Darrington Mayor Dan Rankin addresses a crowd gathered for a public ceremony to commemorate the reopening of Highway 530 at the Oso mudslide site Sept. 27, 2014. Two years later, Darrington is recovering through natural resource development and STEM classes.

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Oso: 2 years on, many contribute to the region’s future

DARRINGTON — Mayor Dan Rankin can’t remember everyone who was there.

Kim Cavanaugh (left) and Faith Cavanaugh haul broken irrigation pipe from the Haller Park wetlands Sunday morning during the week of service in Arlington.

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Week of Service: After Oso slide, WSU students help recovery

ARLINGTON — Volunteers spread clear plastic out on the floors and stairs at Arlington City Hall and started…

Bob DeYoung with his wife, Julie, worked long days at the site and said the community would never be the same.

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Hero remembered for ‘bringing them home’ after Oso mudslide

Darrington’s Bob DeYoung was a family man, a former police officer, a logging company owner, a hunting guide…

Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance’s Mark Lovejoy (left) and Sam Jarrett, of the Department of Natural Resources, talk in a forest clearing near North Mountain Road in Darrington on Thursday.

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New mountain bike trails planned near Darrington

DARRINGTON — Bright pink flags tied around trees mark the first few miles of future mountain biking trails…

Darrington Middle School teacher Melissa Cumming passes balloons along with students during an exercise to simulate carbon emissions outside the school on Wednesday.

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Darrington High School grads now teaching the next generation

By Kari Bray • Herald Writer

The site of the Oso mudslide, as it appeared in May 2014, two months after the event.

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Another delay in the civil trial for the deadly Oso mudslide

OSO — A civil trial to explore whether anyone should be held responsible for the deadly Oso mudslide…

A bald eagle looks over the Stillaguamish River as it searches for a fish Tuesday near Arlington. The Arlington-Stillaguamish Eagle Festival happens Friday and Saturday, and includes paddling raft trips to view the eagles, live entertainment and more.

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Eagle Festival time in Arlington

ARLINGTON — The ninth annual Arlington-Stillaguamish Eagle Festival lands in town this Friday and Saturday, with animal talks,…

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Well-traveled Darrington High senior loves tight community

DARRINGTON — Alfred Mugho, 17, is a senior at Darrington High School. He moved to Darrington from Mombasa,…

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Arlington, Darrington economic plan advances in competition

TULALIP — The cities of Arlington and Darrington have been selected as semifinalists in a three-year, $10 million…

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Burn ban in place in Darrington

SEATTLE — A burn ban for Darrington took effect at 1 p.m. Sunday.

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Burn bans called in Pierce, Snohomish counties

SEATTLE — Burn bans have been called in Pierce and Snohomish counties until air quality improves.

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Sheriff’s deputy saves man from burning house in Darrington

DARRINGTON — A Snohomish County sheriff’s deputy pulled a man from a house fire Wednesday night.

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STEM project aims to help Stilly Valley recover from mudslide

DARRINGTON — What started as an experiment in outdoor education for a small, rural community has grown into…

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Burn ban lifted in Snohomish County

Update (6:45 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 1): The burn ban for Darrington is to be lifted at 8 a.m.

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Recreation opportunities expanding in Darrington

DARRINGTON — Two projects, one downtown and one on North Mountain, are underway to make this town a…

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Community dance clubs and classes

The 449 Club: 8 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Saturdays, Zion Lutheran Church, 4634 Alger St., Everett. Alcohol-free R&B…

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Community dance clubs and classes

The 449 Club: 8 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Saturdays, Zion Lutheran Church, 4634 Alger St., Everett. Alcohol-free R&B…

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Timber company loses bid to avoid Oso mudslide litigation

OSO — A timber company that argues its logging over the years had nothing to do with the…

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Darrington crash victim identified

DARRINGTON — A 21-year-old man who died in a car crash in north Snohomish County on Wednesday has…

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Arlington man, 21, dies in car crash near Darrington

DARRINGTON — A 21-year-old Arlington man was killed early Wednesday in a crash along Swede Heaven Road, west…