MARYSVILLE — Susan Ingram peered at one of her gems under a hot, bright lamp in the middle of the Totem Middle School gymnasium, before putting the stone to her milling machine.

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‘Rocktoberfest’ in Marysville spotlights stones
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ARLINGTON — An Arlington police officer and a Snohomish County councilman who hails from the town recounted their personal experiences with opioids at a community forum this week.

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Arlington opioids forum offers personal accounts, hands-on overdose treatment training
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MARYSVILLE — In 1923, former Michigan blacksmith Milford Carr opened Carr's Hardware on Third Street.

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Carr’s Hardware closes after 93 years
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MARYSVILLE — The city's annual "Touch A Truck" event at Asbery Field Sept. 10 drew close to 3,000 attendees with nearly 50 vehicles and other features from 20 agencies across Snohomish County.

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‘Touch A Truck’ appeals to the kid in everyone
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MARYSVILLE — Sept. 11 fell on a Sunday this year, but that didn't deter the city of Marysville from commemorating the 15th anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attacks on the Pentagon and the World Trade Center.

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15 years later, Marysville still remembers
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MARYSVILLE — The Living Room Coffee House is settling into its new digs, right next to the Marysville Christian Church, but even as they continue to get their rooms squared away, their customers and volunteers have stuck with them.

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Living Room Coffee House changes address, keeps community flavor
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TULALIP — Those looking for jobs as first-responders found out that fire department jobs may be a little easier to come by then positions on police departments.

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County Career Fair finds job fields in flux
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MARYSVILLE — "What we've found is that angry people make angry food," said Chris Lutgen, director of food services for the Marysville School District. "That's why we want our food made by and for happy people."

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Marysville schools make students, servers into partners in serving better meals
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TULALIP — The Hibulb Cultural Center celebrated its fifth anniversary of sharing the heritage of the Tulalip Tribes Aug. 20 with the help of Tulalip carver and storyteller Kelly Moses, as well as father-and-son hoop dancers Terry and Michael Goedel.

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Hibulb Cultural Center celebrates fifth anniversary
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ARLINGTON — When Heather Logan retired from Cascade Valley Hospital after 22 years, she wasn't expecting to get another job after 22 months.

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Heather Logan hired as new Arlington assistant city administrator
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