ARLINGTON — Controversy still swirls around the recent state auditor’s report that found no conflict of interest between Arlington Mayor Barbara Tolbert’s office and her roles related to the municipal airport. It did, however find a lack of oversight with the airport’s leases.
ARLINGTON — An apparent miscommunication between the city and the American Civil Liberties Union could have resulted in recently passed anti-solicitation laws being revised in ways that no one wanted, including the allowance of exploitation of children.
OSO — One year after the slide that claimed 43 lives, Oso and Darrington came together to heal with those who helped them recover from the tragedy.
LAKEWOOD — “It reminds me of Everett High School,” Elda Mercado said, as she looked at the plans for the new Lakewood High School. “There’s lots of daylight.”
ARLINGTON — The city of Arlington has received a clean financial audit for the 2013 fiscal year from the state auditor’s office.
ARLINGTON — Responders who did everything from finding remains to caring for rescue dogs during the tragic Oso slide last year returned to the site last weekend.
ARLINGTON — Three years after their family started what would become “Zombie Tinder” in their garage, Arlington’s Mike Raether and his two sons could soon have a contract to sell their homemade fire-starter to Africa.
TULALIP — It was the first time Allen Vernon of Mill Creek made his own lure.
“Be careful with how hard you press on that hook,” said Buz Bauman, of the Everett Steelhead & Salmon Club as Allen’s father, Ken, watched him finish. “You don’t want to put it through your thumb.”
ARLINGTON — The Arlington City Council considered cost-savings measures and infrastructure improvements March 9.
SMOKEY POINT — “We’re the largest exporter by value,” Richard White, manager of state and local government relations for Boeing, told the Arlington-Smokey Point Chamber of Commerce March 10.
ARLINGTON — During its final prep session before the state tournament, the Arlington High School Knowledge Bowl team was challenged with questions ranging from verb tenses and literature quotes to math problems, historic scientific discoveries and current political events.
MARYSVILLE — “It only looks like a torture device,” Scott Ballenger laughed, as he chained the large wooden box to Quinton Morris’ wheelchair. “But it’s really training technology.”
ARLINGTON — Third-grader Nikole Christian’s favorite part of the Kent Prairie Elementary Kiddies’ Carnival was the “troll bridge,” as she took aim at the tufted-hair plastic creatures with a Nerf crossbow March 6.
