North Cascades Crew, located on Lake Stevens, attended the USRowing Northwest Masters Regional Championship Regatta held in Klamath Falls, Oregon June 15 through 17. With a total of 33 crews in attend…

The Lake Stevens Little League Majors division Mariners took third place in the Marge Sweet Wood Bat Tournament in Alderwood. This is the first time a Lake Stevens team has placed in this tournament….

The Washington Aerospace Scholars program is pleased to announce that Nicholas Alldredge and Alan Brazelton from Lake Stevens High School will be participating in one of the four WAS Summer Residency sessions held in June and July at the Museum of…

The following students were recognized by the Lake Stevens School Board as outstanding secondary students at the May 9 School Board meeting. Lake Stevens High School April students of the month: Sean Davidson – 10th grade, Emily Schollenberger…

When that little group of Separatists left England for the New World in a little boat called the Mayflower, they landed at Plymouth Rock in a territory that would eventually become known as the Massachusetts Bay Colony. The Colony became, obviously,…

The rain was coming down in droves on Saturday afternoon, June 23, as over 100 youth from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints laid beauty bark and planted trees at Strawberry Fields in Marysville in an effort to create a walking path to…

The Elizabeth Scott campaign for State Representative, 39th Legislative District, position 2 (the seat vacated by Rep. Kirk Pearson now running for State Senate) is pleased to announce endorsements by Washington State Farm Bureau PAC, Gun Owners…

Remember that intersection closure we’ve been talking about? The one on SR 9/SR 92 near Lake Stevens? Well, the closure schedule has changed. Again. And hopefully for the last time. Instead of two shorter weekend closures, workers are back to…

Pilchuck Principal Chris Larson with Chamber President Kim Daughtry sit atop the roof at Mount Pilchuck Elementary after students exceeded their fundraising goals. Students at Mount Pilchuck Elementar…

North Cascades Crew, located on Lake Stevens, attended the USRowing Northwest Masters Regional Championship Regatta held in Klamath Falls, Oregon June 15 through 17. With a total of 33 crews in attend…

Olivia Follett, who is only seven years old, wanted to help feed hungry kids so she has been busy cutting out dragonfly stickers and selling them to people for five cents each. Follett sat in front of Albertson’s on Father’s Day weekend…

Sarah Lien and her mom Barbara Hawkins. Over the past two years the Lake Stevens Journal has followed Sarah Lien through her battle with Stage 3, Grade 3 breast cancer. Lien started her cancer…

Khianna Calica, Jordan Carlton, Savannah Goguen, Rylie Ploeger and Erica Hadley, students at Lake Stevens High School were sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary Unit 181 to attend Evergreen…

Independence Day is a time to celebrate and enjoy the holiday with friends and family. This year, be sure your family stays safe and knows the dangers of fireworks. All fireworks including those purchased at legal stands can be destructive or deadly…

American Legion Post 181 was joined by a local scout troop on Flag Day, June 14 where they retired over 325 flags. This is the 11th flag retirement ceremony performed by Post 181. So far, they have…

The police department responded to 512 incidents in the week of June 10, 2012 through June 16, 2012. The following is a brief summary of some of the more notable contacts: Warrant Service, 06/10/12 2200 block of 120th Ave. NE Officers responded to a…

I love my country. I love democracy. I think it’s great that, in America, you are innocent until proven guilty by a jury of your “peers.” According to Mr. Webster, a peer is defined as a person of equal standing, as in rank, class…

The economic news is bad. The U.S. economy added just 69,000 jobs in May, less than half the expected number, and the Bureau of Labor Statistics revised down jobs figures for the two previous months as the unemployment rate rose to 8.2 percent….

I was as appalled as everyone else who saw the video of the seventh grade boys in Rochester, N.Y. who bullied their bus monitor on the school bus two weeks ago. Karen Klein, the bus monitor, acts professionally as she sits in her seat just listening…

SEATTLE – Washington continues to be a hotbed for auto thieves in spite of a slight 1.6 percent overall decline in the number of auto thefts last year, as both Yakima and Seattle rose higher in the national theft-rate rankings, according to…

THE SNOHOMISH COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION & SNOHOMISH COUNTY CHAPTER WASHINGTON WOMEN LAWYERS ARE PROUD TO CO-HOST A JUDICIAL CANDIDATES FORUMfor the position of Superior Court Judge June 27, 2012 Everett Transit Station Weyerhaeuser Room 3225 Cedar…

Liquor Control Board statement on the lawsuit filed by I-1183 authors and financiers OLYMPIA — The Liquor Control Board (Board) is reviewing the lawsuit filed against it by the plaintiffs: Costco, NW Grocery Associations and the Washington…

SEATTLE – It is supposed to be the first review of cell phone safety standards in 15 years by the FCC, but some say the planned review does not go far enough. Camilla Rees with the group ElectromagneticHealth.org says it is good news that the FCC is…

Feeling in shape? The Quadrathon on Sunday, July 29 at 8 a.m. includes a 300-yard swim, five-mile bike ride, three-mile run, and one-mile paddle-boat race. Entry fee is $30 per person/$60 per team, cash or check, with registration from 6:30-7:30…