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Spring festival coming to the fairgrounds
By Polly Keary, Editor A new event has been planned for the Evergreen State Fairgrounds in late April, to include a carnival, a beer garden, a barbecue competition and live…
Focus on Seniors: Beyond pills and tinctures; complementary medicine comes of age
By Holly Glen Gearhart Long thought of as only a part of alternative lifestyles of the 1960s, alternative or complementary medicine found its place in Western medicine in the last…
Sign ordinance details emerge: Downtown plan will not change
By Sally Gillie, special to the Monitor The Monroe Planning Commission held another workshop this week on the city’s new sign code proposal, focusing on how to regulate those newer…
Information night set for families of next year’s kindergarteners
The first day of a child’s academic career can be a lot easier if both child and family know what to expect. So March 5, families of children who will…
Sultan Post Office vandalized
Service at the Sultan Post Office was disrupted Thursday after the building was struck by vandals the night before. Employees arriving at the Post Office at 8 a.m. called police…
Hope on Main: New farmers’ market, festival and possible college campus could turn downtown around
By Polly Keary, Editor Editor’s Note: This story is the last of a series on the state of the downtown business district. The first week, we looked at the reasons…
“Dare to Dream”: Concert featuring top recording musicians could come to Lake Tye
By Polly Keary, Editor The road to Keith Brock’s dreams began in a tent where he lived with his father as a child; through the homes of school friends and…
Arrest in Union Bank robbery
A man who may have been too eager to impress a woman he met at a casino has been arrested in connection with the robbery last week of Monroe’s Union…
Focus on Seniors: Housing vs. Homelessness
by Holly Glen Gearhart I have two growing concerns as a journalist and a Baby Boomer; housing and homelessness. The latter is a paycheck away for seniors still working, and…
Driver involved in crash with bicyclist arrested for DUI
The driver of an SUV that struck and injured a bicyclist in Monroe last Wednesday was arrested for DUI. According to the Washington State Patrol, the driver, 49, was arrested…
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