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Chloe Brady, 7, was visiting Skagit Valley Gardens last week with her parents Don and Joyce Brady of Everett and grandparents Don and Syd Brady of Mount Vernon. Full Story
Officer charged with murder
Everett police officer Troy Meade will now face a second-degree murder charge for the line-of-duty fatal shooting of Stanwood resident Niles Meservey on June 10.
Prosecutors added the charge during a hearing on Thursday in Snohomish County Superior Court.
Superior Court Judge Gerald Knight, who is expected to direct the trial, presided over the hearing. Full Story
Well closure likely for slice of county northeast of Stanwood
A yellow caution light is flashing for building permits northeast of Stanwood.
The right for property owners to drill new wells within a 3.6-square mile portion of Snohomish County — north of 310th Street NE between Lake Ketchum and 12th Avenue NW — may have dried up. Full Story
Within one year, Dale Wagner left a 16-year career working for the Office of the Attorney General in Bellingham, cashed in his retirement, started his own legal practice in Stanwood, gave his daughter in marriage and dealt with a death in the family.
The combination of stress took its toll on Wagner’s health. Full Story
Council makes steps toward ‘filling the hole’
In an effort to bail a sinking budget – $3.8 million deficit by the end of 2016 – Stanwood City Council will review options for plugging the holes next month.
Joyce Papke, city administrator, and Crystil Robinson, finance director, will bring two resolutions to the April 22 finance workshop, both of which relate to property tax rates. Full Story
