Sheriff Lovick speaks at Martin Luther King Jr. Day assembly

Explore new cultures without leaving your home. You and your family will learn about another exciting country by opening your home to an exchange student.

Granite Falls resident Aaron Sallade and his family set out to give the youth of Granite Falls a place to go and stay out of trouble. So the Sallades opened a youth center, paying for everything out of their own pockets.

Ensuring consumers get best deal possible, adequate assistance with their prescription medications is goal of legislation

A bad day of fishing is better than a good day at work. Ok, maybe in today’s high unemployment, having a paycheck, might be better than fishing. Maybe.

Free pertussis shots for adults, Feb. 4

Last year we told you about Sarah Lien, 24, the young newlywed who was battling breast cancer and her mother Barbara Hawkins who had battled with the disease in both 1994 and again in 2008.

On January 3, 2012, the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office was acting on a tip when they responded to an area near Granite Falls on a report of a dead body.

Kids need dental care just as much as adults, so much so they have declared February National Children's Dental Health Month.

The national headquarters of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) announced Debra Howell, a 4th-6th grade teacher at Monte Cristo Elementary School in Granite Falls, Wash., as one of the three teachers who are this year’s recipients of the VFW National Citizenship Education Teacher Award.

Walking through the halls of Granite Falls High School on Monday, Dec. 12 was like walking through a well-organized grocery store.

Each year Granite Falls Firefighters and their wives collect donations for their annual Christmas House, which provides local families who need help providing Christmas gifts for their kids.

The January 2012 Relay for Life of Lake Stevens team member meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 10 at 6 p.m.

Chapel on The Hill has come a long way since its conception. The congregation is an orthodox church that serves the Granite Falls area.

The Granite Falls School District Administration Office, which houses the Superintendent, Communications Office, Business and Operations, and the Special Services Department moved to its new location at 205 N. Alder Ave. on December 15.

Nominations are now being accepted for the annual Granite Falls High School Alumni Hall of Fame inductees.

Monte Cristo Elementary multiage teacher Debra Howell has been selected as the Washington State Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Elementary Teacher of the Year.

The Granite Falls School District Board of Directors will run two levies on the February 14 ballot.

Clint Johnson, a math teacher at Granite Falls High School in the Granite Falls School District, has earned the highest credential available to American educators by recently becoming a National Board Certified Teacher through the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS).

$5,000 prize goes to Granite Falls High School's Eco-car teams

“Now that they have implemented an eBook check-out system to include the Kindle, we are using the library more than ever without leaving home,” commented 67-year-old Jerry Kovacich, who moved with his wife to Coupeville, Wash., after retiring.

Sanctuary Care Ministries is looking for donations of gently used clothing, shoes and bedding for men, women and children as their stock is in short supply.

Navy Seaman Cody D. Hunt, son of Heidi L. and Bryan L. Hunt of Granite Falls, Wash., recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, During the eight-week program.

Each month the City of Granite Falls, local businesses and community members get together to discuss how to help the city grow.