ARLINGTON — Outgoing Snohomish County Council member John Koster was honored by the Arlington City Council, including his successor Ken Klein, on Dec. 2 for his work on behalf of the citizens of the city of Arlington and the county as a whole.
ARLINGTON — As the Arlington Community Food Bank headed into its Thanksgiving distributions, its members touted the increased support they’ve received from volunteers and contributing agencies, even as they hoped it would be enough to meet the increased need that they face.
ARLINGTON — Drivers will notice new speed limit signs on State Route 531 through Arlington.
ARLINGTON — Arlington American Legion Post 76 has raised money for more than 20 years to buy toys for the children of families who receive holiday food baskets from the Arlington Community Food Bank, but this year, they can’t do it alone.
ARLINGTON — The proposed 2014 budget for the city of Arlington is expected to be voted on by the Arlington City Council on Monday, Dec. 2, in the wake of city of Arlington Finance Director Jim Chase’s likely penultimate presentation of the budget to the Council during its Monday, Nov. 18, regular session meeting.
ARLINGTON — Weller Funeral Home invites members of the surrounding community to take part in its 13th annual Holiday Remembrance Gathering at 4 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 7, to honor the lives of their loved ones, both veterans and civilians.
ARLINGTON — Veterans Day isn’t the only holiday during which past and present service members can find a hot meal at the Arlington American Legion Post 76 Lounge, located at 115 N. Olympic Ave.
ARLINGTON — The Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a man who was living in a tent on his parents’ property when a tree fell on the tent.
The National Weather Service in Seattle has issued a Flood Watch for Western Washington which includes the Stillaguamish River at Arlington. The Flood Watch will be in effect until 7 p.m. Tuesday.
LAKEWOOD — The Faith Lutheran Church in Lakewood drew hundreds of shoppers and thousands of dollars during its annual Holiday Bazaar on Saturday, Nov. 16, which will go to help needy families in the area throughout the winter holidays.
The Arlington-Smokey Point Chamber of Commerce is on the grow, according to Chamber President Kristen Granroth during her State of the Chamber address at the Medallion Hotel in Smokey Point on Tuesday, Nov. 12.
The intersection of 67th Avenue NE and 204th Street will be a 24-hour-a-day hotbed of construction work for the week and a half leading up to the Thanksgiving holiday, as the 67th Avenue Final Phase project gets ready to wrap up the last of its work before the winter break.
ARLINGTON — The Centennial Trail Coalition of Snohomish County will conduct its next general meeting from 6:30-8:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 21, in the Stillaguamish Conference Room of the city of Arlington Utilities offices at 154 W. Cox Ave.
