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On Dec. 5, the North Bend Downtown Foundation hosted a live tree lighting with Mayor Rob McFarland and a cutout of Buddy the Elf. (Screenshot)

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Christmas happenings in the Snoqualmie Valley

This year’s Christmas will be one unlike any the country has seen in a century, but that doesn’t…

A King County Metro bus with an ad from the natural gas organization Partnership for Energy Progress. Contributed photo

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Should fossil fuel ads go the way of the dino on county buses?

King County ran ads for a natural gas coalition on its buses this year.

Courtesy of the Department of Natural Resources

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Final parcel added to Middle Fork Snoqualmie conservation area

The last piece of trust land inside the Middle Fork Snoqualmie Natural Resources Conservation Area has been permanently…

COVID-19. (Image courtesy CDC)

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Public Health says they were wrong over Regency outbreak, cites data error

Regency reported cases on Nov. 10, but Public Health didn’t register it due to a data error.

In this 2019 file photo, Puget Sound Energy product development manager John Dooley stands in front of one of four units at the Glacier Battery Storage Project in northwest Washington state. The project can provide power to the small town of Glacier for around two hours if needed. (Sound Publishing file photo)

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What will a green WA electric grid look like?

It will require a lot more coordination, but will be more resilient.

COVID-19. (Image courtesy CDC)

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Eight dead in Regency North Bend outbreak

A COVID-19 outbreak at the long term care facility has sickened nearly all residents.

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Study: Nonprofits struggle amid pandemic

Nonprofits around the state are struggling to make ends meet during the pandemic, according to a new study…

A “closed” sign at Jackson’s restaurant on Cole Street in downtown Enumclaw. Sound Publishing file photo

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Governor extends restrictions on businesses and gatherings

It’s been a month since the governor imposed the new rules. And the pandemic has only gotten worse.

A WSDOT team member explains how the westbound interim auxiliary ramp will work to route traffic from the Snoqualmie Parkway on to I-90 in this file photo from a 2019 community meeting.

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News Around the Valley: I-90 interchange update, holiday happenings, fundraisers

Treehouse fundraiser

A photo of the log truck accident along SR 202 that closed the highway on the morning of Dec. 4, 2020. William Shaw/Snoqualmie Valley Record

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Logging truck accident jams traffic on SR 202

A crash along State route 202 this morning closed the road for several hours as crews cleared a…

For Gary Schwartz, a Valley-based author, the pandemic hasn’t changed his writing style or schedule, but he’s finding it harder to muse ideas. He enjoys writing young adult fiction, and has published one book, "The King of Average." File photo

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Penning through the pandemic

Local authors are finding ways to adapt to an unpredictable world.

North Bend could have its own marijuana store soon.

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North Bend approved pot shop development agreement

The council voted to approve the agreement on Dec. 1.

Ryan Hartwell (Fred) hugs Tim Platt (Scrooge) in the final scene of VCS’s production of “A Christmas Carol” in 2019. File photo

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‘A Christmas Carol’ returns Dec. 5

Valley Center Stage will be performing its rendition of “A Christmas Carol” at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5.