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Temporary Walmart hiring center opens in Smokey Point

SMOKEY POINT — Walmart has opened a temporary hiring center near its new store location to fill approximately 350 positions. The center, located at 3704 172nd Street NE, began accepting applications on Monday, Aug. 20, and will continue to do so from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Family displaced by fire receives generous support from Arlington businesses, residents

Arlington solid waste facility among county sites to close early

ARLINGTON — The three Snohomish County Waste Division sites, including one in Arlington, will be closing early later this month for one-day training sessions. The Everett-based Airport Road, Mountlake Terrace-based Southwest and Arlington-based North County recycling and transfer stations will close at 3:30 p.m. on Sept. 15, 16 and 17, respectively. County waste division officials are asking customers of each facility to arrive by 3 p.m. for processing before the closure.

Arlington woman dies in crash

ARLINGTON — A 32-year-old Arlington woman died Thursday, Aug. 26, after the car she was driving crossed the center line and struck a Ford truck head one, according to authorities. The two car collision took place just at approximately 2:30 p.m. in the 15200 block of 67th Avenue NE just north of 152nd Street NE.

Koster claims the lead as Primary Election results continue to tally up

Republican John Koster has moved ahead of Democrat Rick Larsen in the race for Congressional District 2. According to the most recent Primary Election voter results released on Wednesday, Aug. 25, Koster held a 160-vote lead over the incumbent Larsen.

Arlington City Council okays fire station remodel

The city of Arlington looks like it will finally get a remodeled Fire Station 46.

Walmart taking shape in Smokey Point

The new Walmart near 172nd Street NE is continuing to take shape. Construction crews are slated to have the 154,000-square-foot store completed by the end of September and officials said they are still planning for an Oct. 27 grand opening, said Jennifer Spall, Walmart spokesperson.

Primary Election results taking shape

Although Primary Election results continue to come in, most of races north Snohomish County residents took action on have not changed since Aug. 17. The top two candidates in each race move on to the Nov. 2 General Election. In the race for the U.S. Senate, Democrat Patty Murray and Republican Dino Rossi will be facing off. As of Monday, Aug. 23, Murray had collected 643,139 votes statewide, or 46.41 percent of the vote, while Rossi saw 461,781 votes, or 33 percent. In Snohomish County, Murray, the incumbent, saw similar results, with 63,666 (46.2 percent) votes compared to Rossi's 45,809 (33.3 percent).

Arlington Police Chief accepts job in Colorado

ARLINGTON — Police Chief Robert Sullenberger is heading back to where he started his career in law enforcement. Sullenberger, who joined the Arlington Police Department in April 2009, has accepted a job as Division Chief with the Boulder County Sheriff's Office in Colorado. Sullenberger announced Aug. 17 that his last day in Arlington will be Sept. 17. With the exception of the past year, Sullenberger had spent his entire 32-year career with the Boulder Police Department, rising through the ranks of the agency.

Law enforcement training brings police from across Washington state to Arlington

ARLINGTON — Downtown business owners and residents should not be concerned with the number of police vehicles near the city of Arlington Police Station. The Arlington Police Department has been hosting a regional training session since Monday, Aug. 16.