Monroe
Project to widen Highway 522 will mean delays
MONROE -- Two years from now, when work to improve the dangerous Highway 522 near Monroe is done, drivers should be heaving sighs of relief for more reasons than one.Not only will the highway be a safer, four-lane divided road, but all the roadwork will be finished, as well.
Date: 05/30/2012 | Local News
Census snapshot: Monroe
This is one of a series of looks at Snohomish and Island county communities based on data from the U.S. Census of 2010.
Date: 05/26/2012 | Need to Know
Scherf’s trial for murder delayed to 2013
EVERETT -- The death penalty trial for an inmate accused of murdering Monroe corrections officer Jayme Biendl will not happen this year.
Date: 05/24/2012 | Local News
Around the County
Clinton: Mayfest set for SaturdayMayfest 2012 will be 5 to 10 p.m. Saturday at the Clinton Community Hall, Highway 525 and Humphrey Road, on Whidbey Island.Enjoy music, dancing and a barbecue supper.
Date: 05/24/2012 | Local News
Watch Monroe firefighter attempt record run
MONROE -- People are invited to watch a Snohomish County firefighter aim to beat a world record next week.Fire District 1 firefighter Tony Robinson, 44, of Monroe, is a lifelong runner.About seven years ago, he started doing one-mile runs in full firefighting gear, he said.
Date: 05/24/2012 | Local News
Around the County
Everett: Vigil for girl slain in ArizonaSnohomish County leaders, including the county's Human Rights Commission, have planned a tribute next Wednesday to a 9-year-old Arizona girl who was killed three years ago by border activists with ties to Everett.
Date: 05/23/2012 | Local News
State to stagger closure of liquor stores next week
The Washington State Liquor Control Board has announced a phased closure schedule for state liquor stores as we near the June 1 start of private liquor sales. With...
Date: 05/22/2012 | Bizblog
Around the County
Lakewood: Lions Club meetingSeven Lakes Lions Club invites people to learn more about the Lions service club and to offer ideas for local community service projects. A public meeting is set for 7 p.m. Tuesday at Lake Goodwin Community Club, 17323 42nd Ave NW, off Lakewood Road.
Date: 05/17/2012 | Local News
Monroe reviewing wakeboard park at Lake Tye
MONROE -- The city could take in about $58,500 in revenue during the first year if it approves a wakeboarding park at Lake Tye.It could also take away the peace and quiet that has made the park a jewel to Monroe residents.
Date: 05/17/2012 | Local News
Monroe council to discuss wakeboarding park Tuesday
MONROE -- The proposed wakeboarding park is back on the City Council's agenda.
Date: 05/15/2012 | Local News
Police seek help locating missing Monroe man
The Snohomish County Sheriff's Office is asking for help finding a Monroe-area man who has been missing for more than a week.David B. Savage, 57, left his home around noon May 6 to run errands. His family reported that he did not make it to any of his planned destinations.
Date: 05/14/2012 | Local News
Better weather brings return of wildfire risk
MONROE -- Fire crews are asking homeowners to think about wildfire prevention before summer.Western Washington isn't immune to wildfire, Monroe fire Capt. Ron Adams said. This time of year is when the grass starts to dry out and the winds kick up.
Date: 05/14/2012 | Local News
Sample local wine at downtown Monroe event
Bring your own wine glass and taste local wines and food at the Historic Monroe Wine Walk on May 19.
Date: 05/11/2012 | Entertainment
Enjoy all things vintage
Everything old is new (and hip) again at Ruffles & Rust market
Date: 05/10/2012 | Home and Garden
Man seriously hurt at Monroe industrial plant
MONROE -- A Snohomish man, 20, was seriously injured Tuesday while working at a Monroe industrial plant.The incident was reported about 11:20 p.m. Tuesday at the plant at the intersection of Fryelands Boulevard SE and U.S. 2.
Date: 05/09/2012 | Local News
Water main break forces Monroe school to close
MONROE -- Students at Chain Lake Elementary School lost two days of school, thanks to a broken water main.
Date: 05/09/2012 | Local News
Building a better future
Program teaches jobs skills, helps students earn a GED
Date: 05/08/2012 | Local News
Fire destroys barn in Monroe
MONROE -- No one was injured in a barn fire north of Monroe on Saturday, a fire official said.One barn was completely destroyed and another damaged in the fire at 21614 Woods Creek Road, said Capt. Ron Adams with Snohomish County Fire District 3 in Monroe.
