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Maanha Nasir, Snoqualmie, a student at Washington Virtual Academies, answers questions from judges during the final round of the National Civics Bee Washington State Championship. Maanha ended up winning the competition, taking home a $1,000 cash prize and airline tickets for herself and a parent to go to Washington, D.C., in November to compete in the National Civics Bee championship. Middle-school students from across the state competed for the state championship in the National Civics Bee during a competition hosted by the AWB Institute at Olympia High School on Saturday, June 21, 2025. Photo: Brian Mittge/AWB

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Local eighth-grader wins National Civics Bee state championship

Fifteen Washington state middle schoolers represented their communities and demonstrated their civics knowledge at the 2025 National Civics…

The Carnation Milk Truck during a past Fourth of July parade. File photo

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Snoqualmie Valley community calendar | June 27 edition

Summer is here, and there are a lot of reasons to get outside.

Carnation Block Party 2025. Photo courtesy of Travis Wetherbee/Last Lite Photography

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Carnation Block Party rings in Summer Solstice

Despite the drizzly conditions, Carnation Block Party 2025 was a hit.

Art Off the Rails 2025. Photo courtesy of Debra Landers

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Art Off the Rails celebrates art, culture and community

William Henry Taylor Park (the North Bend Depot Park) transformed into a vibrant open-air art festival for the…

(Courtesy Photo, Washington State Patrol)

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Witnesses sought in fatal hit and run on I-90

The car vs. pedestrian collision was reported about 12:20 p.m. June 19.

The Lee Arts Foundation and Morgan Henley Presents hosted last year’s Carnation Block Party. Photo courtesy of Last Lite Photography

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Snoqualmie Valley Community Calendar | June 20 edition

This weekend’s Snoqualmie Valley summer festival is the Carnation Block Party.

Photo courtesy of Sandy Knauft

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No Kings rallies on June 14 include North Bend

See photos from the local rally.

A watermelon-eating contest at Fall City Day. Photo courtesy of Travis Wetherbee/Last Lite Photography

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Snoqualmie Valley community calendar | June 13 edition

Next up on the Valley’s summer festival list is Fall City Day on June 14.

Photo courtesy of Travis Wetherbee/Last Lite Photography 
A past Duvall Days parade. The 2025 Duvall Days is June 7.

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Snoqualmie Valley community calendar | May 30 edition

Duvall Days is celebrating 65 years of festivals June 7.

The historic Dougherty Farmstead in Duvall. The Duvall Historical Society is giving tours of the property every Sunday through September. Photo courtesy of Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust

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Snoqualmie Valley Community Calendar | May 16 edition

Support small businesses this week at various Valley events.

The 2025 Duvall Civic Club plant sale. Photo courtesy of Duvall Civic Club

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Snoqualmie Valley Community Calendar | May 9 edition

Visit Valley plant sales to buy plants and flowers for Mother’s Day.

The black and white interior photo of the parlor car was taken in 1901 and illustrates what the original ceiling was like in the main room. Courtesy of Northwest Railway Museum

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Northwest Railway Museum receives restoration grant

The John H. Emery Rail Heritage Trust has awarded a $7,500 grant to the Northwest Railway Museum in…

Visitors partake in a maypole dance to celebrate May Day at Jubilee Farm. Photo courtesy of Jubilee Farm

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Snoqualmie Valley Community Calendar | May 2 edition

Ring in spring with several markets, plant sales and May Day festivities.