Gold Bar
Gold Bar position still open
GOLD BAR -- Snohomish County thought it could lend a hand to this small Sky Valley community by helping to fill a long-open vacancy on the City Council.Turns out, it's been a difficult task.
Date: 05/31/2012 | Local News
One lucky kid
Boy nearly went down 270-foot waterfall, rescuers say (video)
Date: 05/21/2012 | Local News
Gold Bar school confiscates dummy hand grenade
GOLD BAR -- School officials quickly confiscated a dummy hand grenade Monday that a boy had planned to bring to Gold Bar Elementary School to show his friends.
Date: 05/07/2012 | Local News
New Forest Service official focused on stewardship
EVERETT -- For the first time in its 100-year history, the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest is under the leadership of a woman.
Date: 05/04/2012 | Local News
Gold Bar asks county to make council appointment
GOLD BAR -- This Skykomish Valley city has spent the past three months trying to fill a City Council vacancy, without any luck.Notices posted at City Hall and the Post Office in this town of slightly more than 2,000 failed to attract any takers. Neither did newspaper ads.
Date: 05/02/2012 | Local News
Charity without bounds
Sky Valley woman, 75, meets needs where she finds them
Date: 04/24/2012 | Local News
Man who died after U.S. 2 crash ID'd
Edward J. Oas, 63, died Friday at Evergreen Hospital in Kirkland, a day after he suffered a medical emergency while driving on U.S. 2 near Gold Bar, according to a State Patrol report.
Date: 04/23/2012 | Local News
Roundabout nearly ready
Some in Sultan not convinced U.S. 2 circle was best option
Date: 04/13/2012 | Local News
Gold Bar man jailed after allegedly shooting at couple
GOLD BAR -- A Gold Bar man apparently didn't love his neighbor as himself.Now he's locked up in the Snohomish County Jail.Snohomish County sheriff's deputies arrested the man, 51, early Saturday morning for investigation of first-degree assault.
Date: 04/10/2012 | Local News
Around the County
Camano Island: Guided walk SaturdayFriends of Camano Island Parks members plan to offer a guided community walk from Cama Beach State Park to Camano Island State Park.To participate, meet at 9:50 a.m. Saturday at Dry Lake Road and Ivy Road, 1.4 miles from Elger Bay Road.
Date: 04/06/2012 | Local News
School winners
Lake Stevens student earns FFA first place Ben Foster, a senior at Lake Stevens High School, recently took Individual First Place Overall Winner in Regional FFA Completion in the area of Nursery and Landscape.
Date: 03/12/2012 | Life
School Winners
South Whidbey student earns spot in poetry contestSommer Harris of South Whidbey High School earned one of the two top spots in Northwest Educational Service District 189's Poetry Out Loud Regional Final on Feb. 8 in Burlington.
Date: 02/27/2012 | Life
U.S. 2 safety group wants highway’s cities to pitch in for lobbying costs
For each of the past three years, the U.S. 2 Safety Coalition has spent $3,000 in donations to pay for lobbying in Olympia. Most of its budget is spent on efforts to persuade policymakers to fund transportation projects on the highway.
Date: 02/24/2012 | Local News
What mayors in Snohomish County are paid
If you're going to be a mayor in Snohomish County, you want to be mayor in Everett. That's because the job pulls down an annual salary of $154,956. Not to mention health care and a pension. And that makes sense: Everett is the biggest city in the county. But it doesn't pay to be the head honcho in...
Date: 02/19/2012 | Need to Know
Two escape after pickup rolls over and catches fire in Gold Bar
GOLD BAR -- Two people escaped a pickup that rolled over into a ditch and burst into flames on U.S. 2 near Gold Bar early Sunday morning.The driver, a 41-year-old Gold Bar woman, was taken to Valley General Hospital in Monroe.
Date: 12/18/2011 | Local News
Front Porch
'Rockupy Everett'Occupy Everett offers "Rockupy Everett" from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday at the amphitheater at 3000 Rockefeller Ave. in Everett.The guest speaker is Dorli Rainey, the 84-year-old victim of pepper spraying at Occupy Seattle. Jim Page will entertain.
Date: 11/30/2011 | Local News
Gold Bar water safe to drink without boiling
GOLD BAR -- Residents of Gold Bar have been told the water is safe to drink without boiling. The state Health Department says tests results came back Friday satisfactory.A water main break on Wednesday night -- apparently caused by a tree root -- left Gold Bar dry on Thanksgiving.
Date: 11/25/2011 | Local News
Gold Bar residents told to boil water
GOLD BAR -- Residents of Goldbar are being asked to boil their water for the next few days.
Date: 11/24/2011 | Local News
Suspects in cockfighting operation in Gold Bar appear in court
EVERETT -- Police investigating a suspected cockfighting operation in Gold Bar found 59 roosters Sunday and other signs the property had been used to host the violent spectacle.
Date: 11/21/2011 | Local News
17 arrested in Gold Bar at alleged cockfight
GOLD BAR -- Police on Sunday arrested 17 people at a home east of Gold Bar who are suspected of involvement in a cockfighting operation.About 50 roosters found in cages and cardboard boxes on the property were confiscated, said Debbie Willis, spokeswoman for the Monroe Police Department.
