Life
Route 2 Taproom brings great beer to Monroe
Herald writer Amy Nile recently wrote about the city of Monroe’s hopes of creating a craft beer culture…
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Man who drowned in Skykomish River was from Tacoma
MONROE — Officials have identified the man who drowned Saturday near Al Borlin Park.
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Man drowns in Skykomish River near Monroe
MONROE — A 59-year-old Tacoma man drowned Saturday evening in the Skykomish River at Monroe.
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3-alarm fire destroys Monroe home
MONROE — A three-alarm fire destroyed a home south of Monroe on Wednesday.
Life
Can Monroe become a beer mecca?
Today’s story by Herald Writer Amy Nile on the new brewery Dreadnought Brewery puts forth the idea of…
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Monroe hopes to tap into ever-growing craft beer industry
MONROE — A bartender sits behind a fresh-cut pine bar, quietly strumming a guitar.
Local News
Mentally ill man charged with stomping fellow inmate to death
EVERETT — The attack that killed a Centralia man lasted just nine seconds.
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Schack to host work of famous Monroe-born artist Chuck Close
EVERETT — Chuck Close, the Monroe-born artist famous for his large-scale portraits, is coming home and bringing with…
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Farmers market opens in Monroe
MONROE — There’s a new farmers market opening next week in the historic downtown.
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Monroe house damaged by fire
MONROE — Two people were displaced by a house fire north of Monroe on Sunday afternoon.
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The water has a bad taste but its safe to drink, officials say
EVERETT — An early and intense algae bloom in Lake Chaplain is to blame for a metallic taste…
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2 injured when small plane crashes on Whidbey Island
WHIDBEY ISLAND — The Island County sheriff’s office says two people were injured when their small plane crashed…
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Monroe mayor and City Council members are getting pay hikes
MONROE — The mayor and City Council members here are getting a raise.
Opinion
Helping homeless less costly than criminalizing them
It was Aug. 20, 2013, and I had just gone to sleep for the night on a bench…
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Volunteers at Take the Next Step match people with resources
MONROE — She’s more than a volunteer.
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Monroe YMCA: Everyone’s a winner in the Miracle League
MONROE — The sun shone brightly overhead, the kids on the ballfield waited for the play, and parents…