With the start of the new school year comes more children crossing the street, and both state and local-level safety experts are offering motorists and parents tips to make sure no one gets hurt on the way to school.
No matter how many years of first days of school students, parents and teachers have experienced before, it can still be an adjustment, as families found at both Marysville Middle School and Liberty Elementary this year.
Before their new school year could begin on Tuesday, Sept. 3, the Lakewood School District had to prepare a number of new lessons and types of teaching for their students.
MARYSVILLE — Representatives for the Marysville Walmart store at the intersection of State Route 9 and Highway 528 could not confirm an opening date, despite recent advertisements announcing a Sept. 11 grand opening.
Syria, the Affordable Care Act and the accountability of politicians were the issues foremost on the minds of area residents who attended a special community coffee session with U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen at the Boondockers Cafe in Marysville on the afternoon on Thursday, Sept. 5, with the first question asking him how he planned to vote on Syria.
MARYSVILLE — What goes up must come down. For the nearly 60-year-old State Route 529 Snohomish River Bridge between Marysville and Everett, it’s the drawspan that must go up and come down reliably and safely.
MARYSVILLE — A 23-year-old disabled woman who went missing, with her service dog, from her Seattle residence at approximately 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 3, was found at approximately 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 4, in Marysville, and both she and her dog appear to be completely unharmed.
Students in the Marysville School District returned to school on Wednesday, Sept. 4, and we asked readers to submit photos of their children’s first day of school. We’ll put all of the photos in a slideshow and you can view them on our Facebook page.
The Marysville and Arlington community food banks will be among the beneficiaries of the week-long food drive conducted by the Arlington stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, from Monday, Sept. 9, through Saturday, Sept. 14.
The first day of school for students started Wednesday, Sept. 4, but Marysville School District faculty and staff have been returning to their schools since at least Thursday, Aug. 29, and many of them began getting ready well before then.1
TULALIP — Based on nominations submitted by the public in June of this year, United Way of Snohomish County will recognize five of the county’s top volunteers at its annual Spirit of Snohomish County Breakfast on Wednesday, Sept. 25, at the Tulalip Resort Casino.
MARYSVILLE — Residents of Washington state’s 2nd Congressional District are invited to join U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen at a community coffee on Thursday, Sept. 5.
Larsen will be available to answer questions and discuss issues facing Congress from 3:30-4:30 p.m. that day at the Boondockers Cafe, located at 1008 Cedar Ave. in Marysville.
MARYSVILLE — The Marysville Special Education PTSA will be conducting its first public meeting for the 2013-14 school year from 6:30-8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 10, in the library of Kellogg Marsh Elementary, located at 6325 91st St. NE in Marysville.
