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Marysville schools’ lawyer placed on leave, reasons unclear

Claudette Rushing’s unexplained leave comes after three other high-level staffers have lost their jobs or stepped away in…

Marysville Pilchuck teachers Kayla Carter, left, and Claire Luvera, right, inside the decluttered greenhouse at Marysville Pilchuck High School on Monday, July 29, 2024 in Marysville, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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New life sprouts in decrepit Marysville Pilchuck greenhouse

The greenhouse deteriorated for years after the school’s agriculture program died. Two teachers are trying to rehabilitate it.

Gov. Jay Inslee presents CEO Fredrik Hellstrom with the Swedish flag during a grand opening ceremony for Sweden-based Echandia on Tuesday, July 30, 2024, in Marysville, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

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Swedish battery maker opens first U.S. facility in Marysville

Echandia’s marine battery systems power everything from tug boats to passenger and car ferries.

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Pedestrian hit by semitruck on I-5 in Mountlake Terrace

The pedestrian, a 22-year-old Marysville man, was taken to Harborview Medical Center after the Friday morning crash.

A dog sticks their head out the window as a part of a Wandering Rover Field Trip at the Everett Animal Shelter in Everett, Washington on Wednesday, July 17, 2024. (Annie Barker / The Herald)

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Doggy dates: Wandering Rover at Everett shelter gives dogs a day out

The program offers people the opportunity to try a dog before they adopt or to simply get their…

Components of downtown Marysville’s new stormwater treatment facility can be seen from the walkway on Thursday, July 11, 2024, in Marysville, Washington. While much of the treatment and filtering happens out of sight, visitors of the area will see troughs, left, spilling water out onto the surrounding landscape, which soaks up the filtered water before it makes its way into a nearby lagoon. Overflow grates, right, help alleviate flooding during heavy rains. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

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At new Marysville water treatment facility, plants filter out pollutants

City officials expect the $14 million project to clean 110 million gallons of water every year, reducing harm…

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Marysville hires new city administrator

Jennifer Pearson Stapleton will follow longtime city admin Gloria Hirashima, who is stepping down after 14 years on…

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Prosecutors refile murder charges against Marysville man

Nathan Granum has been getting mental health treatment since being accused of killing his mother in 2020.

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Man’s family sues over fatal fall at Marysville construction site

Last year, Sergio Rolando Mejia-Perez, 30, fell from the third story while working on a home in Marysville.

Robin Sparks and her husband Gordon Sparks sit at the entrance of the C-Suite Center for Hope on Wednesday, July 3, 2024, in Marysville, Washington. Robin founded the C-Suite Center in 2022 as a means to support cancer patients navigate the healthcare system. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

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As patients ‘get sicker while they wait,’ doctors fight insurance delays

Legislation could help, said Robin Sparks, a Marysville cancer care advocate. Exhausting insurance policies have doctors quitting and…

Grayson Huff, left, a 4th grader at Pinewood Elementary, peeks around his sign during the Marysville School District budget presentation on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023 in Marysville, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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State names members of unprecedented Marysville schools oversight group

Two weeks ago, state Superintendent Chris Reykdal declared the troubled district “financially insolvent.”

Cars drive through the interchange near 88th street on Thursday, June 27, 2024 in Marysville, Washington. (Annie Barker / The Herald)

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Tulalip I-5 project gets $5M federal boost

Upgrades at Fourth Street and 88th Street NE are part of a tribal project expected to cost over…

Marysville School Board President Wade Rinehardt at a school board meeting on Monday, June 3, 2024 in Marysville, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Amid ‘financial ruins,’ Marysville schools chart uncertain path forward

After the school board president cited bullying in his recent resignation, the acting president sees “constructive collaboration” on…

Drive-in movies are coming to the north Island. (Port of Everett image)

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Where to catch outdoor movies this summer in Snohomish County

Bring a chair, blanket and the kids for a cinema night under the stars with your favorite movies,…

Denise McKenzie, who has been a bartenders at Kuhnle’s Tavern for many years, works behind the bar on Monday, June 17, 2024 in Marysville, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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After 106 years, Kuhnle’s Tavern in Marysville is closing

Come say farewell Sunday from noon to midnight at the historic bar with five beers on tap and…

The Marysville School District office on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023 in Marysville, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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‘Financially insolvent’ Marysville schools to get unprecedented oversight

Superintendent Chris Reykdal will convene a first-of-its-kind Financial Oversight Committee, he wrote in a letter Tuesday.

Firefighters and police walk around a home on Ed Williams Road that caught fire on Tuesday, June 18, 2024 in Tulalip, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Man suffers burn injuries in Marysville house fire

Around 2:30 p.m., firefighters responded to a report of a mushroom cloud coming from a home at 27th…

School board members listen to public comment during a Marysville School Board meeting on Monday, June 3, 2024 in Marysville, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Marysville school board president resigns amid turmoil

Wade Rinehardt’s resignation, announced at Monday’s school board meeting, continues a string of tumultuous news in the district.

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5 Snohomish County sisters accused of $1M fraud scheme

For two years, the women used online return postage to get gift cards, then returned the physical items…

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After allegations, Marysville schools’ HR director resigns

Last week, the district’s finance director Lisa Gonzales publicly called for the school board to put Alvin Cooper…