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BY POLLY KEARY, EDITOR

Citizens sent flurries of e-mails to the city of Monroe in the weeks surrounding the holidays, furious that the snow on residential streets had not been plowed. Read story

Much more inside!
Page 1: Snowed Under: Sky Valley cities review in aftermath of storms / Traffic jam fixes to Hwy. 522 in Monroe could get delayed due to budget
Page 2: Around The Valley / Flashback / Teen rescued near Lake Roesiger on Sunday / Streamlined sales tax leaves Monroe short / news briefs
Page 3: Monroe administrator is fired / Kristiansen heads back to Olympia / County fixing up fairgrounds
Page 4: Professional Directory / Church Directory / Find It Fast Directory
Page 5: Editor's Notebook: "Drills and wills" / Make your last plan your best / Births / Obituaries / Letters
Page 6: The Valley News Firefighters quickly extinguish foundry fire / Sultan honey processor feels fallout of international honey smuggling investigation / Good Deeds / Classified ads / Legal notices
Page 7: Soul Food: "Duke" / Sultan Turks take lead over Everett Seagulls / People / Ask the Attorney General: Save or Shred? / New fire safety educator wants children to be prepared
Page 8: January Health and Beauty

Traffic jam fixes to Hwy. 522 in Monroe could get delayed due to budget
The voters voted for it. The state promised
it. But now the budget could stall it. That’s the project to widen SR 522 from the Snohomish River to U.S. 2. The project was on a specific list of things to be funded by the Nickel Tax package which voters approved in 2003. Read story

Monroe city administrator is fired
Monroe City Administrator Jim Southworth worked his final day Dec. 31 after he was fired over what the mayor called a difference in direction. Southworth, who came to the city from Toppenish, Wash., in May 2002, has been looking for other employment for some time. Read story