MARYSVILLE — Marysville resident Mike Majors, a bus driver for Community Transit, recently reached a significant milestone in his career.
Almost 14 years after joining the agency, Majors became a “Million Mile Driver” for Community Transit, signifying that he’s driven the National Safety Council’s standard for 1 million miles without a preventable accident.
MARYSVILLE — A 13-year-old Marysville boy has admitted to setting the July 23 Welco Lumber yard fire, according to a statement issued by Marysville Police Cmdr. Robb Lamoureux.
MARYSVILLE — Drivers headed north on State Route 529 to Marysville should allow some extra time for their trips, or plan to take alternate routes, the evening of July 28.
TULALIP — At least three people with burn injuries were transported from the scene of a mobile home fire at the Port Susan Camping Club on the morning of July 27.
MARYSVILLE — What hurts Marysville resident Kris Raymond the most about the July 24 theft of her late husband’s chair isn’t the monetary cost, but the loss of something that meant so much to the man she loved.
MARYSVILLE — Although he doesn’t start serving in his new office until Aug. 2, Marysville City Council member Jon Nehring was officially sworn in as the new mayor by outgoing Mayor Dennis Kendall at the July 26 City Council meeting.
The evening proved to be a tribute to Kendall’s time in office, as Council member Jeff Seibert introduced a unanimously approved resolution honoring Kendall for his “distinguished service” to the city of Marysville as its mayor, which city of Marysville Chief Administrative Officer Gloria Hirashima followed by naming Kendall the City Employee of the Month for July of this year.
This year marks a transition for Marysville’s 25th annual HomeGrown street fair on Third Street, as former BookWorks owner Mary Burns hands off the event to new coordinator Patricia Schoonmaker, owner of Trusty Threads.
Close to 30 veterans from Marysville, Arlington, Everett and Lynnwood descended upon Jim Eastbury’s Arlington estate to give more than 100 flags an honorable farewell.
Marysville American Legion Post 178 and its Ladies Auxiliary conducted their flag disposal ceremony on the property of Eastbury, a fellow Marysville Legion member, who also hosted a pot luck picnic for the attendees.
MARYSVILLE — Investigators have yet to determine the cause of the fire that collapsed the roof of the Welco Lumber mill along Ebey Slough on the evening of July 23, although they have ruled it suspicious and noted reports of teens in the area earlier that afternoon.
STANWOOD — Authorities are searching for a suspect in the July 26 fire at Lake Goodwin Community Park.
The Snohomish County Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating the fire as arson, and damage to the large playground structure that appears to have been intentionally set on fire that morning is estimated to be as much as $100,000.
TULALIP — Steve Gobin has been appointed as interim general manager of Quil Ceda Village in the wake of John McCoy’s resignation, but his new position is not a permanent one.
TULALIP — “I’m starting my fifth career,” said state Rep. John McCoy, as he spoke about resigning as general manager of Quil Ceda Village. “My friends have told me, ‘John, you just can’t keep a job,” he laughed.
McCoy is stepping down as manager of Quil Ceda Village to start a public policy and economic development consulting firm, tentatively titled “Sovereignty Services,” but he has no plans to end his career as a state representative for the 38th Legislative District, nor to leave the Tulalip Tribes.
Drivers on State Route 529 can expect road closures on Ebey Slough Bridge the week of July 26 as construction crews work on building the bridge’s replacement.
