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Jared Berks’ Eagle Scout project was to collect 200 boxes of cereal to support the Mill Creek Community Food Bank. So far, however, the 13-year-old has accumulated more than 1,100 donations from friends and relatives across the country.  The...

10/11 Local Bonnie and Clyde Officers responded to a felony theft report near the 2000 block of 132nd St SE. A 50-year-old female and 50-year-old male are under investigation for Organized Retail Theft spanning four counties. 10/16 Hit and run by...

House Bill 1074 goes into effect Jan. 1, making it illegal to sell tobacco and vapor products to anyone under the age of 21.  The Washington State Department of Health reminds the public that HB 1074 aims to protect the youth from lung illness and...

IRG Physical & Hand Therapy clinics are planning to raise 15,000 pounds of canned or non-perishable food during the month of November to donate to local community food banks.  Collection boxes are located inside each of the clinics, and donations...

The General Election results were posted Nov. 5 at 8 p.m. While not all votes have been counted, the Beacon will be updating this website throughout the week as results change. Mill Creek City Council: Pos. 1 Incumbent John Steckler: 53.71%; 1,296...

Well, it was a fun 66 days with Mill Creek. Unfortunately, my time as editor has come to an end as I transition over to the Mukilteo Beacon. This was my first time working with a council-manager type of government and much was learned about the...

As Director of the Snohomish County Office of Public Defense, I am proud of the work public defenders do for the accused and underprivileged. It is from that place that I concernedly write about representations made by Anna Alexander, candidate for...

I was disturbed to read a Oct. 24 letter to the editor regarding Anna Alexander, running for Superior Court Judge against incumbent Judge Edirin Okoloko. Ms. Alexander is portrayed as a champion of victims. I worked in the Snohomish County...

I support retaining Judge Edirin Okoloko for Superior Court Judge.  I am a retired victim advocate who worked with domestic violence and sexual assault victims, survivors, and family members for 31 years in Snohomish County.  I have had the...

OK, I’m prepared to get hammered by you Starbucks devotees. It’s the price of being counter cyclical. Why do I say “who needs them?” Here’s why: I get the Seattle grunge movement. You only have to live in Seattle (for us, 13 years this...

As the new superintendent of Everett Public Schools, I am pleased to have the opportunity to connect with Mill Creek and Bothell families that are so important to our district. I am starting my sixth month and am excited about what I have seen and...

It was another grayish darkened day as they waited in the soupy muddy, varmint infested four-foot-wide trenches. Their hearts beating faster and faster as they waited for the sergeant’s whistle to blow, telling it was time to go over the...

Our family has known John Steckler and his family as a neighbor, fellow cub/boy scout parents, and friends since 2002 after moving into the Parkside neighborhood of Mill Creek. We have observed and sometimes worked alongside John and his wife,...

I should just take the week off. I don’t know anything about Halloween. Apparently I was sick the day they explained it. I understand the basics. I remember some fun Halloweens as a kid, going trick-or-treating as Zorro, as Superman, as a robot,...

The “No Vape Pledge” kicked off on Tuesday, Oct. 22. A freshman student took a stand against the deadly outbreak that has led to over a thousand lung illnesses and more than two dozen deaths nationwide. Earlier this month, freshman Katerina...

The Puget Sound Business Journal has named Cedar Wood Elementary School the best elementary school in the Puget Sound region. “So proud of my staff and students!” Principal Bruce Rhodes said. “Proud to collaborate and lead this great...

Glacier Peak was just a play or two from a possible upset of Monroe. But the Grizzlies weren’t able to score when they needed to and the Bearcats rolled to a 32-10 victory in a Wesco 4A football game Friday, Oct. 25, at Monroe High School....

At first glance, the numbers of the Jackson/Lake Stevens game might not be encouraging. The top ranked Vikings cruised to a 70-0 victory in a Wesco 4A football game Friday, Oct. 25, at Everett Memorial Stadium. Lake Stevens (6-0 in the league, 8-0...

The Mill Creek Women’s Club will host its annual fundraiser for local charities Nov. 20. The fundraiser supports Woodside Elementary School, YWCA Pathways for Women Program and Homeward House, Dawson Place Child Advocacy Center, and Domestic...

Jackson High freshman Hyun Yoon will join the Bellevue Symphony for a performance at the Meydenbauer Center Nov. 10. Yoon started playing piano at the age of 5, and has continued for the past eight years. He took a year-long break when...