On Thursday night, September 13th, the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office responded to a social media threat to kill someone made by an Archbishop Murphy High School student.

Deputies contacted the student and a parent and confirmed the student did not have access to firearms.

At a Wednesday, September 12th, special meeting the Everett Public Schools Board of Directors chose Jamyan Nhangkar to fill the director position vacated in June. It was a difficult decision for the board as there were many qualified candidates.

Mill Creek’s Parks and Recreation Board provides advice to the city council regarding the development, design, and operation of park and recreation facilities.

They submitted their recommendations for the city’s biennial capital planning to the Mill Creek City Council at the September 11th meeting.

Mill Creek Police officers make any number of contacts and respond to numerous calls for service every day.

According to the latest Mill Creek Police Blotter, a total of 502 responses were reported the week of August 31st to September 6th.

Attendees at the Saturday, September 1st, Overdose Prevention Night with the Everett AquaSox were among the first in Snohomish County to receive copies of the new Overdose Prevention Resource Guide.

Fire District 7 placed a new medic unit in service at Station 76 in Mill Creek. On Thursday, September 6th, crews arrived at the station and found a new Medic 76 in the apparatus bay waiting and ready to serve the community. However, not all of the unit is new.

The Swift Blue Line, Community Transit’s highest ridership route, will see a 20 percent increase in weekday service starting Monday, September 24th.

The bus rapid transit line that runs on Highway 99 between Everett and Shoreline will get an additional 28 trips a day. 

At the August 6th Board of Commissioner’s meeting, Fire Chief Gary Meek had the honor of pinning our newly promoted Lieutenant, Michael McConnell. He took his oath and received his badge in the presence of his family, colleagues, and the Board of Commissioners.