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Slow and steady winning combination for New Year’s resolutions

EVERETT — For years, losing weight or getting healthy has topped millions of New Year’s resolution lists.

No fear: Stanwood High School senior sets her sights high

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No fear: Stanwood High School senior sets her sights high

STANWOOD — Shilah Stevens, 17, is as driven as she is sweet. The Stanwood High School senior is…

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2017 elections could shake up Snohomish County Council

EVERETT — The year ahead could be a time of upheaval on the Snohomish County Council — or…

Stanwood girls improve to 10-0 with 58-46 win over Kamiak

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Stanwood girls improve to 10-0 with 58-46 win over Kamiak

MOUNTLAKE TERRACE — The Stanwood girls basketball team places a strong emphasis on converting turnovers into transition points.

Brookdale Stanwood program coordinator Amy Fierke lets Dorothy Dillon know her birthday candles, all 107 of them, are ready to be blown out during her party Wednesday. (Dan Bates / The Herald)

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It’s Dorothy Dillon’s 107th birthday, but please don’t make a fuss

STANWOOD — Dorothy Dillon remembers the sunny springs from her childhood, when the hills around Prosser turned vibrant…

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Front Porch for Dec. 27

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An arch of light forms a tunnel as visitors to Warm Beach Camp and Conference Center’s annual Lights of Christmas display walk and take photos on Dec. 3. The arch leads to an area of the festival known as Joyland. (Ian Terry / The Herald)

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Warm Beach and warm hearts: The lights of Christmas

WARM BEACH — Kristi Semays snapped a photo of her 8-year-old son Cody in front of a wooden…

Former WWII pilot, of Stanwood, recalls bailing out over Germany

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Former WWII pilot, of Stanwood, recalls bailing out over Germany

STANWOOD — It was December 6, 1944, and the plane was starting to burn.

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Pickup, semi truck collision in Freeborn area injures two

STANWOOD — A pickup and a semitruck collided Wednesday morning in the Freeborn area northeast of Stanwood.

At a Stanwood senior center fire, officers kicked open doors

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At a Stanwood senior center fire, officers kicked open doors

TULALIP — Local heroes and Red Cross volunteers were to be honored Thursday for acts of courage, selflessness…

Stanwood surges in second half to beat Lake Stevens 74-51

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Stanwood surges in second half to beat Lake Stevens 74-51

STANWOOD — At halftime, and despite a 10-point lead, Stanwood boys basketball coach Zach Ward wanted more from…

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Ask questions about proposed $147.5 million Stanwood school

STANWOOD — Questions about the proposal for a new $147.5 million high school can be asked at a…

Conservation District honors environmental volunteers

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Conservation District honors environmental volunteers

CAMANO ISLAND — Val Schroeder turned her back yard into a paradise for wild creatures. She’s watched eagles…

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Water, odors worry Stanwood residents over septic proposal

STANWOOD — Local businessmen have proposed a new plant downtown that would take in and treat waste from…

Slowly but surely, new Lakewood High School is taking shape

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Slowly but surely, new Lakewood High School is taking shape

LAKEWOOD — The steel frames of future classrooms are up for the new Lakewood High School.

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SC Give hopes to create a culture of philanthropy

STANWOOD — Local groups have banded together for the second year to raise money for projects around Stanwood…

Earn that extra slice of pie in a free class at the Y

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Earn that extra slice of pie in a free class at the Y

EVERETT — Thanksgiving is one of the happiest days of the year at the Everett Family YMCA.

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Woman seriously hurt by illegal improvised explosive, not firework

LAKEWOOD — Police have learned more about an explosion near Lake Goodwin last week that seriously injured a…

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Train/truck crash ruled an accident

STANWOOD — A fatal crash between a train and a farm truck near Stanwood in September has been…

Arlington Girl Scout troop hosts fundraising barn dance

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Arlington Girl Scout troop hosts fundraising barn dance

SILVANA — Music could be heard through the open white doors of the big red barn.