Date: 05/06/2012 | Local News
Down Under horse sense
Equine expert shares in Monroe, Stanwood next week
Date: 05/04/2012 | Local News
Lack of autopsy hampers probe of boy’s death
MONROE -- Just three hours after Monroe police began investigating the suspicious death of a child, officials with the Snohomish County Medical Examiner's Office released his body to a funeral home without conducting a complete autopsy, newly released records show.
Date: 05/04/2012 | Local News
Blasting planned as Highway 522 widened
MONROE -- Widening Highway 522 is going to be a blast.Explosions to remove tons of rock as part of the state's $128.8 million project are expected to happen in late May.
Date: 04/30/2012 | Local News
Front Porch: Audition for Marysville festival talent show
Talent show auditionThe Marysville Strawberry Festival Talent Show organizers are looking for talent.Auditions for the show are scheduled from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. May 14 and 15 at Marysville-Pilchuck High School, 5611 108th St. NE.
Date: 04/30/2012 | Local News
Byron Scherf's wife of 24 years files for divorce
EVERETT -- The longtime wife of an inmate accused of killing a Monroe corrections officer has filed for divorce, saying that the marriage is "irretrievably broken."
Date: 04/28/2012 | Local News
Around the County
Arlington: Chicken dinner fundraiser setStillaguamish Senior Center offers a chicken dinner with all the fixings from noon to 2 p.m. Sunday at the center, 18308 Smokey Point Blvd.
Date: 04/27/2012 | Local News
Expo at fairgrounds promises food, fun and more
Let's translate what the third annual Evergreen Recreation and Sportsmen Expo actually means:Carnival. Championship barbecue. Kid's fishing pond.In other words: family fun.
Date: 04/27/2012 | Entertainment
Fired corrections officer sentenced for assault of wife
EVERETT -- A Snohomish County judge on Wednesday urged a former Monroe corrections officer to make positive changes in his life while he is locked up for abusing his wife.
Date: 04/26/2012 | Local News
Front Porch: Sky Valley Food Bank needs help
Food bank needs helpDonations are down and shelves are looking bare at Sky Valley Food Bank, which feeds almost 4,500 people a month, nearly half of them children.In summer, children are out of school with no free or reduced lunches. No donation is too small.
Date: 04/25/2012 | Local News
Monroe man shot by deputy charged with assault
EVERETT -- A Monroe man survived being shot by a Snohomish County sheriff's sergeant last month, but now is facing legal troubles that could land him in prison.
Date: 04/24/2012 | Local News
Alleged burglars left trail of 50-cent pieces, cops say
MONROE -- It appears two suspects in the burglary of a Monroe mattress and bedding store each unwittingly helped detectives solve the case.The break-in occurred March 30 at the Quality Sleep shop in the 19600 block of U.S. 2, according to Monroe Police Department records.
Date: 04/19/2012 | Local News
Prep lacrosse scores -- Tuesday, April 17
BOYS | DIVISION IISnohomish drops North County for ninth lacrosse win
Date: 04/18/2012 | Prep Zone
Monroe woman's death still a mystery
MONROE -- Police want to talk to anyone who might have known a Monroe woman who was found slain in March.No arrests have been made in the death of Jacqueline A. Rothenbuhler, 59.
Date: 04/16/2012 | Local News
Scherf's video statement released in Biendl killing
EVERETT -- The video and audio recordings of an inmate admitting that he ambushed and killed Monroe corrections officer Jayme Biendl were released on Friday under state public records laws.
Date: 04/13/2012 | Local News
You won't leave hungry at Monroe's Mi Tierra
Enchanted by a recent visit to Mexico, I was hankering for more Latin flavors.That brought me to Mi Tierra, a favorite Mexican restaurant in Monroe, that The Herald first visited when it opened about a decade ago.
Date: 04/13/2012 | Entertainment
Scherf pretrial hearing continued to next month
EVERETT -- Snohomish County Superior Court Judge George Appel agreed Wednesday to continue the rest of a pretrial hearing in Byron Scherf's death penalty case until early next month.
Date: 04/12/2012 | Local News
Scherf’s confession played in court for judge
EVERETT -- Byron Scherf calmly sipped a cup of coffee and tried to explain to detectives what came over him the night he is accused of strangling Monroe corrections officer Jayme Biendl.
