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Growing his community earns Melgaard Citizen of the Year honors

He's a gardener, not a musician, but it's fitting that Nels Melgaard helped to re-charter the Sallal Grange…

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District denies transfer, preserves ‘cascading’ corridor

After two failed attempts to transfer out of the Snoqualmie Valley School District, a group of Sammamish parents…

Karen Woodward

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In from the cold: Valley volunteers, churches, police helping the homeless take new directions

Empty beer cans littered the ground in front of an abandoned car wash, but there were still two…

Helping dozens of homeless people in the past year through their Free Letters Home project

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Human link: Couple helping the Valley’s homeless write free letters home

It's been almost a year since Greg Barber first got the idea for Free Letters Home. From their…

Glenn Anderson

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Anderson calls for change in Legislature, plans run for Lt. Gov.

It’s time for new blood in the legislative and executive branches of the state, Glenn Anderson says. Washington’s…

Cathi Woolley

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North Bend, Snoqualmie schools’ Cathi Woolley named ‘Nurse of the Year’

Cathi Woolley, school nurse serving North Bend Elementary and Snoqualmie Middle Schools, was recently named School Nurse of…

Sheltering under a highway bridge in North Bend

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Slideshow | The invisible people: Life on the streets is cold for Valley’s homeless, but some groups are warming things up

Someday soon, Joey Bradshaw is going to be warm again. It will be only temporary, while he’s recovering…

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Snoqualmie Tribe considering $260 million Fiji casino partnership

For $1 million and some sharing of its expertise, the Snoqualmie Tribe could take part-ownership of a $290…

An EF&R firefighter works to control a home fire in rural Preston Thursday morning. The home was a total loss

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Preston home destroyed in early morning fire

One firefighter was injured while battling an early-morning blaze in the 8300 block of 293 Avenue Southeast in…

Carnation City Councilman Stuart Lisk grins as he flips the switch to light up the city's first-ever traffic signal

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Green light: Carnation activates first traffic signal

"You can start it now!" Lynn Gombinski declared. The driver of the little red Bug was lined up…

The Toft family is hosting French exchange student Pierre Perez for part of his stay in the Valley this year

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Visiting student adapts to Valley’s pace from big-city France

It’s not the French food that Pierre Perez misses while on his year-long stay in the United States,…

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Court win fuels Snoqualmie man’s fight for deaf rights

Court appearances are inherently scary, and not just because of the legal or financial outcomes. The language of…

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Residents of Snoqualmie’s Ernie’s Grove fighting back against brazen out-of-town burglars

A recent series of daytime burglaries in the Ernie’s Grove area of Snoqualmie has neighbors justifiably concerned. What’s…