Contacts: Tom Murdoch, Adopt A Stream Foundation – 425-316-8592 Event Date: Saturday, May 24, 10 a.m. to noon Description: Narbeck Wetland Sanctuary Nature Walk Location: Narbeck Wetland Sanctuary D…

April 21, 2014 NR 005 DR-4168-WA SR530 Slide News Desk: 360-536-6358 News Release Commuting Cost Assistance Available For Eligible SR530 Slide Survivors EVERETT, Wash. – Commuting cost assistance is now available to eligible survivors of the March…

For Immediate Release Contact: Samantha Bowers [email protected] | 425.248.2446 Regional Leader Hosts Annual Meeting Economic Alliance Snohomish County Annual Meeting Thursday, May 22 at Tulalip Resort & Casino Everett, WA, April 17,…

Dated April 21st, 2014 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE; Local Legislators Visit Granite Falls’ Classrooms Pictured: 6477 (Orion Green and Senator Pearson), 6449 (Senator Pearson explains what Legislators “do”…

Dated April 10, 2014 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: EB Holderman, 360.283.4305 Seven Days until Eco Cars will load onto Trailer for Houston Competition! Granite Falls’ students leave for Houston,…

The Granite Falls Police Station was packed on Friday, March 21 for the swearing in of new police chief Dave Bowman and the officers who will now be policing Granite Falls. The event also gave…

Granite Falls resident Brenda Ballard sat down to help her stepson with a family history project and soon realized that no one was recording any of her family’s stories. After making a promise to a…

We are fortunate to live in a country where education is considered a top priority. We are even more blessed to live in a community where our children are given the opportunity to go to schools where…

Dear Editor, Rick Short is correct, “School levies are important for students and learning.”  (‘School levies important for students and learning’ by Rick Short, Letter in the February 2014 edition of the Granite Falls Press)  Thanks to…

Normally, you wouldn’t think the cost of electricity would clobber ranchers, but in Hawaii, high power rates are the central competitiveness issue. In fact, the owners of the mammoth Parker Ranch on Hawaii’s big island have calculated their…

Last month we offered a historical perspective of the Police Department, which is undergoing another major change in Granite Falls (in fact, the new organization took effect on March 1). Part of the…

Third grade readers from the Lake Stevens, Granite Falls and Snohomish School Districts demonstrated their amazing literacy skills and teamwork at the Sno-Isle Libraries Mega-Fun, Biblio-Trivia, Rockem-Sockem Third-Grade Reading Challenge Semi-Final…

By a vote of 98-0, the House approved a bill, sponsored by Sen. Kirk Pearson, which would establish guidelines for lawsuits involving property damages caused by forest fires.  “The idea behind this bill is to bring some certainty and fairness to…

Granite Falls Fire District #17 (GFFD) is excited to bring a home fire sprinkler demonstration to the community. This dramatic, yet safe, form of education has become increasingly popular with fire…

As the search and rescue effort in Oso, Washington continued into its fourth day, United Way of Snohomish County began the process of establishing a community-wide recovery fund to assist those…

The Monte Cristo Elementary Parent Group (MCPG) received the largest donation to date from the Granite Falls IGA as part of the Hometown Heroes Community Give Back Program.     The IGA has been participating in the Hometown Heroes 1% program as…

To add to the already heartwarming ambiance at Mountain Way Elementary, Music Director and Choir Instructor Brandy Golston, received a phone call the day before Valentine’s Day from a Mariner’s Baseball Club Representative.  Curious as to the na…

The Granite Falls Library will be offering the following workshops and events for those who are interested. For more information please contact the library at 360-691-6087. Monster Madness! Mermaids, Bigfoot, dragons, unicorns and the Loch Ness…

The Granite Falls School District awarded the following students with the Success in Education awards at their March 19 board meeting. High school winners, Beau Byron and Dansil Green; middle school winners Kayla Arciniega (6th grade), Shannara…

Monte Cristo and Mountain Way Elementary school staff plan to “Paint the Town in Literacy” for World Book Night on April 23! This is a celebration that has spread all over the United States and beyond. A grant supplies the community with 400…

Free tax return preparation for people of low and moderate income is available at seven Sno-Isle Libraries. The one-on-one assistance with individual federal tax returns is offered through the AARP Tax-Aide program at the following libraries:…

Steve had a sharp mind and an ear for music that few people experience. But he lacked something that almost all other musicians quickly master. He could not read music. He had never needed to. His good friend, John, always sat by him, and would show…

Students in the Granite Falls School District started the week with an impromptu lockdown on the morning of Monday, March 10 while the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office actively searched for a suspected car thief in the Granite Falls area. “The i…

Licensed childcare providers around the state will have more certainty and Department of Early Learning (DEL) childcare inspections will be less arbitrary and capricious under legislation signed by Gov. Jay Inslee today in Olympia. Rep. Elizabeth…

On Tuesday, March 11, the Senate voted 47-2 to agree with changes made by the House of Representatives to Sen. Kirk Pearson’s state-parks partnership bill. Senate Bill 6034, which passed with broad bipartisan support in the House and Senate, now…