Date: 04/11/2012 | Local News
Around Snohomish County
Lynnwood: No grant for farmers marketThe city lost its bid for a grant that would bring a farmers market to Lynnwood.City officials requested $30,000 from the Verdant Health Commission for the first year's operation of a farmers market.
Date: 04/11/2012 | Local News
Officers testify on first day of Scherf hearing
EVERETT -- For the first time in open court, Monroe corrections officers testified about their encounters with an inmate the night he allegedly strangled Jayme Biendl at her post in the prison chapel.
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
Monroe mayor joins race for Pearson's seat
Republican Robert Zimmerman, the mayor of Monroe since 2009, began campaigning this week to fill the seat of state Rep. Kirk Pearson, R-Monroe, this fall.
Date: 04/05/2012 | The Petri Dish
Monroe man shot by officer out of hospital, in jail
MONROE -- A Monroe-area man was carrying a carver knife with a blade more than 8 inches long when he was shot by a Snohomish County sheriff's officer last week, according to documents released Tuesday.
Date: 04/03/2012 | Local News
Monroe police seeks suspect in knifepoint robbery
MONROE -- Police on Thursday were searching for a man suspected of robbing his ex-girlfriend at knifepoint.The robbery was reported just before 1 p.m. in the 17000 block of 157th Street SE, Monroe police spokeswoman Debbie Willis said.
Date: 03/30/2012 | Local News
Allied Waste workers stop work to support union in Alabama
Several thousand people and businesses in Snohomish County didn't get their trash picked up because Allied Waste employees stopped work here in support of a union in Alabama.
Date: 03/30/2012 | Local News
New judge keeps schedule for Scherf hearings
EVERETT -- A Snohomish County Superior Court judge on Wednesday declined to reschedule hearings to decide whether a jury will hear the alleged confession of an inmate accused of strangling Monroe corrections officer Jayme Biendl.
Date: 03/29/2012 | Local News
Trooper arrested after alleged assault of wife
EVERETT -- A Washington State Patrol trooper was arrested Monday for allegedly assaulting his wife and threatening to kill her.Jeffrey Muren, 37, was booked for investigation of first-degree assault, according to court papers. A judge on Tuesday set bail at $15,000.
Date: 03/27/2012 | Local News
Man shot by deputy in serious condition
MONROE — A Monroe-area man was listed in serious condition Tuesday after he was shot by a Snohomish County deputy who said he threatened her with a knife.
Date: 03/27/2012 | Local News
Promotion brings new prison chief to Monroe
MONROE -- A change of leadership is in the works at the Monroe Correctional Complex.
Date: 03/23/2012 | Local News
Judge steps aside in Biendl murder case
EVERETT -- A Snohomish County judge stepped down Friday from the death penalty case against an inmate accused of killing a Monroe corrections officer.
Date: 03/23/2012 | Local News
Scherf’s lawyers again request judge step down
EVERETT -- For a third time, lawyers for an inmate accused of killing a Monroe corrections officer are asking for a new judge.Byron Scherf's attorneys again are questioning whether Snohomish County Superior Court Judge Thomas Wynne can give the defendant a fair trial.
Date: 03/22/2012 | Local News
Police hunt for clues in Monroe homicide
MONROE -- Police are searching for clues after the weekend slaying of a Monroe woman.
Date: 03/19/2012 | Local News
Monroe farmers win sustainability award
MONROE -- Jim and Andy Werkhoven's efforts to run a cleaner dairy operation have won them the Outstanding Dairy Farm Sustainability Award in the inaugural U.S. Dairy Sustainability Awards.
Date: 03/19/2012 | Business
Monroe police say death of woman is suspicious
MONROE -- Detectives are investigating the suspicious death of a Monroe woman whose body was discovered Sunday in her back yard.Police were summoned around 4 a.m. to a report of an unconscious woman at a home in the 400 block of W. Maple Street, a residential street south of U.S. 2.
Date: 03/18/2012 | Local News
Monroe gay-rights group to discuss same-sex marriage
MONROE -- The idea came to Holly Teige when she was attending a summer parade in Carnation last year.The Monroe woman saw a float made by the small town's lesbian and gay community group."If Carnation had a group, then Monroe should certainly have one," Teige, 37, said.
