A 28-year-old Marysville man was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center after being struck by a car in the 1200 block of State Street at approximately 6:15 a.m., Wednesday, Nov. 7.
The possible coming of coal trains drew not only Marysville citizens, but also those of Tulalip, Lake Stevens, Mukilteo and Bellingham, as well as a pair of politicians, to the cafeteria of Totem Middle School on the evening of Tuesday, Oct. 30.
This year’s All-City Food Drive for Marysville generated 6,063 pounds of food donations and $1,243 in cash and gift cards on Saturday, Nov. 3.
Short notice, a steady drizzle and some technical difficulties stalled out the Puget Sound Blood Center’s blood collection goals for its Bloodmobile’s visit to the Smokey Point Cycle Barn on Wednesday, Oct. 31, but Blood Center staff will continue to collect to help support those impacted by Hurricane Sandy on the East Coast.
SMOKEY POINT — As many Americans prepare for winter holiday activities, Marysville and Arlington volunteers with Operation Christmas Child, the world’s largest Christmas project of its kind, are filling shoe box gifts with toys, school supplies and hygiene items for needy children overseas. This year-round project of the international Christian relief and evangelism organization Samaritan’s Purse, headed by Franklin Graham, is ramping up as local businesses, churches and community groups prepare to collect more than 600 gift-filled shoe boxes during National Collection Week from Monday, Nov. 12, through the following Monday, Nov. 19.
MARYSVILLE — Marysville Mayor Jon Nehring has unveiled his preliminary budget for 2013, a balanced spending plan that’s intended to keep Marysville on a healthy financial course, protect and expand core services, pay down debt and build up reserves for the long term.
MARYSVILLE — Community input is being sought for the Prevention Redesign Initiative from 1:15-3:15 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 9, at the Marysville Library, located at 6120 Grove St.
SMOKEY POINT — The Pilchuck Hot Rod Academy raised more than $2,000 at their first car show on Saturday, Oct. 27, and hosted more than a dozen vintage and hot rod models.
We’ve started to receive Halloween photos from readers of The Arlington Times and The Marysville Globe.
Snohomish County Auditor Carolyn Weikel is encouraging all voters to avoid the crowds of Election Day and ensure their ballots count by returning their voted ballots soon. Ballots can be returned anytime through the mail or by using one of 11 ballot drop boxes. Ballots returned by mail must be postmarked by Election Day on Tuesday, Nov. 6. Ballots returned through a ballot drop box must be deposited in the box by 8 p.m. on Election Day.
The Marysville Globe and The Arlington Times invite you to send in your Halloween photos so that we can run them online.
Four members of the public attended the city of Marysville’s open house on Wednesday, Oct. 24, to discuss a federal grant for cleaning up the Geddes Marina property, but that was four more than had attended the most recent previous meeting on another such grant. As such, city Land Use Engineering Services Manager Shawn Smith considered it progress, especially since the evening’s attendees were already asking questions before the meeting had even officially begun.
The Marysville Fire District is once again teaming up with Domino’s Pizza to reward residents who changed the batteries in their smoke alarms when they changed their clocks back to standard time on Sunday, Nov. 4.
