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Format is as follows: name, number of votes, and the percentage of votes. Mukilteo Prop. 1 (form of government) For: 811, 30.26% Against: 1,869, 69.74% Mukilteo City Council Position 4 Richard C. Emery: 1,412, 54.71% Scott Whelpley: 1,164, 45.10%...

The polls showed wide margins and narrow victories when the first group of counted ballots trickled in during the General Election Nov. 5. Snohomish County had 475,871 people register to vote in this election. The total voter turnout was 42.43%....

10/30 Mail theft A caller reported that someone tried to pry open community mailboxes on the 11100 block of Chennault Beach Rd. The officers collected vehicle surveillance of the mailboxes and it does indeed show a male at approximately 4 a.m....

The Mukilteo City Council accepted two grants at its Nov. 12 meeting, one to improve water quality and the other to maintain pedestrian safe routes to school. The City was awarded $50,000 from the Department of Ecology to implement and manage...

The Mukilteo Parks and Arts Commission convened Nov. 7 to discuss a landscaping, aesthetics, and beautification proposal from HBB Landscape Architects. The architects provided the revised proposal to develop landscape and sign concepts, including...

Former Mukilteo resident Tim Eyman has finally found success in decreasing car tab taxes to $30 after the General Election Nov. 5. Eyman declared victory before all ballots were even counted Tuesday night. “I love being a political activist. I...

Thanks and appreciation for support I want to express my thanks, and appreciation, for the significant support of the voters here in Mukilteo. It is an honor, and a humbling experience, to be so strongly recognized and affirmed as a member of the...

My son is 13 years old and I have noticed that over the past year he has started devoting more attention to his appearance. He recently asked me for a couple of spoons that he could put in the freezer. “Why do you want to put spoons in the...

Brandon Gustafson has left enormous shoes to fill with his recent departure to ESPN. The position of editor now belongs to Madeline Coats. Coats is a recent graduate from the University of Washington with double majors in journalism and creative...

As families start planning for the holidays on who is going to gather at whose house for which holiday, I encounter common conversations. “It’s always so stressful” or “We’re always trying to please everyone.” If you’re one of those...

Girls on the Run of Snohomish County has been awarded a $29,000 KidCents Regional Grant to provide financial aid and running shoes to 320 girls in Snohomish County. “We are thrilled to receive grant funding from the Rite Aid Foundation for a...

Dr. Universe: Why are dogs important to humans? -Stephani R., 9, Washington State  Dear Stephani, Dogs are important to humans in all kinds of ways. The connection between the two goes back thousands of years. A long time ago, wolves would trail...

Kamiak senior Elli Straume won the 100- and 200-yard freestyles at the Northwest District 4A swimming and diving championships. Straume, who finished second in the 200 freestyle at last year’s state meet, finished in 1 minute, 54.16 seconds. She...

Nov. 15-17 Annual holiday fair at Holy Rosary Over 100 pies are in the freezer and ready to go. The Women’s Association presents Holy Rosary’s annual holiday fair at Holy Rosary Pastoral Center, 630 Seventh Ave. N, Edmonds. There will be baked...

Sites in the Mukilteo area will be among 5,000 U.S. drop-off locations collecting shoebox gifts for children overseas during Operation Christmas Child's National Collection Week, Nov. 18-25.  Families, churches, and groups are busy transforming...