Skykomish News

A half dozen local homes are inches away from a wash out. Federal, state, and county engineers all agree: the Skykomish is changing course, and it's swallowing property and homes, one bite at a time.

Even before Wednesday's beating and stabbing death of a Marysville teen in downtown Sultan, a countywide team had planned to meet with people in Monroe to talk about gangs in the Skykomish Valley.

Low flows and clear water have made river fishing a real challenge this week. Nearly all rivers west of the Cascade Mountains are suffering from this affliction, which has resulted in spooky fish and a sporadic bite.

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Skykomish celebrates its centennial Friday, Saturday and Sunday with many events, including a parade, open-air market and social gatherings.

A 22-year-old Leavenworth man died early Saturday morning when his car went off Highway 2 near Skykomish and struck a tree.

Vacation homes have always been a rite of passage for novice architects - a way for indulgent family members to give the kid a break until the big time beckons.

Rafters run Class V Boulder Drop on Washington's Skykomish River. This may border on sacrilege, coming from a river state like Oregon, but Washington has some outstanding white-water day trips on its rivers, too.

These days, job seekers are looking for every possible online tool to find steady employment.

Want to get teens excited about summer reading? Just add video. By Jennifer Wooten -- School Library Journal, 5/1/2009 Jennifer Wooten All photos by Meryl Schenker "They're not doing legitimate work" complains the agitated woman, pointing at a group of teens on the public library's computers.

WARREN CARLSON hadn't intended to write a book about the history of the upper Skykomish Valley, but an editor from history publisher Arcadia wanted a book, so he agreed to do it.

Photo courtesy of Skykomish Historical Society col This view looking northwest shows the new bridge on the Stevens Pass Highway near Index.

Volunteers planned to head out this morning to search for a missing Lake Stevens woman.

A text message bounced off a cell-phone tower near Skykomish on Thursday afternoon.

The family of a 64-year-old Lake Stevens woman who disappeared Thursday believes she may be in the Stevens Pass area.

Washington would build more ferries, improve safety on U.S. 2 and stay on track with widening a deadly stretch of Highway 522 under the proposed Senate transportation budget released today.

Congress is sending another bit of aid to help make U.S. 2 a safer highway for drivers.

C.L. Miller Les Miller will celebrate his 100th birthday with a celebration for family and friends from 1 to 4 p.m. March 28 at Northshore Senior Center in Bothell.

Conservation District board of supervisors will go before the voters on Thursday, March 19.

The goal of most steelheaders is to catch fish, but lately that has been easier said than done.