Most of the ballots that have been received have now been counted. 202,911 General Election ballots received by Snohomish County have been recorded as of Thursday afternoon, November 14th.

Only about 170 ballots are left to be counted.

All Mill Creek City Council incumbents have won their races and Mill Creek Planning Commissioner April Berg has succeeded in her effort to join the Everett School Board of Directors.

An anonymous threat made against Glacier Peak High School prompted the school to evacuate and close the campus on Tuesday, November 12th, while the Sheriff's Office conducted an investigation. 

A full search of the campus was completed and no explosive devices were located.

As Link light rail expands north toward Snohomish County, Community Transit and Sound Transit are exploring bus service changes to connect riders with fast, reliable service to the University of Washington, downtown Seattle and other regional destinations.

Although the city’s 2019-2020 budget is reported to be on track with higher than expected revenue and lower than expected expenditures, proposed budget amendments for 2020 may require an increase in property tax and EMS levies.