Will Geschke

Roseburg

Multimedia Reporter at The News-Review

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How do you get rid of a bridge? Everett engineers can explain.

2 days ago | heraldnet.com | Will Geschke

EVERETT — It’ll only take a few seconds to drive across the Edgewater Bridge between Everett and Mukilteo once it’s built. Getting to that point, however, requires tearing down the nearly 80-year-old structure currently standing where a new bridge will be constructed. That means city engineers need to carry out carefully planning to ensure the demolition process goes smoothly over difficult terrain.
Marysville Fire District seeks levy lid lift

5 days ago | heraldnet.com | Will Geschke

EVERETT — The Marysville Fire District’s Board of Directors voted on April 16 to place a levy lid lift on the ballot for the upcoming primary election. The levy lid lift would increase the current levy rate from $1.04 per $1,000 of assessed property value to $1.45 per $1,000. It would be the same rate voters previously passed in 2019. That year, voters narrowly approved a merger between the Marysville Fire Department and Snohomish County Fire District 12, forming the Marysville Fire District.
Federal prosecutors: Everett men looked to sell 7 kilos of fentanyl

5 days ago | heraldnet.com | Will Geschke

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Mukilteo cameras go live to curb speeding on Speedway

5 days ago | heraldnet.com | Will Geschke

EVERETT — The city of Mukilteo began its new automatic traffic camera program on Friday in an attempt to curb speeding along Mukilteo Speedway. The cameras will monitor the 7700, 2500 and 300 blocks of Mukilteo Speedway. The next 30 days will serve as a warning period for the cameras, the city said in a release. Another camera at the 9000 block of Mukilteo Speedway will be installed at a later date, the release said, with another grace period to follow.
Everett considers ordinance to require more apprentice labor

6 days ago | heraldnet.com | Will Geschke

EVERETT — There could soon be additional requirements to use apprentice labor on city projects in Everett if a proposed ordinance introduced to the City Council on Wednesday is approved. The ordinance would expand current requirements mandating certain construction or renovation projects in the city to use at least 15% apprentice labor.
Marysville to host open house on new middle housing rules

6 days ago | heraldnet.com | Will Geschke

EVERETT — Marysville planning staff will host an open house Monday to discuss new city regulations on “middle housing,” regulations it must implement to comply with new state law. The open house will take place 4-6 p.m. Monday at 6120 Grove St. in Marysville. Another open house is planned for 4-6 p.m. on June 2 at 17023 11th Ave. NE in Arlington.
Mukilteo council places EMS levy lift on November ballot

1 week ago | heraldnet.com | Will Geschke

EVERETT — The Mukilteo City Council approved a resolution Monday to place a levy lift for emergency medical services on the November ballot. If voters approve it, the EMS levy rate would increase to 50 cents per $1,000 of assessed property values. Property owners currently pay a rate of about 27 cents per $1,000 of assessed property value. The average homeowner would pay an additional $16 per month, according to the city, and it would raise about $1.7 million for EMS services.
Former Snohomish County Council member dies

1 week ago | heraldnet.com | Will Geschke

EVERETT — Karen Miller, a former member of the Snohomish County Council who lived in Mountlake Terrace, died on April 4. She was 92. Miller was first appointed to the council in 1992. She won reelection to the District 4 seat as a Democrat in 1993 and served a full term. Before joining the council, she served on the Mountlake Terrace Planning Commission and the Board of Trustees for Edmonds College, according to an online obituary.
Data breach compromises info of 1,000 patients from Edmonds hospital

1 week ago | heraldnet.com | Will Geschke

EVERETT — A debt collection company formerly contracted by Providence Swedish was affected by a data breach in July 2024, the medical groups announced Tuesday. The data breach occurred when a third party gained access to data from Nationwide Recovery Services, a debt collection company based in Tennessee.
Everett pushes back opening of new Edgewater Bridge

1 week ago | heraldnet.com | Will Geschke

EVERETT — The expected opening of the new Edgewater Bridge, which connects Mukilteo to Everett, has been delayed until early 2026, Everett Public Works announced Friday. The closure was initially estimated to last about a year, with opening planned for late 2025. But unexpected underground conditions, the city wrote in a project update Friday, affected the construction schedule.