Tomorrow (December 22nd) is the last scheduled meeting of 2021 for the City Council in Everett, Washington. It is also the last time that body will have a male majority. Following the results of the 2020 General Election that included the defeat of Paul Roberts by Mary Fosse and the decision by Scott Murphy, Scott […]
Archive | December, 2021
Supply Chain Issues Have Everett Utilities Asking For Emergency Buying Power
December 20, 2021
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One look in Port Gardner Bay and you can see cargo ships at anchor waiting to transition to an open Port in the Pacific Northwest. Supply shortages are affecting more than just Christmas presents. The City of Everett, Washington Utilities Division is having trouble getting needed supplies used to maintain and operate water, sewer and […]
Last Sunday Sunset Of Fall In Everett, Winter Arrives Tuesday
December 19, 2021
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Here are a few photos of the last Sunday sunset of the Fall season taken overlooking Naval Station Everett at Grand Avenue Park. (It’ll be nice when sunset is after 5 PM again)
Everett Silvertips Hosting “Undie Sunday”
December 18, 2021
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There is a possibility you may get an eyeful at the Everett Silvertips hockey game Sunday (Dec 19th). The theme of the day is “Nothing says you care like brand new underwear!” Here’s the explanation. Undie Sunday is a clothing drive to benefit Cocoon House and Clothes for Kids. Fans are asked to bring one […]
Sheriff Seeks Missing Woman Known To Frequently Visit Everett
December 17, 2021
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The Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office would appreciate contact from anyone who may know the whereabouts of Patricia Soto. Here’s their request. Sheriff’s Office detectives are seeking the public’s help to locate 41-year-old Patricia “Tricia” Soto. She is also known to use the last name of “Licata.” Patricia was last seen on November 7th at a […]
200 Kids Walk Out Of Everett High To Rally For Each Other
December 16, 2021
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“Everyone deserves to be heard” “People are entitled to their own story” “My teacher sexualized me for wearing a crop top” “My clothes don’t give consent” Those were some of the statements overheard today as about 200 students from Everett High School walked out of their classes just before 10:00 AM in a planned protest […]
Everett Schools Asking Public To Report Problematic Instagram Accounts
December 15, 2021
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Wednesday afternoon the Everett School District published the following post on their Facebook page. Kathy Reeves with the Everett School District tells MyEverettNews.com via email they look for accounts that use their logo or images without permission or post objectionable content but get better response from Instagram when parents and others report those […]
Snohomish County Council Passes Sales Tax Increase For Housing And Mental Health
December 15, 2021
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In a 3-2 vote the Snohomish County Council passed an ordinance that will add one tenth of one percent to the sales tax to fund additional housing and mental health programs in Snohomish County. Prior to the vote there was a three-hour period of public testimony with some pretty passionate opinions from people both for […]
Armed Robbers Hit Bud’s Garage In North Everett
December 15, 2021
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Everett Police are investigating an armed robbery of Bud’s Garage, a retail marijuana store at the corner of Everett and Walnut. At the time of this writing the investigation was just beginning so there are few details. We do know police are looking for at least two suspects and the robbery took place around 11:30 […]
County Council Votes Wednesday On Sales Tax Increase For Affordable Housing
December 14, 2021
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We brought you notice of this last week and Wednesday morning the Snohomish County Council has a public hearing and vote scheduled for 10:30 AM on a plan to increase the retail sales tax in Snohomish County by 1/10 of 1 percent (0.1%). This would be done by a simple majority vote of the Snohomish […]
December 21, 2021
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