Here’s a selection of the week’s top news items from across Snohomish County as they appeared in The Herald. For the full stories, go to www.heraldnet.com.
Sunday, July 29
Soldier gave all for little girl: Michael Baloga was willing to die to give his daughter a better life.
Baloga, 21, of Everett abandoned construction work so he could join the Army. After putting in his time, he planned on going to school and then launching a career so he could provide for his 1-year-old daughter, Isis.
Scott Pesznecker
Monday, July 30
Better care saves cash, Everett Clinic finds: The Everett Clinic has signed up for one of the biggest challenges in health care: Find a way to provide seniors with better care and still save money.
It is one of only 10 medical clinics nationally participating in the Medicare project. The federal program expects to spend $454 billion this year on medical care for seniors.
Sharon Salyer
Tuesday, July 31
70 sites volunteered for UW branch campus: Property owners offered more than 70 sites in Snohomish, Island and Skagit counties for the state to consider in its search for a home for a new University of Washington branch campus.
Parcels range in size from 1 acre to 1,100 acres, and the offers come from private landowners, real estate agents, cities, counties and a state agency. Most locations are in Snohomish County.
Jerry Cornfield
Wednesday, August 1
I-5’s odd parking lot in median half done: A unique park-and-ride lot is rising out of the dirt in the middle of I-5.
The $41 million freeway median project, expected to open late next year, will feature 400 convenient parking spaces and a bus station just north of 112th Street.
Lukas Velush
Thursday, August 2
Campaign wages war on West Nile: West Nile virus is most likely to strike in August and September as mosquito season hits its peak.
Although no one knows why, Washington is one of the few states that has largely escaped the disease, with just three cases reported last year. No cases have been reported in the state so far this year.
Sharon Salyer
Friday, August 3
County has a few ‘obsolete’ bridges: A 75-year-old bridge that carries U.S. 2 over the Skykomish River east of Gold Bar is considered “functionally obsolete,” but state transportation officials said Thursday that annual inspections ensure that it is safe.
Krista J. Kapralos
Saturday, August 4
Crash kills Marysville man: A Marysville man who owned an Everett timber company died Thursday in a helicopter crash that sparked a major forest fire in Eastern Washington, officials said.
Robert Hagerman, 64, chartered the helicopter out of Seattle on Thursday to show two Korean customers a potential timber sale, said Kittitas County Undersheriff Clayton Myers.
Hagerman was remembered Friday as a friendly man with a love of family and a passion for the timber business.
Jackson Holtz
Talk to us
> Give us your news tips.
> Send us a letter to the editor.
> More Herald contact information.
