Sultan

A 10mm round sits on a gate at an unsanctioned shooting put along Sultan Basin Road near Spada Lake on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024, in Sultan, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

County pitches 640-acre shooting range near Sultan to skeptical neighbors

At a meeting this week, about 100 people voiced concerns about noise and more. Some questioned if it would discourage illicit shooting.

 

Ian Terry / The Herald

Cocoon House advocate Morgan Huber (right) talks with teens gathered at the nonprofit's U-Turn drop-in center on Broadway in Everett on Tuesday, Dec. 13.

Photo taken on 12132016

Bipartisan bill aims to curb homelessness among young adults

Rep. Julio Cortes, D-Everett, and Rep. Carolyn Eslick, R-Sultan, want to fund temporary housing for those exiting treatment at ages 18 to 24.

 

A large number off law enforcement are gathered at a Skykomish River water access on Ben Howard Road on Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024, in Monroe, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

Sultan man charged with murdering ‘amazing woman,’ assaulting her friend

Kristopher Dillard shot Ashley Hozjan, 32, to death after her friend rejected his advances, according to new charges.

 

Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz announces that 2,000 acres of structurally complex state forestland are proposed to be set aside for conservation as funded by the Climate Commitment Act, Monday, Dec. 18, 2023 in Issaquah. The land will join the more than 900,000 acres of forestland that the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) already manages for conservation in western Washington. (Ken Lambert/The Seattle Times/TNS)

WA sets aside 2,000 acres of forest for conservation, including in Sultan

An additional 70 acres, spanning a sensitive wetland along Marsh Creek north of Sultan, will be preserved.

Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz announces that 2,000 acres of structurally complex state forestland are proposed to be set aside for conservation as funded by the Climate Commitment Act, Monday, Dec. 18, 2023 in Issaquah. The land will join the more than 900,000 acres of forestland that the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) already manages for conservation in western Washington. (Ken Lambert/The Seattle Times/TNS)
A person walks their dog along a flooded Old Snohomish Monroe Road on Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021 in Snohomish, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Flood-resistant floors and sandbags are price of riverside life in Sultan

Flooding is a threat every year for 75,000 locals — and the long-term forecast suggests it’ll only get worse in the coming decades.

A person walks their dog along a flooded Old Snohomish Monroe Road on Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021 in Snohomish, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Keith Binkley, Natural Resources Manager at Snohomish County PUD, right, stands along the edge of the Sultan River while discussing habitat restoration efforts at Osprey Park on Friday, Oct. 6, 2023, in Sultan, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

In Osprey Park, salmon embrace Sultan River’s newly restored channel

Snohomish County PUD promised in 2011 to create 10,000 feet of habitat in the Sultan. It has since established over 12,000.

Keith Binkley, Natural Resources Manager at Snohomish County PUD, right, stands along the edge of the Sultan River while discussing habitat restoration efforts at Osprey Park on Friday, Oct. 6, 2023, in Sultan, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)
Craig Hess (Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office)

Sultan’s new police chief has 22 years in law enforcement

Craig Hess was sworn in Sep. 14. The Long Island-born cop was a first-responder on 9/11. He also served as Gold Bar police chief.

Craig Hess (Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office)
Cars drive near River Park in Sultan, Washington on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023. (Annie Barker / The Herald)

After Maui wildfires, Sky Valley locals look warily at US 2

It’s the main evacuation route for 40,000 people near Sultan, Gold Bar and Index. And it wouldn’t take much to cut it off.

Cars drive near River Park in Sultan, Washington on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023. (Annie Barker / The Herald)
Sun Rise Massage on Monday, July 18, 2022 in Marysville, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Sultan man targeting Asian spas sentenced to almost 9 years in prison

Tuli Tevaga, 24, pleaded guilty to three counts of first-degree robbery and one count of a hate crime.

Sun Rise Massage on Monday, July 18, 2022 in Marysville, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Logo for news use featuring Snohomish County, Washington. 220118

Crash near Sultan blocks U.S. 2 eastbound traffic

Troopers expected to clear the remaining debris from the roadway quickly Saturday afternoon.

Logo for news use featuring Snohomish County, Washington. 220118
Logo for news use featuring Snohomish County, Washington. 220118

Deputies shoot, wound Sultan man who was reportedly wielding knife

According to a police task force, deputies also shot and killed the man’s dog.

Logo for news use featuring Snohomish County, Washington. 220118
Timber Monster hostde the beer garden at the Sultan Shindig in 2018. The annual celebration pays homage to the city’s logging history with a carnival, street fair and parade. (Aaron Swaney)

Chainsaws, parades, music and cars: Sultan celebrates its logging history

The 38th annual Sultan Shindig will take over downtown this weekend.

