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Evergreen State Fair in Monroe is cancelled for 2020

Evergreen State Fair in Monroe is cancelled for 2020

It’s only the third time in 120 years that the fair has been called off due to a global event.

Evergreen State Fair in Monroe is cancelled for 2020
Around Snohomish County, food banks face double the need

Around Snohomish County, food banks face double the need

Yet volunteers are scarce. In Edmonds, the food bank is down 100 helpers. Many regulars are “at risk.”

Around Snohomish County, food banks face double the need
A timeline: 88 deaths in 90 days

A timeline: 88 deaths in 90 days

Here are the major events since the first U.S. patient with COVID-19 was hospitalized in Everett.

A timeline: 88 deaths in 90 days
Even in U.S. 2 towns with 0 virus cases, rural economy reels

Even in U.S. 2 towns with 0 virus cases, rural economy reels

East Snohomish County had just weathered a bad winter storm, when COVID-19 gutted the recreation-based economy.

Even in U.S. 2 towns with 0 virus cases, rural economy reels
Aircraft to spray 1,300 acres for moths in Everett, Woodway

Aircraft to spray 1,300 acres for moths in Everett, Woodway

Gypsy moths can devastate forests. The state Agriculture Department plans to stop them from getting a foothold.

Aircraft to spray 1,300 acres for moths in Everett, Woodway
Assistant Director of Prevention Services Katie Curtis makes lists on a whiteboard in a room at the Snohomish County Emergency Management Center on March 30 in Everett. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)

At local COVID-19 command center, virus has a formidable foe

“We’re working Oso hours”: Big, urgent decisions begin at Snohomish County’s Emergency Coordination Center.

Assistant Director of Prevention Services Katie Curtis makes lists on a whiteboard in a room at the Snohomish County Emergency Management Center on March 30 in Everett. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)
Tulalip Tribes join the call for residents to stay home

Tulalip Tribes join the call for residents to stay home

Similar to other orders, the tribes say reservation residents should stay home except to do essential tasks.

Tulalip Tribes join the call for residents to stay home
5 more Community Transit workers test positive for COVID-19

5 more Community Transit workers test positive for COVID-19

Fewer buses are running as at least nine transit employees have tested positive in Snohomish County.

5 more Community Transit workers test positive for COVID-19
City, state, federal parks mostly closed due to COVID-19

City, state, federal parks mostly closed due to COVID-19

Even the remotest trails on state Department of Natural Resources land are closing to the public.

City, state, federal parks mostly closed due to COVID-19
Too many cars on the road inspired Everett’s stay-home order

Too many cars on the road inspired Everett’s stay-home order

The measure is the strictest in Washington but includes a few dozen exceptions, including Boeing.

Too many cars on the road inspired Everett’s stay-home order
Local transit won’t release routes of drivers with COVID-19

Local transit won’t release routes of drivers with COVID-19

Four Snohomish County bus drivers have coronavirus, Community Transit announced Thursday.

Local transit won’t release routes of drivers with COVID-19
County to tackle a development side effect: invasive plants

County to tackle a development side effect: invasive plants

Plants like blackberries, holly and ivy can damage forests. They often show up where people are.

County to tackle a development side effect: invasive plants
PUD won’t shut off power for late bills due to virus impact

PUD won’t shut off power for late bills due to virus impact

The Snohomish Utility District said it wants to avoid additional burdens on those staying home from work.

PUD won’t shut off power for late bills due to virus impact
Confusion, frustration as people at risk seek COVID-19 tests

Confusion, frustration as people at risk seek COVID-19 tests

Some Snohomish County residents say they have lost faith in officials’ ability to handle the outbreak.

Confusion, frustration as people at risk seek COVID-19 tests
New report on Snake River dams could affect power bills

New report on Snake River dams could affect power bills

An anxiously awaited study on Columbia Basin salmon could have a ripple effect in Snohomish County.

New report on Snake River dams could affect power bills
Marysville junior hopes to be first in family to college

Marysville junior hopes to be first in family to college

Spencer Sawyer, 17, believes in pushing herself. She’s already working on university applications.

Marysville junior hopes to be first in family to college
Shots fired during freeway chase from Everett to Redmond

Shots fired during freeway chase from Everett to Redmond

A Redmond man was arrested around 4 a.m. Saturday after fleeing state troopers by car and on foot.

Shots fired during freeway chase from Everett to Redmond
Despite vanishing steelhead, state won’t delay fishing season

Despite vanishing steelhead, state won’t delay fishing season

Wild winter steelhead are at a historic low in the Sultan River, with just 55 of the fish counted in 2019.

Despite vanishing steelhead, state won’t delay fishing season
ACES High School junior Regina Lewis, 16, on Jan. 22, 2020 in Everett, Wash. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

ACES junior looks forward and upward to a career with planes

Regina Lewis, 16, moved from California in 2018. She built a community here by saying “yes” to new things.

ACES High School junior Regina Lewis, 16, on Jan. 22, 2020 in Everett, Wash. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
A new $20 shuttle begins runs from Monroe to Stevens Pass

A new $20 shuttle begins runs from Monroe to Stevens Pass

Overcrowded parking in the ski area and heavy traffic on U.S. 2 prompted the new weekend service.

A new $20 shuttle begins runs from Monroe to Stevens Pass