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People fish from the pier, hold hands on the beach and steer a swamped canoe in the water as the sun sets on another day at Kayak Point on Monday, June 12, 2023, in Stanwood, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

Snohomish County announces date for Kayak Point reopening

Visitors will have access to the park’s new boat launch July 1, but not the fishing pier. Kayak Point will close again Oct. 15.

 

Signs announcing construction at Kayak Point Regional County Park in Stanwood, Washington on Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024. (Annie Barker / The Herald)

Snohomish County hopes to reopen popular Kayak Point by summer

So far, contractors have built a new boat launch and parking area. Construction of a new fishing pier is set for summer.

 

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Police: Stanwood farmer strikes man with pitchfork in goat argument

Two men in a Stanwood dairy farm got into an argument in a barn. Deputies arrested one for investigation of assault.

 

Water pipes bursted in four schools in the Stanwood-Camano Island school district Sunday, Jan. 14, 2024. (Photo provided by the Stanwood-Camano Island school district)

Frozen, burst pipes close schools in Lake Stevens, Camano, Edmonds

Temperatures dropped as low as single digits in some parts of Snohomish County over the weekend.

Water pipes bursted in four schools in the Stanwood-Camano Island school district Sunday, Jan. 14, 2024. (Photo provided by the Stanwood-Camano Island school district)
Katherine Hopke poses for a photo in her studio for Golden Light Beeswax Candles at her home in Everett, Washington on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023.  (Annie Barker / The Herald)

As Christmas nears, Everett candle maker takes cues from nuns

In 2018, Katherine Hopke took over the business from a Stanwood convent. Now she sells the beeswax candles online.

Katherine Hopke poses for a photo in her studio for Golden Light Beeswax Candles at her home in Everett, Washington on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023.  (Annie Barker / The Herald)
Dannika Prime talks about how the water came into her home on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023 in Silvana, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

After record Stilly flood, Silvana family is ‘stuck in this limbo area’

A storm turned Dannika Prime’s neighborhood into lakefront property. She’s unsure of her next step, except that it’ll be expensive.

Dannika Prime talks about how the water came into her home on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023 in Silvana, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Artist Michelle Downes prepares to work on a few canvases in her garage workspace on Thursday, July 6, 2023, at her family’s home in Stanwood, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

Stanwood artist Michelle Downes creates layered dreamscapes in resin

Resin is one part chemistry and one part artistry. Downes combines the two to make art that captures the imagination.

  • Oct 2, 2023
  • By Sara Bruestle Special to The Herald
  • LifeStanwood
Artist Michelle Downes prepares to work on a few canvases in her garage workspace on Thursday, July 6, 2023, at her family’s home in Stanwood, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)
Kendal Kippen is handcuffed after being sentenced to 14 months in prison for the rape of a child during his sentencing at the Snohomish County Courthouse on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Former Arlington youth pastor sentenced to 14 months for child rape

Kendal Kippen, 27, was found guilty Tuesday of sexually abusing a former member of Jake’s House. She was 15 at the time.

Kendal Kippen is handcuffed after being sentenced to 14 months in prison for the rape of a child during his sentencing at the Snohomish County Courthouse on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Eight were injured Friday night, August 5, 2023 after a deck collapsed at Camp Killoqua in Stanwood, Washington. (Photo provided by Marysville Fire District)

Deck collapse at Camp Killoqua in Stanwood sends 8 to hospital

No children were onsite during the accident, the camp said in a social media post.

Eight were injured Friday night, August 5, 2023 after a deck collapsed at Camp Killoqua in Stanwood, Washington. (Photo provided by Marysville Fire District)
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Stanwood farm owners to pay restitution for starving herd of alpacas

The Thogersen Family Farm slaughtered alpacas for their raw dog and cat food business. At least 3 alpacas starved to death.

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People fish from the pier, hold hands on the beach and steer a swamped canoe in the water as the sun sets on another day at Kayak Point on Monday, June 12, 2023, in Stanwood, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

Kayak Point to close this summer for $20M park renovation

It’s the county’s most-visited park with 180,000 annual visitors — and officials have big plans to improve it.

