Marysville's Bark for Life raises $5,000 | SLIDESHOW
Kirk Boxleitner
Stephanie Earling’s 4-year-old Chihuahua Cricket won the smallest dog contest at the May 18 Bark For Life, while Lisa Bartholomew’s 2-year-old Greater Swiss Mountain Dog Kahne won the title of the largest dog at the event.
The annual Marysville Bark For Life at Asbery Field raised an estimated $5,000 on Saturday, May 18, with 52 dog-walkers who signed up online and roughly another 20 who showed up the morning of the event with their canine companions in tow.
Community engagement guides district’s transition | SLIDESHOW
The Marysville School District’s community engagement events on Tuesday, May 14, and Thursday, May 16, drew as many as 70 and 50 attendees, respectively, as part of what MSD Board President Chris Nation deemed “phase two” of the district’s current transition.
UPDATE | Marysville Police apprehend reckless driving suspect
MARYSVILLE — As of 12:41 p.m. on Tuesday, May 21, Marysville Police officers have apprehended a suspect whom they'd been attempting to contact earlier in the day, who was driving recklessly and whom officers knew to have outstanding warrants.
Marysville awarded $200,000 for Ebey cleanup
MARYSVILLE — The city of Marysville is one of eight communities in the Pacific Northwest recently awarded a grant from the Environmental Protection Agency to assess, clean up and revitalize regional brownfield properties.
Boating incident leads to rescue and recovery
TULALIP — At approximately 10:23 p.m. on Friday, May 17, multiple calls were made to 911 from residents in the area of the 900 block of 43rd Street NW in Tulalip, which is near to Potlatch Beach, and adjacent to the Priest Point area of Puget Sound. Multiple residents reported hearing someone from the water screaming for help.
SR 529 Ebey Slough bridge in Marysville closed May 17-19 | UPDATE
MARYSVILLE — The closure of SR 529 Ebey Slough Bridge planned for May 17-19 has been canceled.
Grace Academy presents ‘The Mouse Trap’
The drama club at Grace Academy spent more than four months preparing for its performance of Agatha Christie’s ‘The Mouse Trap’ — the play that would also be the last for drama teacher and director Phyllis Rice, who retires at the end of the school year.
School boards meet in Arlington
The Marysville School District’s Board of Directors and superintendent met with those of the Arlington, Everett and Mount Vernon school districts on Saturday, May 11, at the Byrnes Performing Arts Center in Arlington to take a tentative new method of measuring superintendent performance out for a test drive.
‘Click it or Ticket’ patrols take on texters, talkers
Between May 20 and June 2, motorists in Snohomish County can expect to see law enforcement patrolling city and county roads in search of unbuckled drivers and passengers, as well as drivers using their cell phones.
Stillaguamish Senior Center burglarized a second time
ARLINGTON — On the morning of Monday, May 6, Stillaguamish Senior Center staff members found they'd been made the victims of a second weekend burglary within a two-week period.
Marysville encourages responsible pet ownership
The city of Marysville has been transferring stray animals to the Everett Animal Shelter for decades, and while the Smith Island location of the shelter is convenient for many Marysville residents looking to drop off strays, the city is hoping to lower costs by encouraging responsible pet ownership.
