Leo Hymas was a 19-year-old infantryman in the U.S. Army when he took part in the liberation of the Nazi concentration camp Buchenwald on April 9, 1945.
Arlington residents and Everett Community College students Olivia Wallace and April Ketchum were honored on March 21 as members of the 2013 All-Washington Academic Team.
ARLINGTON — The North County Firefighters Association is once again inviting the community to its pancake breakfast, which kicks off this year on Sunday, April 28.
The Sarvey Wildlife Care Center, a wildlife education and rehabilitation facility, is appealing to the public for donations after facing a $95,000 budget shortfall just before the start of their busiest season.
The Arlington High School Robotics team performed almost exactly in the middle of the range at this year’s FIRST Robotics Competition at CenturyLink Field in Seattle, but the lessons they learned made the experience well worth it in their eyes.
Arlington dentist Dr. David Abdo partnered with Eagle Wings disAbility Ministries of Marysville on Wednesday, March 20, to help several people with developmental disabilities smile a little easier.
ARLINGTON — After much anticipation, the city of Arlington began construction the week of Monday, April 8, through Friday, April 12. on the final phase of improvements to 67th Avenue NE. The fully-funded project includes improvements that are designed to benefit drivers, bicyclists and pedestrians, including a new road surface and center-turn lane, a traffic signal at 211th Place NE, and completion of the Centennial Trail. Construction is anticipated to last approximately one year.
ARLINGTON — The Rotary Club of Arlington named Madison Stamey and Paul Gamble as its Outstanding Students for the month of March at its Thursday, March 21, meeting. Each student was awarded a voucher for a $50 donation to a non-profit organization at their school or in the community. Rotarian and Arlington School District Superintendent Dr. Kris McDuffy presented certificates to Stamey, an eighth-grader at Lakewood Middle School, and Paul Gamble, a student at Weston High School.
ARLINGTON — The Snohomish County Medical Examiner’s office has identified a victim found dead in a car in the Arlington Haggen Parking lot on March 28.
Arlington’s Easter egg hunt saw throngs of families descend upon the grassy fields adjacent to the Stillaguamish Athletic Club on the morning of Saturday, March 30, as the Arlington Fire Department returned to broadcast the shotgun start for the age-divided egg-hunting areas.
ARLINGTON — Local high school students can win one of two $1,000 prizes in the “Four-Way Test Speech Contest” through Rotary District 5050. Students in grades 8-12 living in Arlington, Lakewood or Darrington can apply under the Rotary Club of Arlington. Public, private, home-schooled and exchange students are encouraged to participate.
ARLINGTON — The boards of commissioners of three public hospitals in Snohomish and Skagit counties are conducting community forums to hear from the public what they think about proposals to affiliate with a larger health care system.
ARLINGTON — Bill Klein has been a fixture of the Arlington Safeway for as long as many of his customers have been alive, and on his final day on the job on Friday, March 29, Kathy McPherson recalled how Klein had gone above and beyond for her then-newborn daughter Melissa.
