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Soap box derby winners off to Ohio

The Windermere Stanwood-Camano Island Soap Box Derby races were held June 16 at Arrowhead Ranch.

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Stanwood City Council allows a single recreational pot shop

The city will begin accepting applications on Monday. Much of downtown Stanwood is off limits.

Biringer Farm gets county’s first quilt for Quilt Trail

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Biringer Farm gets county’s first quilt for Quilt Trail

The national effort is a celebration of quilting, agriculture and history meant to draw visitors.

Amelia Allen (left) looks down at the track as she races another driver in unweighted practice soap box derby cars June 7 on Camano Island. The 11th Stanwood-Camano Soap Box Derby takes place Saturday. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)

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Brand-new track, permanent Camano home for Soap Box Derby

Races involving 73 cars are on Saturday at a converted ranch where striped pavement belongs to kids.

Snohomish County native shares Stanley Cup triumph with dad

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Snohomish County native shares Stanley Cup triumph with dad

T.J. Oshie’s father, Tim, suffers from Alzheimer’s disease, and T.J.’s moving post-game interview tugged at the heartstrings.

Capitals rout Vegas 6-2, move a win away from winning Stanley Cup

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Capitals rout Vegas 6-2, move a win away from winning Stanley Cup

T.J. Oshie, who lived in Everett and Stanwood as a youngster, scored a goal for Washington.

Anna ten Hoopen is heading to the U.S. Naval Academy after graduating from Stanwood High. Her parents were both graduates of the academy. Shot on Wednesday, May 30, 2018 in Stanwood, Wa. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)

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Exceptional grad: Anna ten Hoopen is Navy bound

If she goes back to school, her goal would be an advanced degree in biomedical engineering.

Snohomish County’s only Polish restaurant has personal touch

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Snohomish County’s only Polish restaurant has personal touch

Polska Kuchnia in Stanwood serves food that smells as good as it tastes.

a 21-gun salute is fired at the end of the Memorial Day dedication of the Stanwood Area Historical Society Community Veterans Memorial at the Floyd Norgaard Cultural Center on Monday, May 28, 2018 in Stanwood, Wa. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)

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Stanwood veterans return their community’s thanks

200 people attended the dedication of the Community Veterans Memorial.

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Life jacket loaner cabinets open at lakeside parks

Memorial Day weekend begins the peak season for drownings.

For Memorial Day, remembering those we lost in World War I

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For Memorial Day, remembering those we lost in World War I

Meet some of the nearly 125 Snohomish County soldiers and two nurses who died in the Great War.

Monroe approves ATVs on city streets, with rules

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Monroe approves ATVs on city streets, with rules

It’s part of a statewide effort to boost tourism in rural areas and expand recreation.

Work begins on new Stanwood high school

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Work begins on new Stanwood high school

A public groundbreaking ceremony is set for Wednesday, with work preparing the site starting in June.

Sno-Isle Libraries executive director retiring after 33 years

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Sno-Isle Libraries executive director retiring after 33 years

Jonalyn Woolf-Ivory spent the past 16 years overseeing major growth and expansion.

At the conclusion of his talk, 95-year-old Dick Nelms, who flew 35 missions in B-17 bombers in World War II, tips his cap to appreciative fellow military pilots at the Stanwood Eagles Thursday. (Dan Bates / The Herald)

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Step into ‘a wonderful comradeship’ of military fliers

The Stanwood gathering recently hosted Dick Nelms, 95, who flew 35 missions into Germany during WWII.

Cloaked in ice, Snohomish County’s volcano is a future danger

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Cloaked in ice, Snohomish County’s volcano is a future danger

The U.S. Geological Survey says Glacier Peak poses a “very high threat” and needs better monitoring.

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National Merit scholarship winners

The following students won $2,500 National Merit Scholarships: Kaylea Agate, of Bothell (Inglemoor High School); Hannah Grierson, Stanwood…

Camano Island tour is a chance to visit 32 artist studios

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Camano Island tour is a chance to visit 32 artist studios

The event, now in its 20th year, has grown to five days over two weekends beginning Friday.

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Few school districts expect to make job cuts

But Granite Falls is expecting to eliminate three teaching positions.

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Marine Drive landslide work will bring a 12-mile detour

Crews will work on an area south of Stanwood this summer where the embankment gave way last fall.