Date: 03/16/2012 | Local News
Monroe to take comments on roadwork, funding
MONROE -- Residents are invited to share their thoughts about creating a traffic benefit district to help fund street maintenance and projects at a meeting next month.
Date: 03/15/2012 | Local News
Man vs. waterfall
The death-defying stunts of daredevil Al Faussett (gallery)
Date: 03/11/2012 | Local News
Monroe church's elevator gives congregation a lift
MONROE -- Joe Boranian goes to the Monroe Covenant Church three times a week.He uses a powered wheelchair because of his cerebral palsy. To get in the church, he needed friends to carry him up the stairs.That has changed.
Date: 03/10/2012 | Local News
Pioneer Craft Show turns back clock in Monroe
Families visiting the Pioneer Craft Show will take a step back in time and see first hand how to load a pre-1840 firearm, how to spin a wool blanket and the many kinds of things blacksmiths made back in the day.
Date: 03/09/2012 | Entertainment
Our Towns: Around the County
Everett: Public comments soughtThe city's Public Works Department plans to install a 4,200-square-foot fabric-covered structure over the top of the biosolids composting material and equipment pad at the city's Water Pollution Control Facility.
Date: 03/08/2012 | Local News
Monroe to appeal ruling on traffic camera initiative
MONROE -- The enforcement camera war wages on in Monroe.City officials decided Tuesday night to appeal a judge's ruling that they mishandled an initiative aimed at ending the city's traffic camera program.
Date: 03/07/2012 | Local News
No autopsy of Monroe child despite police requests
MONROE -- Police say they repeatedly tried to tell the Snohomish County Medical Examiner's Office that a 7-year-old boy who showed up dead at a Monroe hospital had a history of mistreatment and neglect.
Date: 03/07/2012 | Local News
Our Towns: Around the county
The American Association of University Women plans to meet at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Carl Gipson Senior Center, Lombard and Pacific in Everett. The scheduled speaker is Catherine Matthews, the director of improvement and on-time graduation for the Everett School District.
Date: 03/07/2012 | Local News
Monroe boy's death raises alarms
MONROE -- Monroe police detectives are investigating the suspicious death of a 7-year-old boy, a case that could be hampered by the Snohomish County Medical Examiner's Office decision not to do an autopsy.
Date: 03/05/2012 | Local News
School Winners
Everett district honors musiciansThe Everett School District recently recognized the student musicians selected by the Washington Music Educators Association for the 2012 Washington Junior All-State Honor Groups.
Date: 03/05/2012 | Life
2 injured in two-car crash near Monroe
MONROE -- Two people were hospitalized Friday after a wreck east of Monroe.Police believe a pickup driven by a 17-year-old boy collided with a box van driven by a man in his early 60s, Snohomish County sheriff's bureau chief Kevin Prentiss said.
Date: 03/03/2012 | Local News
Closures planned tonight on I-5 south and Highway 522
Several highway lane closures are planned for tonight and next week in Snohomish County.
Date: 03/02/2012 | Street Smarts
Monroe waiting for attorney’s advice before responding to ruling on traffic cameras
MONROE -- City officials in Monroe have yet to decide how they'll respond to a judge's ruling that they mishandled an initiative regarding the use of traffic-enforcement cameras.
Date: 02/29/2012 | Local News
Upgrade planned at prison chapel where officer was killed
MONROE -- The Washington State Reformatory chapel could open by summer for the first time since corrections officer Jayme Biendl was strangled at the Monroe prison in January 2011.
Date: 02/27/2012 | Local News
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
Heavy rains take toll
Mudslide wipes out one house; river swallows another (gallery)
Date: 02/22/2012 | Local News
Monroe, Stanwood, Arlington, other communities brace for flooding
EVERETT -- Emergency crews were gearing up Tuesday for a rush of water expected to flow into local rivers.
Date: 02/21/2012 | 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
Monroe man held after threat to blow up CT buses
MONROE -- A Monroe man's complaints over bus service went from persistent to possibly criminal.
Date: 02/17/2012 | Local News
Around the County
Camano Island: Film to be shownJoin filmmaker John F. Williams for a video tour of the underwater world swirling just off local beaches.The presentation is set for 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Camano Multipurpose Center, 141 N. East Camano Drive.
