Monroe News

Workforce Development names 5 new board members The board of directors of Workforce Development Council Snohomish County has five new members: Charles Elder of Damar Aerosystems in Monroe, Grace Holland of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers , Leonard Kelley of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters , Terry Ryan of ... (more)

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Two years from now, when work to improve the dangerous Highway 522 near Monroe is done, drivers should be heaving sighs of relief for more reasons than one.

There are no uncontested races, and the race for the open seat as Representative, Position 2 has attracted six candidates, meaning that race will go to a primary election August 7, after which the top two candidates will go on the the general election in November.

One is a special election for a one-month term between Mid-November to the end of the year representing the district with its current boundaries.

Black currants are abundant at Donnelly's Riverbank Blueberries on Reiner Road in Monroe; the next nearest farm that grows the European staple is in Bellingham.

Following a successful show of his own last year in Monroe, he will this year hold another show to benefit a camp for children with burn injuries.

Sunday night, May 20, an alarm alerted police to a break in at Frank Wagner Elementary School and the neighboring Sky Valley Education Center, in which unknown persons caused minor damage.

The Monroe City Council's June 5 meeting will be an important one, with public hearings scheduled on all three of the city's proposed comprehensive plan changes regarding future development in East Monroe, North Kelsey, downtown, and the First Air Field.

Two people were injured Saturday when an SUV collided with a motorcycle near Sultan.

This is one of a series of looks at Snohomish and Island county communities based on data from the U.S. Census of 2010.

The death penalty trial for an inmate accused of murdering Monroe corrections officer Jayme Biendl will not happen this year.

People are invited to watch a Snohomish County firefighter aim to beat a world record next week.

Sgt. Pat Lowe, a 15-year law enforcement officer and certified firearms instructor, leads the free seminar.

Kathie Saelesky Driving through the city of Monroe, what have we got? We've got a jam.

A series of low towers and a cable tow that would carry wakeboarders around Lake Tye would occupy the same end of the lake as the swimming beach, as this artist's rendering shows, if the proposed cable park is approved by council and built by Sammamish company H30.

Kids at last year's summer science camp at Chain Lake Elementary enjoy tearing apart old electronic items donated by their families.

A new 16-foot-tall bell tower, the work of Eagle Scout candidate Nick Martinoli, 17, of Monroe, and other volunteers, stands ready to house a bell that will replace the one stolen for scrap metal in November.

Michelle Armstrong and granddaughter Lola Henning, 4, of Monroe, take advantage of warm weather last week to plant tomatoes.

Diane Bosworth, a Monroe Post Office clerk for 22 years, is assisted by Everett High School freshman Mike Alexander in unloading an overflowing bin of donated food for the Letter Carrier Food Drive, Saturday, May 12 in Monroe.