Date: 11/20/2011 | Local News
City races: Stanwood incumbents struggle; Arlington councilwoman trails
In Stanwood, voters asked for a new City Council in the coming year.In returns posted Tuesday evening, Councilman Andy Chappel was behind newcomer Rick Randall.
Date: 11/08/2011 | Local News
Gold Bar man reportedly stabbed by neighbor
GOLD BAR -- A Gold Bar man was treated and released at a local hospital Thursday night after he reportedly was stabbed by a neighbor.
Date: 11/04/2011 | Local News
What sold very well at Marysville craft show
There's a dearth of deviled-egg plates out in retail land.Jennifer Ward of JW Giftware aims to fill that void.Her custom-painted ceramic deviled-egg plates and Thanksgiving platters sold well Saturday at the 2011 Autumn Craft Show at the Ken Baxter Community Center in Marysville.
Date: 10/21/2011 | Local News
Man struck and killed by train was from Arlington
GOLD BAR -- Officials have identified a man who was found dead after being struck by a train in the Gold Bar area.
Date: 10/06/2011 | Local News
Man found dead in Gold Bar apparently hit by train
GOLD BAR -- A man was found dead Wednesday in the Gold Bar area after apparently being struck by a train.His body was found just before 5:30 p.m. near the 38300 block of U.S. 2, officials said. It wasn't immediately clear when the man was hit.
Date: 10/05/2011 | Local News
White crosses greet officials
Lawmakers reminded of losses along U.S. 2
Date: 09/21/2011 | Local News
Front Porch: Repairs at U.S. 2 bridge postponed
Smooth drivingThe work to make permanent repairs at the Anderson Creek Bridge on U.S. 2 between Gold Bar and Index has been postponed until further notice.There were scheduling conflicts with Razz Construction of Bellingham.
Date: 09/10/2011 | Local News
Expect delays on U.S. 2 near Gold Bar
GOLD BAR -- A bridge that was damaged by a truck a couple of years ago is finally getting permanent repairs.Next weekend, crews from the Washington State Department of Transportation are set to work at the Anderson Creek Bridge, located on U.S. 2 between Gold Bar and Index.
Date: 09/06/2011 | Local News
High prices, nervous times start modern-day gold rush
Dave Doolittle knows he's got gold fever.He has been hoarding the metal for more than a year, storing jewelry and every piece he can get his hands on. Doolittle keeps checking the price of gold as it changes by the minute.
Date: 08/09/2011 | Local News
Crews rescue 2 lost hikers near Gold Bar
GOLD BAR -- Two men were rescued from the Reiter Pit area near Gold Bar on Wednesday night after they got lost while hiking.
Date: 08/04/2011 | Local News
Man killed in U.S. 2 accident in Gold Bar named
GOLD BAR -- Officials Wednesday released the name of a man who died in a head-on wreck on U.S. 2 in Gold Bar earlier this month.
Date: 07/28/2011 | Local News
Front Porch: Celebrate Gold Dust Days
Gold Bar will celebrate its fifth annual Gold Dust Days with the slogan "step back in time" this weekend.The celebration will start at 3 p.m. Friday with a bicycle parade and the girls' beauty pageant.
Date: 07/27/2011 | Local News
Gold Bar mobile home destroyed in explosion
GOLD BAR -- A fiery explosion Monday in Gold Bar left one woman with a cut lip, destroyed a mobile home and sent debris flying.
Date: 07/26/2011 | Local News
Seven people injured in U.S. 2 crash are recovering
GOLD BAR -- Seven people who were in a van during a head-on wreck in Gold Bar last week are expected to recover.
Date: 07/21/2011 | Local News
Head-on crash kills man
Others are hospitalized after high-speed wreck on U.S. 2
Date: 07/14/2011 | Local News
Firefighters’ barbecue recipe a finalist for $10,000 prize
GOLD BAR -- Banjo music, bunker gear and barbecue.Those are the themes of a new video made by firefighters at Snohomish County Fire District 26 in Gold Bar.The firefighters entered a firehouse barbecue recipe contest put on by the Tree Top juice company.
Date: 06/28/2011 | Local News
'Stop, Drop and BBQ'
Fake mustaches. Gold Bar. Firefighters. BBQ. That's what you'll see in this video.
Date: 06/24/2011 | Sirens
Man arrested after fleeing police in stolen fire-station pickup
BELLINGHAM -- A man was arrested early Monday morning after he reportedly stole a truck from Snohomish County Fire District 26 in Gold Bar. His age and hometown were not available Monday.
Date: 06/20/2011 | Local News
Longtime Sultan resident, historian and knitter recalled
In 1935, Margaret Kime's aunt and her mother decided women who lived in rural Sultan needed to get acquainted.
Date: 06/12/2011 | Local News
Deputies who used stun gun won’t be charged in death of Gold Bar man who resisted arrest
GOLD BAR -- No charges will be filed against two Snohomish County sheriff's deputies in connection with the Sept. 4 death of a Sultan man who stopped breathing after being shocked three times with a stun gun.
Date: 06/03/2011 | Local News
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