The community members who met at the Local Scoop Restaurant to “Save the Olympic Theatre” on Tuesday, Aug. 21, were able to agree on one thing; they have much more work ahead of them to do before they can proceed.
With the start of the new school year coming up, the Cascade Valley Hospital’s Arlington Pediatrics Clinic is gearing up for immunizations, but with whooping cough still an ongoing problem throughout the state, especially in Arlington and Marysville, Dr. Rosana Go is encouraging everyone to make sure their immunizations are up-to-date, regardless of the time of year.
West Nile virus has not yet shown up in Snohomish County this year, according to the Snohomish Health District, but it was found recently in mosquito samples in Yakima and Franklin counties, and has caused 14 deaths and more than 1,100 illnesses reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention elsewhere in the nation this summer.
ARLINGTON — The Arlington Municipal Airport is one of 23 Washington airports to receive state Department of Transportation Airport Aid Grants to preserve those facilities and improve aviation safety.
ARLINGTON — The Arlington City Council will conduct a special meeting on Thursday, Aug. 30, at the Linda M. Byrnes Performing Arts Center, to discuss fire and EMS services for the city of Arlington and North Snohomish County with the community.
ARLINGTON — The Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office has issued a Level 3 sex offender alert for 29-year-old Jesse Patrick Miller, who lives in the 15500 block of Jordan Road in Arlington.
The third annual Back2School Rally at Presidents Elementary drew an estimated 800 attendees on Sunday, Aug. 19, as local families in need of supplies to start the school year packed the playground to line up for their backpacks that afternoon.
The Stillaguamish Valley Pioneer Association is still kicking up its heels after 100 years, celebrating its centennial reunion and “Pioneer Picnic” on Sunday, Aug. 19, in the Pioneer Hall.
ARLINGTON — Drivers on State Route 9 will notice some changes to the highway as they pass through the State Route 531 intersection south of Arlington.
August is a deadly month on Washington’s roadways, according to the Fatality Analysis Reporting System. From 2006-10, on average, more impaired driving deaths occurred in August than any other month. That’s why, from now through Sept. 3, extra officers will be looking for DUI drivers during the annual “Drive Hammered, Get Nailed” campaign in Snohomish County.
The Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue (SAR) Air Unit, SnoHawk, is currently searching the Stillaguamish River for two overdue rafters. The rafters, one male and one female both reportedly in their 20s, put in at the Cicero Bridge late Thursday. They were last seen at approximately 5:30 p.m. Thursday.
The Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue Air Unit has located the two overdue rafters on the Stillaguamish River between the Cicero Bridge and Arlington.
ARLINGTON — The Arlington Airport will serve as the site for the Sittin Pretti Summer Slam car show on Saturday, Aug. 18.
