Archive | January, 2014

Everett School Board To Interview Five For Open Position, Decision Expected February 3rd

January 25, 2014

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Seven people applied and now five will be interviewed for the open position on the Everett School Board. Here’s the latest from Mary Waggoner at Everett Schools… Friday, the Everett Public Schools Board of Directors reviewed the applications of seven district residents who applied to be considered for appointment to fill vacant Position 3. As […]

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Everett Residents Get Free Coffee For Promoting Solar Power

January 25, 2014

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Interesting idea from Snohomish PUD… Snohomish County PUD’s Planet Power program offers an easy way for customers to support renewable energy projects right here in Snohomish County.  And now there’s an added perk.  ­New participants and existing customers who increase their contribution (by at least $3 a month) will receive 12-oz of ground “Twilight Blend” […]

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Who Says Everett Teens Don’t Care? Here’s Proof They do…

January 25, 2014

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Last Monday, hundreds of teens across Snohomish County honored Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) and his work with a day of service. In Everett, students from Everett and Jackson High Schools spent the afternoon leading crafts, games and activities at Full Life Care, a nonprofit serving adults with disabilities and chronic illnesses. Earlier that day, […]

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Everett Fire Crews Extinguish Another Blaze at Shuttered North Everett Motel

January 24, 2014

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Update as of Saturday 1-25-14 at 12:15pm: Everett Fire Officials say they believe the fire was intentionally set. The fire was contained to a small area in one unit. For the second time in the last six weeks Everett fire crews have extinguished a fire at an old Motel at 12th and Broadway in north […]

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Wanted Felon Rams Sheriff’s Deputy in Downtown Everett

January 24, 2014

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Things are back to normal now but it was a wild scene as Snohomish County Deputies chased a wanted felon from north Everett into the heart of downtown. Here the official word from Shari Ireton at S.C.S.O… For the second time today, the Snohomish County Violent Offender Task Force has taken a wanted felon into […]

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Woman Shot to Death at Everett Apartment Was Married to Man Who Was Stabbed

January 24, 2014

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Everett Police still have a way to go in determining what happened inside a unit at the Walden Pond Apartment complex yesterday where a woman was shot to death and a man stabbed. Here’s the latest update from Everett PD spokesman Aaron Snell… Throughout the night, detectives continued investigating the fatal shooting which killed one […]

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7 Apply For Vacant Seat on Everett School Board

January 24, 2014

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Today the Everett School Board will review applications submitted by seven people looking to serve the remaining two years of Jessica Olson’s position following her resignation earlier this month. Here are the details about the process from Mary Waggoner at Everett Schools… When the deadline closed at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, seven residents had submitted application […]

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Woman Shot, Man Stabbed at South Everett Apartment

January 23, 2014

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Update as of 2:00pm Jan 24th: Everett Police say the two involved were married and the man has been released from the hospital. You can read more here. Everett Police Major Crimes detectives are at an apartment inside the Walden Pond Apartments at 9900 12th Ave. W. in south Everett. According to Everett Police Public […]

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Everett Janitor Beaten and Knifed, Do You Recognize the Suspect?

January 23, 2014

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Received this press release from Aaron Snell regarding the search for a man who attacked a janitor at the Everett Mall… The Everett Police Department is seeking the public’s help to identify a male who brutally assaulted a night janitor. Just before 2:30 a.m. on November 8, 2013, a night janitor working at the Everett […]

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3 Years, 1 Million Page Views For My Everett News…

January 22, 2014

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Editor’s Note: I started MyEverettNews.com three years ago this month as a way to report on stories of interest in Everett, WA where I was born and raised. I also wanted to explore the area of hyperlocal publishing where people were able to report on things they found of interest and share them with the […]

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