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Storm hit Index particularly hard, bringing down hundreds of trees

EVERETT — Well, the dry spell is over.

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Volunteers, money sought to maintain Heybrook Lookout

INDEX — Not even scenic mountain lookouts are safe from the greedy hands of copper-wire thieves.

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4 Index council seats contested, 1 unopposed

INDEX — Four of the town’s five council seats are being contested this election.

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New speed limit coming on U.S. 2 in Index

INDEX — Drivers using U.S. 2 through Index should be prepared for a speed limit change coming sometime…

Life

Tourist in your own time: Head east to Index, Skykomish and beyond

Summer vacation is on the wane, but time remains to get children into the great outdoors.

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Causes of Index, Marysville brush fires still unknown

MARYSVILLE — At least two recent brush fires in Snohomish County remain under investigation. One, on the Index…

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Skykomish motorcycle fatality identified as Kent woman

INDEX — Officials have identified a motorcyclist who died in a crash near Skykomish on Aug. 1.

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Man who died in North Fork Skykomish River ID’d

INDEX — Officials have identified the man who drowned July 19 in the North Fork Skykomish River near…

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Fire burns on Index Town Wall

INDEX — Crews on Wednesday continued to monitor a stubborn fire on the Index Town Wall.

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Crews recover body from Skykomish

INDEX — Police have recovered the body of a man who drowned July 19 in the North Fork…

Life

Find fresh art Saturday at festivals in Mukilteo and Index

The eighth annual Mukilteo Art Festival and the 12th annual Index Arts Festival are both on Aug. 1,…

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Search continues for presumed N. Fork Skykomish drowning victim

INDEX — The search continues for the body of a man who went missing July 19 in the…

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Searchers still looking for body of man in N. Fork Skykomish River

INDEX — The search resumed Monday morning for the body of a man who disappeared while swimming on…

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Man reported missing in North Fork Skykomish River near Index

INDEX — Firefighters and sheriff’s deputies raced to the North Fork Skykomish River after a man was reported…

Opinion

A plea to stow July 4 fireworks this year

In almost forty years of living in Index I have never seen conditions this dry, or fire hazards…

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State timber near Index fetches $1.4M in auction

INDEX — The state Department of Natural Resources auctioned timber on 119 acres of state land near here…

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Four injured in 2-car crash on U.S. 2 near Index

INDEX — Four people were taken to area hospitals following an accident on U.S 2 on Sunday.

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Panel gives green light to contested timber harvest near Index

OLYMPIA — A state panel on Tuesday approved the logging of 119 acres on a hill near Index…

Business

$23,660-a-year ‘managers’ to get a raise

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is preparing to do what the U.S. economic recovery has been slow to…

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Index timber sale will proceed after landslide review

INDEX — The state Department of Natural Resources is moving forward with a $1.2 million timber sale after…