People fish from the pier, hold hands on the beach and steer a swamped canoe in the water as the sun sets on another day at Kayak Point on Monday, June 12, 2023, in Stanwood, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)
Brian Henrichs, left, and Emily Howe, right, begin sifting out the bugs from their bug trap along Port Susan on Monday, May 22, 2023 in Stanwood, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

‘A delta for the future’: Scientists try to save salmon at Stilly’s mouth

The Stillaguamish River’s south fork once supported 20,000 salmon. In 2019, fewer than 500 fish returned to spawn.

Brian Henrichs, left, and Emily Howe, right, begin sifting out the bugs from their bug trap along Port Susan on Monday, May 22, 2023 in Stanwood, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
A PUD vehicle drives along Lovers Road under newly-erected power poles that will eventually connect Stanwood and Camano Island on Tuesday, May 30, 2023, in Stanwood, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

To keep Camano lights on, PUD builds a new power line

The new line establishes a second electrical connection to Camano Island, which will help maintain power in windstorms.

A PUD vehicle drives along Lovers Road under newly-erected power poles that will eventually connect Stanwood and Camano Island on Tuesday, May 30, 2023, in Stanwood, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)
A south-facing view of the proposed site for a new mental health facility on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022, near 300th Street NW and 80th Avenue NW north of Stanwood, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

County Council OK’s Stanwood behavioral health center

After an unsuccessful appeal to block it, the Tulalip Tribes are now on the cusp of building the 32-bed center in farmland.

A south-facing view of the proposed site for a new mental health facility on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022, near 300th Street NW and 80th Avenue NW north of Stanwood, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
The Twin City Foods plant in Stanwood. (Twin City Foods)

Plant-based meat alternatives producer to take over Stanwood plant

Canada-based No Meat Factory will bring 150 jobs to the former Twin City Foods plant by 2024.

The Twin City Foods plant in Stanwood. (Twin City Foods)
A drawing shows the proposed 32-bed mental health treatment center north of Stanwood. (Washington State Health Care Authority)

Neighbors appeal permit for Stanwood residential treatment facility

The County Council will consider the challenge in May. Council member Nate Nehring, who questioned the site, has recused himself

A drawing shows the proposed 32-bed mental health treatment center north of Stanwood. (Washington State Health Care Authority)
A noticed for a proposed mental health facility on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022, at 300th Street NW and 80th Avenue NW north of Stanwood, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Tribes granted permit to build behavioral health center near Stanwood

Up to 32 patients could be involuntarily committed for three to six months. Permit conditions aim to ease concerns of locals.

A noticed for a proposed mental health facility on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022, at 300th Street NW and 80th Avenue NW north of Stanwood, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
A still photograph taken from the surveillance cameras at Jomara Seafood in Miami, Florida, allegedly depict David Subil after selling stolen crab. (Western District Court of Seattle)

Charges: Florida man used fake names in six-figure Stanwood crab heist

David Subil allegedly stole over $430,000 worth of king crab from a Stanwood cold storage facility.

A still photograph taken from the surveillance cameras at Jomara Seafood in Miami, Florida, allegedly depict David Subil after selling stolen crab. (Western District Court of Seattle)
Water runs through a ditch alongside the dike parallel to Skagit Bay on Tuesday, March 7, 2023, on the west end of Stanwood, Washington. Stanwood Mayor Sid Roberts noted that the farmland protected by the dike, seen right, appears to be slightly lower than the tidal land, seen left. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

With funds for dike repair, Stanwood steps toward reducing flood risk

A 100-year-old dike is showing its age, threatening farmland and homes. A county grant aims to spark a major renovation.

Water runs through a ditch alongside the dike parallel to Skagit Bay on Tuesday, March 7, 2023, on the west end of Stanwood, Washington. Stanwood Mayor Sid Roberts noted that the farmland protected by the dike, seen right, appears to be slightly lower than the tidal land, seen left. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)
There were no injuries Tuesday night after a train collided with a truck at 212th Street NW and Sill Road south of Silvana. (Snohomish County Sheriff's Office)

No injuries after train hits truck near Silvana

The people in the truck got out before the train hit it at 212th Street NW and Sill Road.

There were no injuries Tuesday night after a train collided with a truck at 212th Street NW and Sill Road south of Silvana. (Snohomish County Sheriff's Office)