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At limited capacity, Evergreen State Fair draws 181,000
Organizers say this year’s visitors enjoyed experiencing the fair with “a little more shoulder room.”
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Local hospitals continue to fill while COVID cases plateau
Meanwhile, cases are popping up at Snohomish County schools, causing many to quarantine at home.
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Census: All but 2 Snohomish County ZIP code populations grew
98258 in Lake Stevens saw the biggest gain. Snohomish County is now the fifth-most-diverse in the state.
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We just surpassed last winter’s coronavirus infection rate
County officials, meanwhile, are considering an outdoor-event mask requirement and vaccine verification.
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Essential workers to receive up to $1,250 starting Sept. 22
Over 1,900 in Snohomish County will get the bonuses for their frontline work during the pandemic.
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‘Critical time’: 101 hospitalized here, 25 on ventilators
As people gather over the holiday weekend, officials warn the health care system is in critical condition.
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Hospitalizations and COVID cases are near last winter’s peaks
Meanwhile, Gov. Jay Inslee’s vaccine mandates apparently inspired an increase in the state vaccination rate.
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6 derelict boats in Everett on track to be hauled away
One vessel set for removal is the Confusion, a 53-foot cruiser sunk at the 10th Street boat launch.
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Edmonds councilmember drinks wine during meeting, apologizes
Adrienne Fraley-Monillas said it was an absent-minded decision to grab her wine glass from dinner.
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Here and elsewhere, angry unmasked parents disrupt meetings
In Marysville, they shouted obscenities at board members who must comply with a state mask mandate.
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Snohomish County infections near the highs set last winter
Vaccines have tempered this latest wave, officials say, but far more people need to gets their shots.
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Family loses newly purchased dream home to eminent domain
Lindsey and Matt Mosteller bought their Bothell-area house in January 2020. Now the county needs the land.
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Snohomish County COVID cases still surging in fifth wave
Snohomish Health District data continue to show that unvaccinated residents are driving the surge.
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COVID-19 patients are again filling Snohomish County ICUs
Local leaders are pleading with the unvaccinated to get shots. Next best thing: wearing a mask indoors.
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2020 Census: Snohomish County grows by more than 114,000
Data also show that the county’s Asian, Hispanic and multiracial populations are growing.
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County health officer enacts indoor mask requirement
Starting Thursday, everyone 5 and up, vaccinated or not, must wear a mask in public indoor spaces.
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Fifth wave: Snohomish County COVID hospitalizations rising
Providence Regional Medical Center is treating more than 50 COVID patients. Nearly all were unvaccinated.
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Spitters: It’s time for everyone to mask up indoors, again
The best way to get unvaccinated people to wear masks, he said, is to have everyone do it.
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Nehring faces two Democrats in County Council primary
Nicole Ng-A-Qui and Richard Yust are running to unseat the Republican, who joined the council in 2017.
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Governor asks everyone to mask up in crowded indoor spaces
Cases are rising as the delta variant takes root. Vaccines, experts say, are the best protection.