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MHS junior selected for NAfME All-Northwest Honor Band
Monroe High School junior Evan Wang was selected this winter to participate in the National Association for Music Education (NAfME) All-Northwest Honor Band. Wang joined more than 1,000 music students…
Monroe School District could have higher budget next year
By Polly Keary, Editor After years of reductions in funding and spending, the Monroe School District could get an increase in funding next year as the result of a lawsuit…
Police investigate rape of three Monroe teens
Police are investigating the sexual assault of three Monroe girls by three area men that allegedly took place in February. Friday, the three suspects had all been arrested, including a…
Newlyweds visit Sen. Pearson in Olympia
Senator Kirk Pearson, R-Monroe, played host to friends he represents from the 39th District last week. Newlyweds Ole and Marlene Carlson came down to Olympia from Sultan to meet their…
Sultan Lip Sync winners announced, moving on to Lip-Off
The 25th Annual Community Lip Sync contest was held on Saturday, April 13. The Sultan High School Tech Club managed sound, lights, backstage and a live feed of the show,…
Ohio labor dispute caused garbage service disruption in Monroe
By Polly Keary, Editor Monroe residents found their garbage cans still full on the curb Wednesday, after garbage trucks were due to pick them up. That was because members…
If the levy fails: What will happen to VGH without additional tax support?
By Polly Keary, Editor If the levy fails, will the hospital close? That’s a question that’s arisen more than once on social media pages in recent weeks. The answer, according…
¡Ole! Free Cinco de Mayo rodeo to celebrate Monroe rodeo company’s success
By Polly Keary, Editor The day before the rodeo last year, organizer Candido Hernandez walked down the empty bleachers in the Evergreen State Fair grandstands. For years the Mexican rodeos…
Traffic trouble spots top council agenda
By Polly Keary, Editor Each year, Monroe city government has to update its six-year traffic improvement plan, dropping completed items off the list and adding new ones as needed. Monroe…
Spring Festival brings carnival, BBQ, bands to fairgrounds next weekend
Three days of rides, trout fishing, barbecue sampling, race simulators, a root beer garden (and a beer garden for the big people) and all the fair food you could want.…
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