Timber Monster hostde the beer garden at the Sultan Shindig in 2018. The annual celebration pays homage to the city’s logging history with a carnival, street fair and parade. (Aaron Swaney)
A truck pulls out onto US-2 from Main Street on Thursday, June 15, 2023 in Sultan, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

As Sultan grows, city backs a 4-lane highway with roundabouts

Already the state is in the early design stage for a U.S. 2 roundabout to replace the signal at Fern Bluff and Old Owen roads.

A truck pulls out onto US-2 from Main Street on Thursday, June 15, 2023 in Sultan, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
A selection of gnomes along with the gnome of the month and calendar on Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022 in Sultan, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Gnome of the Month Club accepting new members

For $30 a month, you too can receive a surprise garden gnome in the mail, courtesy Ryan Tiland of Sultan.

A selection of gnomes along with the gnome of the month and calendar on Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022 in Sultan, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
A 1,000-year-old Douglas fir that sits on display at Traveler’s Park lies on its side in a pile of debris Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022, after being hit by a vehicle the day before in Sultan, Washington. The sign on the tree reads, “Douglas fir 1000 years old from the Sultan Basin donated by Roesler Timber Co. & Sky Valley Lions - 1976.” (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

Vehicle crashes into Sultan tree monument

Sheriff’s deputies gave the driver a ride home. The 1,000-year-old Douglas fir round is mostly intact.

A 1,000-year-old Douglas fir that sits on display at Traveler’s Park lies on its side in a pile of debris Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022, after being hit by a vehicle the day before in Sultan, Washington. The sign on the tree reads, “Douglas fir 1000 years old from the Sultan Basin donated by Roesler Timber Co. & Sky Valley Lions - 1976.” (Ryan Berry / The Herald)
Santa Brett Nichols talks with twins Emily, left, and Alison Johnson, both 8, to see what gifts they want during a photo shoot Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022, in Monroe, Washington. Emily and Alison have taken photos with Santa Brett every year since they were three months old. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

Despite brain cancer diagnosis, Christmas still on for Sultan’s Santa

Meet Brett Nichols: high school custodian and second-generation Santa, who’s now hoping for a miracle of his own.

Santa Brett Nichols talks with twins Emily, left, and Alison Johnson, both 8, to see what gifts they want during a photo shoot Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022, in Monroe, Washington. Emily and Alison have taken photos with Santa Brett every year since they were three months old. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)
More than a dozen local leaders gather around to discuss short and long-term needs during a meeting addressing the environmental, safety and economic impacts of the Bolt Creek fire on Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022, at Bubba’s Roadhouse in Sultan, Washington. In attendance were State and U.S. politicians, the mayors of several Highway 2 towns, and other leadership from Snohomish and King counties (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

‘We’ve seen this coming’: Sky Valley plans for next Bolt Creek-scale fire

U.S. 2 has long needed improvements, but the “unprecedented” blaze lit a fire under policymakers, so to speak.

More than a dozen local leaders gather around to discuss short and long-term needs during a meeting addressing the environmental, safety and economic impacts of the Bolt Creek fire on Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022, at Bubba’s Roadhouse in Sultan, Washington. In attendance were State and U.S. politicians, the mayors of several Highway 2 towns, and other leadership from Snohomish and King counties (Ryan Berry / The Herald)
Logo for news use featuring the municipality of Monroe in Snohomish County, Washington. 220118

Traffic reopens after brush fire east of Monroe

Travelers will need to wait or find another way around as the highway was closed at Main Street.

Logo for news use featuring the municipality of Monroe in Snohomish County, Washington. 220118
Joe Taylor, co-owner of Pinnacle German Shepards, gets his dogs to sit outside of their new temporary home at Rosecrest Equestrian Estate on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022 in Monroe, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Dogs, goats, horses among evacuees of chaotic Bolt Creek wildfire

It has been a stressful week for animals and their owners, who are looking forward to going home as the fire gets under control.

Joe Taylor, co-owner of Pinnacle German Shepards, gets his dogs to sit outside of their new temporary home at Rosecrest Equestrian Estate on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022 in Monroe, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Smoke from the Bolt Creek fire silhouettes mountain ridge and tree layers just outside of Index on Monday, Sept. 12, 2022. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Wildfire smoke closes schools in Index, Sultan

Unhealthy air prompted the first wildfire-related closure in Sultan. Power was cut to Index, where students were told to evacuate.

Smoke from the Bolt Creek fire silhouettes mountain ridge and tree layers just outside of Index on Monday, Sept. 12, 2022. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)