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Stacking up Snoqualmie Valley schools, neighboring districts’ pay, achievements
How does Snoqualmie Valley stack up? On the one hand, schools in the Snoqualmie Valley School District are…
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Imminent strike for Snoqualmie Valley schools: Negotiations continue, but no more union meetings are planned
Valley teachers are preparing to go on strike. On Friday morning, Sept. 6, potentially their last day of…
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Campus of change: Once a middle school, Mount Si’s new freshman campus readies for a pioneer year | Photo gallery
Lava lamps and cushy chairs began appearing in classrooms last week, but Animal, the drummer in “The Muppet…
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Fall City’s all-town garden grows up in giving community
A small flourish of color and life wedged between a city street and a state highway, Fall City’s…
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Trucks off the street, please, says North Bend
It’s official, but not effective just yet; commercial trucks can’t park on city streets. Amendments to the city…
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Bridge of promise: New Valley academy aims to bridge gap for disabled people
Age 21 is a milestone for many young adults, and reaching it means official adulthood to them. For…
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Clerks, underage buyers feel the sting on the North Bend liquor sales patrol
Joe the Buyer (not his real name) struck out at six different North Bend stores recently when he…
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Locals to the rescue: North Bend honors three for saving a life on Mount Si
Hours after her first hike to the top of Mount Si, Marina Druse was back on the mountain…
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Busy in her retirement: Valley good-doer Susan Hankins honored as Railroad Days marshal
Despite her level-best efforts to avoid the spotlight, Susan Hankins of North Bend will dazzle the crowds this…
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School suppliers: Churches combine efforts to give local students a great school year
It could be a stationery shop. Fat yellow pencils, boxes of safety scissors and stacks of notebooks are…
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Search and rescue volunteers honored as Festival at Mount Si parade marshals | Photo gallery
Bree Loewen sees things pretty clearly, and acts accordingly. When she and her husband, Russell Anschell, found themselves…
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Fresh air ahead for North Bend’s smelly sewer plant
Odor has been an issue at the North Bend wastewater treatment plant for years, but a new project…
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No impact fee, no problem: Valley schools’ Ryan Stokes addresses questions on school impact fee, affordable housing project
Next year’s school impact fee will be $8,000. Or $3,300 per multifamily unit. Either way, it’s a fee…