Date: 02/17/2012 | Local News
Monroe's deputy police chief leaving for Kirkland
MONROE -- Deputy Police Chief Cherie Harris is leaving Monroe to take a new post at the Kirkland Police Department.Harris served at Monroe for 16 years, police officials said. She participated in many community groups and fundraisers.
Date: 02/16/2012 | Local News
Corrections officers push lawmakers for better uniforms
MONROE -- The way Carl Beatty sees it, the uniform he wears should reflect the pride he takes in his job.Such was the sense the Desert Storm veteran had when he served 18 years in the U.S. Marines on active duty and in the reserves.
Date: 02/14/2012 | Local News
Judge again rebukes lawyers who want him to step down from Byron Scherf’s trial
EVERETT -- For the second time in as many weeks, lawyers for an inmate accused of killing a Monroe corrections officer faced a judge's admonition for their handling of the case.
Date: 02/11/2012 | Local News
Monroe dreams smaller
City admits it must scale back hopes for parklike N. Kelsey
Date: 02/10/2012 | Local News
Skateboarder injured after collision with dumptruck in Monroe
MONROE -- A skateboarder suffered injuries and was taken to a Seattle hospital Wednesday afternoon after colliding with a moving dump truck.The crash was reported about 12:15 p.m. in front of Monroe High School on Tester Road, Monroe police spokeswoman Debbie Willis said.
Date: 02/08/2012 | Local News
Lawyers for man accused in Biendl slaying question judge's fairness
EVERETT -- Lawyers for the prisoner accused of killing Monroe corrections officer Jayme Biendl for a second time are asking for a new judge.
Date: 02/06/2012 | Local News
2-alarm fire burns home in Monroe
MONROE -- A stubborn two-alarm fire in Monroe on Friday afternoon apparently started in a carport and spread into a home.
Date: 02/03/2012 | Local News
Honoring Jayme Biendl
Family holds a 5K run on the anniversary of her death
Date: 01/30/2012 | Local News
A year after her death
Jayme Biendl's family remembers a beloved oldest sister
Date: 01/29/2012 | Local News
Judge scolds lawyers for inmate accused of killing Monroe corrections officer
EVERETT -- A Snohomish County judge made clear Friday he wants no delays in a key hearing for the inmate accused of killing a Monroe corrections officer.
Date: 01/28/2012 | Local News
Run will honor memory of slain Monroe corrections officer
MONROE -- Cindy Chessie didn't want the one-year anniversary of the slaying of state correctional officer Jayme Biendl to pass in sadness.
Date: 01/27/2012 | Local News
Monroe mayor says it’s unlikely traffic cameras will continue after contract expires
MONROE -- Monroe's mayor now says there is "zero" likelihood that the city will continue to use traffic-enforcement cameras after 2013.Meanwhile, officials already have quietly scaled back the program, which new numbers show has been losing money for months.
Date: 01/25/2012 | Local News
Public can weigh in on Tennessee firm’s proposed lease of Monroe hospital
MONROE -- Taxpayer- supported Valley General Hospital is on the verge of approving a deal that would allow a for-profit health care organization to lease the hospital for 40 years.
Date: 01/25/2012 | Local News
Monroe city officials to review future of red-light cameras
MONROE -- City officials expect to go behind closed doors Tuesday to talk with their lawyers about a recent ruling that appears to clear a path for another advisory vote on red-light cameras.
Date: 01/24/2012 | Local News
Expo will return to fairgrounds
MONROE -- Snohomish County plans to bring back its spring recreation expo in April for a third straight year.The 2012 event has a new name and an extra day of carnival rides. Admission and parking are free.
Date: 01/24/2012 | Local News
Monroe may join state credit card program
MONROE -- The city currently keeps 20 credit cards locked up and only uses them for travel expenses or training. But the city may join a state program that actually encourages more day-to-day use by paying rebates on every purchase.
Date: 01/24/2012 | Local News
Snow brings out the intrepid
Readers' photos have many stories under the surface (gallery)
Date: 01/22/2012 | Local News
Our biggest big house
The Monroe Correctional Complex is five prisons in one
Date: 01/22/2012 | Need to Know
Monroe will get charging station for electric cars
MONROE -- The Electric Highway is coming to Snohomish County.The county's first electric-vehicle charging station to be built as part of the state's own network is scheduled to be installed soon in Monroe.
Date: 01/09/2012 | Local News
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