OAK HARBOR – A memorial service for Matthew Hubner, the 13-year old Oak Harbor boy who fell from a Deception Pass cliff on Friday night, will be held at 3:30 p.m. Friday at Oak Harbor Middle School, 150 SW Sixth Ave.
Hubner slipped while hiking with friends in the Deception Pass area. He was seen briefly lying on the rocks and then was spotted in the water. By Saturday, the U.S. Coast Guard, state park police and Skagit County Sheriff’s Office had called off the search. Will Reichardt, a sheriff’s department spokesman, said the boy is presumed drowned.
Donations can be made to the Matthew Hubner Fund, c/o Whidbey Island Bank, 450 SW Bayshore Drive, Oak Harbor, WA 98277, or by calling 360-675-5968.
Everett: 3County may use inmate labor crews
Snohomish County government is considering formally using inmates from the Monroe Reformatory for some park maintenance projects.
A $10,000 contract proposal is under consideration by the County Council.
If the proposal is approved, inmate labor crews could be scheduled for park maintenance. Crews have been used for general labor in parks in the past.
“The cost of using this group is extremely low,” wrote Marc Krandel, county parks supervisor.
Costs to the county include wages of $1.10 per hour per inmate, mileage at 40 cents per mile, and a fee based on labor, mileage and other payments.
Arson suspected in fire at apartment complex
A fire that caused heavy damage to an office at an apartment complex appears to have been intentionally set, Snohomish County Fire District 1 spokeswoman Leslie Hynes said.
The fire was reported about 4 a.m. Tuesday at an apartment complex in the 1000 block of 128th Street SW. Nobody was inside the office, but the fire caused about $90,000 worth of damage, Hynes said.
The Snohomish County Fire Marshal’s Office is working with the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office to investigate the fire.
Mill Creek: Motorcycle rider killed in crash
A 22-year-old man died Tuesday evening when the motorcycle he was riding crashed into a truck.
The man, of Everett, was driving north in the 16400 block of Bothell-Everett Highway about 6:40 p.m. when he crashed into the back of a truck that was turning left from Old Seattle Hill Road, Mill Creek police spokeswoman Becky Erk said.
The man was thrown from his motorcycle. Police believe he died instantly, Erk said.
The road was closed for about five hours while the Washington State Patrol investigated the accident. Detectives are still trying to determine the cause of the crash.
Police have not cited the 45-year-old man who was driving the truck, Erk said.
Anyone with information about the crash is asked to call Erk at 425-921-5716.
Camano Island: White powder in senator’s mail
A house sitter who was checking the mail at the home of State Sen. Mary Margaret Haugen received a scare Monday night when a letter she opened contained some white powder.
At least one envelope in the batch of mail was tested at a Washington State Patrol lab in Shoreline. No hazardous substances were found, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Bothell: Man killed in his home identified
A man who was killed in his home early last week has been identified as Darrell Wayne Plumb, 51, according to the Snohomish County Medical Examiner’s Office.
He died of blunt-force injuries, the medical examiner’s office said.
The man’s roommate, William Douglas Lance, 44, was arrested Thursday on suspicion of killing Plumb. He’s being held in lieu of $1 million bail.
Investigators found Plumb’s body Thursday behind his apartment in the 19000 block of 35th Avenue SE. Investigators believe he may have been killed in an argument over his roommate’s pills.
Seattle: Garbage firm, Teamsters reach deal
A second garbage company has reached a tentative agreement with Seattle-area garbage haulers, company and union spokesmen said Tuesday night, possibly averting the threat of a strike.
Allied Waste Industries Inc. of Scottsdale, Ariz., and Teamsters Local 174 reached an agreement about 9:30 p.m., said John Wilson, an Allied Waste spokesman.
A tentative pact was reached late Sunday between Houston-based Waste Management Inc. and Local 174.
The two proposals, both for four years, are still subject to votes by Teamsters members, said Dan Scott, Local 174 secretary-treasurer.
While no dates for voting have been set, Scott said, “right now my inclination is to look at this weekend.”
The companies haul garbage generated by more than 2 million residents and thousands of businesses in King and Snohomish counties.
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