ARLINGTON — Arne Lee Anderson never served in the military, but every Veterans Day he and daughter Shelby, 10, hold signs of support as they sit on the curb of Olympic Avenue.
TULALIP — It’s a Catch-22 common to Native American tribes in rural areas.
ARLINGTON — Public safety director Bruce Stedman presented Annie, a chocolate Lab who served as a narcotics dog for Arlington from 2008 until August, to the City Council Nov. 2, as the city welcomed the newest members of its public safety team, on two legs and four.
ARLINGTON — The owner of Blaze the dog threatened to fight back if the city attempts to charge him with violating recently passed animal care and control laws.
ARLINGTON — It might be one of his last votes on the City Council, but Randy Tendering cast the lone “Nay” vote when the council voted to increase the general property tax levy by 1 percent Nov. 2.
ARLINGTON — The start of construction for Cascade Valley Hospital’s new helispot was met with some criticisms Nov. 2, as two neighbors addressed the City Council with concerns.
As of Wednesday, Nov. 4, at 4:42 p.m., the Snohomish County general election results show Arlington Mayor Barbara Tolbert narrowly retaining her seat, while a permanent Emergency Medical Services property tax levy for North County looks likely to pass.
ARLINGTON — In spite of city staff’s recommendations, the Arlington City Council requested at their Oct. 26 workshop to be presented with a budget on Nov. 2 that includes a 1 percent increase in the general property tax levy.
ARLINGTON — “We asked you for a huge investment,” said Bethany Belisle, program support specialist for Eagle Creek Elementary, as she addressed the Arlington School Board Oct. 26.
LAKEWOOD — ”It’s like déjà vu all over again,” one Lakewood resident quipped, as Marysville officials conducted their second Lakewood Master Plan meeting at Lakewood Middle School.
ARLINGTON — The Arlington City Council is considering whether to replace its public safety director with the return of separate police and fire chiefs, as it weighs the budget for next year.
ARLINGTON — Every October, in honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Michelle Crawford and her friends swing by the Cascade Valley Hospital for the first leg of a ”Mammograms and Margaritas” night.
ARLINGTON — The Arlington City Council expressed reservations Oct. 19 about whether to accept a staff recommendation that the city not increase property taxes for 2016.