Due to recent rains and anticipated cooler weather conditions; effective Saturday, September 18th, at 8:00 am, the burn ban is lifted for all of the unincorporated areas of Snohomish County by order of the Snohomish County Fire Marshal.
Ahh, there’s a chill in the nighttime air, pumpkin spice lattes are back AND Mill Creek Garden Club held their first meeting of the 2021-2022 year!
Even though we couldn’t meet at our favorite Shawn O’Donnell’s, there was a sea of smiling faces at our Zoom meeting as everyone logged on from the comfort of their homes.
If you are like me, you are probably a bit conflicted this time of year.
My summer containers, while looking a bit worn out, are still drawing droves of honey bees and hummingbirds and the thought of ripping everything out and denying these delightful creatures their meals is almost more than I can bear.
With the opening of the new Northgate light rail station on October 2nd, people traveling from Snohomish County will have more travel options to and from destinations in Seattle, King County, and beyond.
Taking the bus to light rail is easy, with frequent routes serving many areas of Snohomish County.
South County Fire is urging parents and caregivers of young children to take precautions as injuries from child window falls are nearing record-setting levels in Snohomish County.
There have been at least 10 window falls in Snohomish County since April – including three in the last week.
Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office detectives are investigating an apparent homicide in Eastmont east of Everett that occurred on Saturday, August 28th.
A suspect has been arrested, but the victim's body has not yet been found.
There’s no question that the City of Mill Creek has lost decades of institutional knowledge in the past two years with the departures of long term employees.
After over twenty years working for the City of Mill Creek, on August 26th Senior Planner Christi Schmidt submitted her resignation.
Hospitals in Snohomish County are seeing a surge of ill people needing treatment for COVID-19 as the Delta variant drives up new cases to the second-highest level so far since the pandemic began in early 2020.
Due to recent rains and anticipated cooler weather conditions; effective Saturday, September 18th, at 8:00 am, the burn ban is lifted for all of the unincorporated areas of Snohomish County by order of the Snohomish County Fire Marshal.
Ahh, there’s a chill in the nighttime air, pumpkin spice lattes are back AND Mill Creek Garden Club held their first meeting of the 2021-2022 year!
Even though we couldn’t meet at our favorite Shawn O’Donnell’s, there was a sea of smiling faces at our Zoom meeting as everyone logged on from the comfort of their homes.
If you are like me, you are probably a bit conflicted this time of year.
My summer containers, while looking a bit worn out, are still drawing droves of honey bees and hummingbirds and the thought of ripping everything out and denying these delightful creatures their meals is almost more than I can bear.
With the opening of the new Northgate light rail station on October 2nd, people traveling from Snohomish County will have more travel options to and from destinations in Seattle, King County, and beyond.
Taking the bus to light rail is easy, with frequent routes serving many areas of Snohomish County.
South County Fire is urging parents and caregivers of young children to take precautions as injuries from child window falls are nearing record-setting levels in Snohomish County.
There have been at least 10 window falls in Snohomish County since April – including three in the last week.
Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office detectives are investigating an apparent homicide in Eastmont east of Everett that occurred on Saturday, August 28th.
A suspect has been arrested, but the victim's body has not yet been found.
There’s no question that the City of Mill Creek has lost decades of institutional knowledge in the past two years with the departures of long term employees.
After over twenty years working for the City of Mill Creek, on August 26th Senior Planner Christi Schmidt submitted her resignation.
Hospitals in Snohomish County are seeing a surge of ill people needing treatment for COVID-19 as the Delta variant drives up new cases to the second-highest level so far since the pandemic began in early 2020.
Though she's sweet like her name, this stunning four-year-old feline does have a bit of spice to her as well.
Our cat of the week Duchess Shortcake is spunky, playful, opinionated and confident. She enjoys spending most of her day playing, climbing and watching the world go by outside the window.
Our dog of the week Benji is a very good boy. This 15-year-old Golden Retriever mix is made up of all things special and wonderful. He's friendly, loving, and joyful.
Benji approaches life with a very 'can-do' attitude and applies it to all aspects of his day to day. Whether it's going for walks, playing with toys or snuggling up on the sofa with his humans.
Throw on a pair of shorts or swimsuit and join the kids for a fun, family-friendly activity at the Willis Tucker Park Splash Pad!
Snohomish County Parks and Recreation adjusted to the new Phase 3 state guidelines and got everything up and running, so the splash pad is now open until September 26th!
