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Take a thrill ride Oct. 28 at DirtFish Rally School

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Take a thrill ride Oct. 28 at DirtFish Rally School

Maybe you’ve heard a spooky legend about Snoqualmie’s old mill site and want to investigate, at night, or…

School board candidates debate definition of student success, school district funding in Oct. 12 forum

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School board candidates debate definition of student success, school district funding in Oct. 12 forum

Students led the discussion, kept the conversation moving and provided the questions in the Oct. 12 school board…

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Rules of the page for Valley letter-writers

North Bend’s City Administrator, Londi Lindell, gave me the perfect turn of phrase for this time of year,…

County Council candidates prioritize traffic in Snoqualmie forum

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County Council candidates prioritize traffic in Snoqualmie forum

What mattered most to the two candidates for the District 3 seat on the Metropolitan King County Council…

Rare electric interurban car added to museum’s collection

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Rare electric interurban car added to museum’s collection

“It takes a little imagination,” Northwest Railway Museum Director Richard Anderson said, as a deteriorating 1907 train car…

North Bend cuts the ribbon on updated ballfields, other improvements at Torguson Park

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North Bend cuts the ribbon on updated ballfields, other improvements at Torguson Park

Turf fields, a new concessions stand, a walking trail, and the removal of the explosion-damaged storage building were…

Friends Gaylin Luce and Vivian Hauer walk along the rows of crops at Jubilee Farm during Saturday’s festivities. (Carol Ladwig/Staff Photo)

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Families feast on local food at Tilth Farm Faire

Families snacked on fresh picked carrots and pear or sampled their own harvest from grapevines and apple trees…

Legislators attending the Sept. 14 wrap up event in Snoqualmie were, from left, Vince Fortunato, Mark Harmsworth, Morgan Irwin, Larry Springer, Tana Senn, Paul Graves, Mark Mullet, Mark Hargrove, Drew Stokesbary. (Photo courtesy of Mary Miller)

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One big problem down, two to go: Area legislators discuss success of education funding plan, challenges of Hirst decision, traffic congestion for next session

A coalition of 10 Chambers of Commerce invited legislators from eight area districts to talk about the outcomes…

Opinion

Column: Learning from the past, planning for the future; deadline for submitting candidate questions is Friday

Last week, someone from somewhere else contacted us through our website to suggest that we editorialize against the…

Wildcats face full month of strong 4A opponents for start of the season | Fall Sports Update

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Wildcats face full month of strong 4A opponents for start of the season | Fall Sports Update

After the elation of beating Skyline in their season opener, the Mount Si football team had a setback…

A concrete worker smooths out the new sidewalks poured two weeks ago as part of the North Bend downtown plaza project, another effort by the city to revitalize downtown. The block pictured here, along with businesses on the opposite side of the street, make up the city’s Historic Downtown District. (Photo courtesy of Mary Miller)

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To fight downtown blight, North Bend approves fee waiver for new businesses

Empty buildings and downtown blight will be combated in a new way in North Bend soon, but only…

Kristina Spencer of Issaquah and her dog Evee do the agility course sponsored by Riverdog. (Carol Ladwig/Staff Photo)

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Day of the dogs: DoggieStock 4 doubles in size; day of music and tails drew more than 500 pets and and their people to North Bend’s Tollgate Farm Park

In its fourth year, the annual celebration of dogs and music is going strong in North Bend. DoggieStock…

A Union artillery cannon fires at the enemy at the start of a 2016 Civil War battle re-enactment at Meadowbrook Farm.

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Third annual Battle of Snoqualmie is Sept. 16-17 at Meadowbrook Farm

Next weekend, the mountains surrounding the Snoqualmie Valley will echo with cannon fire and musketry, during the third…