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…

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:…

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…

A scam in which residents receive a phone call from someone claiming to be in law enforcement saying that they need to pay to have a warrant “lifted” for having missed jury duty has hit Snohomish County.  On Wednesday, March 12, a Sheriff’s Of…

Begins its new contract with Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office March 1 was the official start date of the new Granite Falls Police Department after the city signed a contract with the Snohomish County…

The Granite Falls Education Foundation is hosting its second annual “Granite’s Got Talent” talent show. Sign-up NOW for the March 8 event! Auditions will be held in the next couple of weeks.  Students, staff, parents…. any community members…

On March 6 at 2 p.m. Grandview will be hosting an Exercise and Balance seminar presented by Melanie, from Marysville Care Center. On March 7 at 1 p.m. the Sno-Isle Mobile Library will be stopping by for a visit. On March 24 at 2 p.m. the Neptune…

Eighth grade student, Lauren Cruger, like other students across the U.S. has experienced the recipient side of bullying.  Cruger indicated she’s been teased while being a student in the Granite…