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Tyler Giles, owner/operator of Giles Electric, left, gets a helping hand from lead field tech Quintin Viers as they work to install the last bit of LED trim lights along the roof of a new bathroom on the Marysville Civic Center campus on Friday, June 30, 2023, in Marysville, Washington. The lights, which can be programmed to different colors, have also been installed on the main Civic Center building. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

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Marysville celebrates the Fourth of July with new LED lights

The energy-efficient lights are a small piece of the new $66 million Civic Center campus.

Casi Myers, the new Post Commander at VFW Post 7511, sits inside the post’s new home along Main Street on Friday, June 23, 2023, in Monroe, Washington. Myers, a native of Arlington, served in the Navy from 2004 to 2009 as an electronics technician on reconnaissance aircraft. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

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First woman to serve as VFW post commander makes history in Monroe

Incoming Post Commander Casi Myers welcomes diversity at her Veterans of Foreign Wars post.

Lake Stevens Mayor Brett Gailey (Photo provided by the City of Lake Stevens)

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Mayor, city council refuse to sign Lake Stevens Pride proclamation

Community members have expressed dismay at the lack of support for Pride Month.

Destinee Harris performs while representing the islands of Fiji and Tonga during World Refugee Day at Everett Community College on Tuesday, June 20, 2023 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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‘Open door policy’: Snohomish County celebrates World Refugee Day

Colorful traditional clothing, dance and food were part of the celebration Tuesday at Everett Community College.

Trenton Sankey, 6, looks up at Everett High School graduates as they walk down the hall of Whittier Elementary School on Friday, June 16, 2023 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Senior Grad Walk ‘makes graduation real’ for young Everett students

Everett High School seniors paraded through Whittier Elementary School halls before their graduation Saturday.

Brian Wilson, left, and Ron Fronheiser, right, survey the fuselage after it is placed at Edmonds College’s Advance Manufacturing Skill Center at Paine Field on Thursday, June 15, 2023 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Paine Field training center’s new lab: a 12-ton Boeing 767 fuselage

Boeing donated the fuselage to a manufacturing program Thursday: “This is going to be a game changer in…

Islanders disembark the Hat Island Ferry, which is called the “Hat Express,” in 2018. At the top of the ramp stands Ray Brown, the captain. Below him on the dock are crew members Ryan Taisey, first mate (left) and Michael Jablinske. (Dan Bates / The Herald)

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Hat Island receives $3M loan for high-speed internet connection

The Biden Administration announced 19 states will receive $714 million to improve internet access for rural communities.