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Intersection between State Route 203 and Tolt Hill Road. File photo

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State funding secured for roundabout at SR 203 and Tolt Hill Rd.

The intersection south of Carnation is notoriously difficult to navigate.

Stacy Willoughby. Courtesy photo

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Two new candidates in 12th Legislative District election

Both positions have an incumbent challenger.

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The South Fork Tolt River dam’s overflow structure, used to release water if the reservoir gets too high, Sept. 22, 2025.

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Old Tolt Dam Early Warning System taken out of Carnation

Seattle Public Utilities finished installing the new system in 2023.

Courtesy photo / City of Carnation
A scene from the 2025 Carnation Easter Egg Hunt. This year’s event is at 10 a.m. March 28 at Tolt Commons.

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Snoqualmie Valley Community Calendar | March 27 edition

Featured event: Disaster Loan Outreach Center

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The newly designed North Bend Police Department uniform patch features mountains and a river.

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North Bend police department begins work April 1

The department is in partnership with the King County Sheriff’s Office.

A satellite image of Snoqualmie Ridge showing the land south of Fisher Creek Park where the proposed battery storage site would reside. Image courtesy of Google Maps

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Trouble in Snoqualmie over proposed battery storage site

Residents clashed with the developer at a community meeting March 17.

Felix Salvo, 15, rows his family’s boat through flood waters on NE 124th Street, March 20, 2026. His parents own Local Roots Farm in Duvall. (Grace Gorenflo/Valley Record)

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Snoqualmie Valley persists through season’s second flood

Low-lying residents had to pull out the row boats once again.

Photo courtesy of Calib Miller
Calib Miller.

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Snoqualmie Valley Food Bank hires new executive director

The new leader will guide the nonprofit through its location change.

A large, smiling sunflower puppet welcomes a crowd at Duvall’s Depot Park after the March of the Vegetables on March 30, 2024. Grace Gorenflo/Valley Record

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Snoqualmie Valley community calendar | March 20 edition

The vegetables will march in Duvall once again this Saturday.

Floodzilla’s gauges show steady flows on the Snoqualmie River the morning of March 23, 2026. Image courtesy of Floodzilla and Google Maps

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Several roads reopen as Snoqualmie River flooding recedes

Some roads are still closed and should be avoided.

Marsalis band members. From left: Adam Bishop; Theresa Cadondon; Dennis Zender. Photo courtesy of Marsalis

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North Bend bassist and band to play Seattle’s Crocodile

Community members have been eager to support the March 21 show.

Snoqualmie City Hall. Courtesy of the city of Snoqualmie.

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Snoqualmie announces departure of city administrator

The city has had four administrators since 2020.

The Italian restaurant Il Paesano Ristorante (now called Paisan Ristorante) shares a parking lot with North Bend Theatre. Image courtesy of Google Maps

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North Bend Theatre patrons to get Italian food options

The theater’s owners have purchased the restaurant next door.