Herald Staff
Prepare for periods of sluggish traffic and closed lanes near Marysville and Sultan next week as state road projects move forward.
Work on a three-year, $50 million project to replace the aging swing-span bridge over Ebey Slough is expected to result in overnight lane closures on Highway 529 between Everett and Marysville.
At the same time, drivers traveling between Sultan and Gold Bar on U.S. 2 can expect about two weeks of daytime delays as Washington Department of Transportation crews repair the highway’s pavement.
Complete Story HERE - HeraldNet: Overnight closures for Highway 529 bridge; daytime delays for U.S. 2.
By Andy Rathbun
Herald Writer
SULTAN — A controversial shooting range might wind up in the line of fire on Wednesday.The Snohomish County Council is scheduled to hold a public hearing to discuss turning an east county gravel pit into a no-shooting area at the request of neighbors.
Read the complete story via HeraldNet: Neighbors, target shooters at odds over Sultan gun range.
Also check out the comments from other readers!
By Jackson Holtz
Herald Writer
SULTAN — An Everett man who was kicked out of the Dutch Cup Restaurant in Sultan early Saturday for starting fights got into his car and tried to run over several people in the parking lot, police say.
Five people were taken to the hospital and the man, 23, went to jail.
Read the rest here: HeraldNet: Car plows into people at Sultan bar.
The odd thing about this is, my wife and were driving east around 10:00am coming back from Silverdale and we did not notice a thing!!
By Katya Yefimova
Herald Writer
SULTAN — A fire early Sunday morning destroyed a local restaurant and left the only grocery store in town without power.
A Washington State Patrol trooper saw flames coming from Dan’s Pizza and Pasta on W. Stevens Avenue about 2 a.m. and called for help, Sultan Fire Department spokesman Mike Ingalls said.
“Dan ran this restaurant for years. It’s a great loss,” he said of the owner.
Investigators estimated damage at $1 million, according to an incident report.
The rest of the story may be read by following this LONG link.
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20090519/NEWS01/705199894#Fire.destroys.Sultan.restaurant.shuts.grocery
Our neighbors 15 miles to the west are disbanding their police department.
The story may be read online by clicking HERE.
News As IT HAPPENS | Ed | 
July 25, 2010 4:37 am | 
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