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Don Baunsgard and his wife, Lena, owners of Treasures in Heaven Thrift Store in Snoqualmie.

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Snoqualmie thrift store raises money for clean water, nonprofits

‘We’re just trying to do some good in the world.’

COVID-19. (Image courtesy CDC)

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Health care leaders declare statewide crisis, request action

The letter written to Gov. Inslee requests deployment of National Guard.

Screenshot from a YouTube stream of the Jan. 6, 2021, protest at the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.

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Far too little fraud to make a difference in election, AP finds

This story has been republished with permission from the Associated Press.

A Washington State Department of Transportation truck. Courtesy Photo

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Flood, avalanche warning in effect near Snoqualmie Valley this weekend

The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch for the Snoqualmie Valley through Saturday afternoon (Jan. 8),…

Snoqualmie Valley Hospital’s Night of Lights Pediatric 5-11 vaccine event on Dec. 16, 2021. SVH administered more than 250 vaccines and boosters combined. Courtesy photo.

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Valley sees rise in COVID cases with omicron, holiday weekend

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Snoqualmie/North Bend/Skykomish Health Reporting Area broke a single-day record on…

Maps of the new 5th and 12th legislative districts.
Maps of the new 5th and 12th legislative districts.

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State redistricting process splits Snoqualmie Valley cities

Some Snoqualmie Valley cities are expected to see a change in their state representatives beginning in 2022.

Kathy Lambert receives a key to the city from Snoqualmie Mayor Matt Larson on Dec. 13. Courtesy photo

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Kathy Lambert reflects on two decades serving the Valley

Longtime King County Councilmember was once an elementary school teacher.

Downtown Snoqualmie on Monday morning, Jan. 3, 2022. Photo by William Shaw/Valley Record

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Point of snow return: Snoqualmie Valley weather forecast

I-90/Snoqualmie Pass has the highest snowfall in two decades.

Washington State Capitol Building in Olympia. File photo

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New laws bring changes to minimum wage, plastic silverware, voting rights for felons

Two taxes take effect, but the future of each is uncertain.

Snoqualmie Police Department houses a surplus military mine-resistant armored personnel carrier. They acquired it as part of an equipment sharing program from the federal government. It is utilized by a coalition of small-city police departments. It is seen here during a 2016 parade in Algona, one of the coalition member cities. From the Algona Police Department Facebook page

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Year in Review: Top Valley Record stories of 2021

It has been another busy year for news in 2021, with new COVID-19 variants, a busy election season,…

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Washington part of multi-state E. coli outbreak linked to packaged salads

Cases were found in King, Snohomish, Whatcom, Pierce, Thurston, Mason and Skagit counties.

Community leaders gather outside Encompass NW’s new Child Development Center on Aug. 19 for the building’s grand opening. From left: State Rep. Bill Ramos, Snoqualmie Mayor Matt Larson (back), Encompass Executive Director Nela Cumming, Snoqualmie Tribal Chairman Robert de los Angeles, King County Councilmember Kathy Lambert, State Rep. Lisa Callan, Issaquah Mayor Mary Lou Pauly, North Bend Mayor Rob McFarland. Photo by Conor Wilson/Snoqualmie Valley Record

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Staffing shortages worsen childcare availability in Valley

Local zip codes are some of the most in-need of additional childcare in all of King County.

Chris Gregersen injects a young chinook salmon with a small transponder used for tracking the migration of the fish. Photo courtesy of King County

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King County scientists work to save chinook salmon

They conducted a study to determine how the salmon use the Green River as a habitat.