carmen Valencia-Correa celebrates her chef contest victory for Healthiest Snack, which she won with her own recipe for "carrot ceviche." Photo courtesy of the Sultan School District The competition, held at Sultan High School, was made up of fourth and fifth graders from Sultan and Gold Bar Elementary Schools who submitted recipes.

The 2013 election season formally gets underway Monday as candidates begin filing to run for seats on school boards, fire districts, city councils and the Snohomish County Council.

Fire Station 53, which is currently jointly owned by Fire District 26 and the City of Gold Bar, could be lost if the city goes bankrupt, which remains a possibility for the cash-strapped city.

Republican Rep. Dan Kristiansen of Snohomish is the new House Minority Leader following a vote of the GOP caucus this morning.

Snohomish County Sheriff John Lovick can count on legal support from county attorneys when he fights a recall attempt filed against him last week.