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Jill Diner, center, holds her son Sam Diner, 2, while he reacts to the shaking of the Big Shaker, the world’s largest mobile earthquake simulator, with his siblings on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024 in Marysville, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

All shook up: Marysville gets a taste of 7.0 magnitude quake

On Thursday, locals lined up at Delta Plaza to experience an earthquake with the “Big Shaker” simulator.

Jill Diner, center, holds her son Sam Diner, 2, while he reacts to the shaking of the Big Shaker, the world’s largest mobile earthquake simulator, with his siblings on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024 in Marysville, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Pierce Butcher, 15, right, a sophomore at Marysville Getchell, holds a sign in silent protest at the Marysville School District budget presentation on Nov. 28, 2023 in Marysville, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Hiring freeze, school sports cuts on the table in Marysville

The move by the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction is the latest attempt to help the district correct its budget turmoil.

Pierce Butcher, 15, right, a sophomore at Marysville Getchell, holds a sign in silent protest at the Marysville School District budget presentation on Nov. 28, 2023 in Marysville, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
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School board members listen to public comment during a Marysville School Board meeting on June 3 in Marysville.

Second Marysville school board member resigns

Beth Hoiby said in a statement, “I don’t feel adequately equipped to deal with the ongoing struggles that the district is facing.”

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School board members listen to public comment during a Marysville School Board meeting on June 3 in Marysville.
Betty Davis, left, holds on to her mother Leia, who holds onto daughter Alana, 7, as they watch books fall from shelves in the inside The Big Shaker as it shakes like a magnitude seven-plus earthquake on April 19, 2019, in Everett. The Big Shaker is an earthquake simulator in a 24-foot trailer that replicates a typical living room of sofas and shelves with books and plastic dishes that fall during the demonstration. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)

‘Big Shaker’ quake simulator coming to Marysville

People can see what’s billed as the world’s largest mobile earthquake simulator 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday at Delta Plaza, 514 Delta Ave.

Betty Davis, left, holds on to her mother Leia, who holds onto daughter Alana, 7, as they watch books fall from shelves in the inside The Big Shaker as it shakes like a magnitude seven-plus earthquake on April 19, 2019, in Everett. The Big Shaker is an earthquake simulator in a 24-foot trailer that replicates a typical living room of sofas and shelves with books and plastic dishes that fall during the demonstration. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)
Sea Mar Community Health Centers sign on Monday, Aug. 12, 2024 in Lynnwood, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

After 47 citations, Sea Mar sues to save Marysville residency program

Sea Mar Health Center’s residency program was “the worst” one field rep had ever seen. Sea Mar argues the claims are unfounded.

Sea Mar Community Health Centers sign on Monday, Aug. 12, 2024 in Lynnwood, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
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Marysville mom and dad stop attempted kidnapping of their child

Police said a 51-year-old Everett man tried twice to pull a child from a car Wednesday. Officers arrested him.

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People fill the board room for public comment during a Marysville school board meeting on Feb. 5 in Marysville. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Marysville schools face ‘rare and alarming’ audit

The state auditor: “The most alarming audit of a public school’s finances in 17 years.” The district: Audit doesn’t tell the full story.

People fill the board room for public comment during a Marysville school board meeting on Feb. 5 in Marysville. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
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Marysville schools’ lawyer placed on leave, reasons unclear

Claudette Rushing’s unexplained leave comes after three other high-level staffers have lost their jobs or stepped away in recent months.

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Marysville Pilchuck teachers Kayla Carter, left, and Claire Luvera, right, inside the decluttered greenhouse at Marysville Pilchuck High School on Monday, July 29, 2024 in Marysville, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

New life sprouts in decrepit Marysville Pilchuck greenhouse

The greenhouse deteriorated for years after the school’s agriculture program died. Two teachers are trying to rehabilitate it.

Marysville Pilchuck teachers Kayla Carter, left, and Claire Luvera, right, inside the decluttered greenhouse at Marysville Pilchuck High School on Monday, July 29, 2024 in Marysville, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Gov. Jay Inslee presents CEO Fredrik Hellstrom with the Swedish flag during a grand opening ceremony for Sweden-based Echandia on Tuesday, July 30, 2024, in Marysville, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

Swedish battery maker opens first U.S. facility in Marysville

Echandia’s marine battery systems power everything from tug boats to passenger and car ferries.

Gov. Jay Inslee presents CEO Fredrik Hellstrom with the Swedish flag during a grand opening ceremony for Sweden-based Echandia on Tuesday, July 30, 2024, in Marysville, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)
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Pedestrian hit by semitruck on I-5 in Mountlake Terrace

The pedestrian, a 22-year-old Marysville man, was taken to Harborview Medical Center after the Friday morning crash.

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A dog sticks their head out the window as a part of a Wandering Rover Field Trip at the Everett Animal Shelter in Everett, Washington on Wednesday, July 17, 2024. (Annie Barker / The Herald)

Doggy dates: Wandering Rover at Everett shelter gives dogs a day out

The program offers people the opportunity to try a dog before they adopt or to simply get their Fido fix.

A dog sticks their head out the window as a part of a Wandering Rover Field Trip at the Everett Animal Shelter in Everett, Washington on Wednesday, July 17, 2024. (Annie Barker / The Herald)
The Marysville School District office on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023 in Marysville, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

State: Marysville school plan ‘does not comply,’ must be fixed by Wednesday

In a letter, the state superintendent’s office outlined concerns with the work the district has done so far — and warned of more oversight.

The Marysville School District office on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023 in Marysville, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Components of downtown Marysville’s new stormwater treatment facility can be seen from the walkway on Thursday, July 11, 2024, in Marysville, Washington. While much of the treatment and filtering happens out of sight, visitors of the area will see troughs, left, spilling water out onto the surrounding landscape, which soaks up the filtered water before it makes its way into a nearby lagoon. Overflow grates, right, help alleviate flooding during heavy rains. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

At new Marysville water treatment facility, plants filter out pollutants

City officials expect the $14 million project to clean 110 million gallons of water every year, reducing harm to wildlife.

Components of downtown Marysville’s new stormwater treatment facility can be seen from the walkway on Thursday, July 11, 2024, in Marysville, Washington. While much of the treatment and filtering happens out of sight, visitors of the area will see troughs, left, spilling water out onto the surrounding landscape, which soaks up the filtered water before it makes its way into a nearby lagoon. Overflow grates, right, help alleviate flooding during heavy rains. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)
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Marysville hires new city administrator

Jennifer Pearson Stapleton will follow longtime city admin Gloria Hirashima, who is stepping down after 14 years on the job.

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Prosecutors refile murder charges against Marysville man

Nathan Granum has been getting mental health treatment since being accused of killing his mother in 2020.

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Man’s family sues over fatal fall at Marysville construction site

Last year, Sergio Rolando Mejia-Perez, 30, fell from the third story while working on a home in Marysville.

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Robin Sparks and her husband Gordon Sparks sit at the entrance of the C-Suite Center for Hope on Wednesday, July 3, 2024, in Marysville, Washington. Robin founded the C-Suite Center in 2022 as a means to support cancer patients navigate the healthcare system. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

As patients ‘get sicker while they wait,’ doctors fight insurance delays

Legislation could help, said Robin Sparks, a Marysville cancer care advocate. Exhausting insurance policies have doctors quitting and patients abandoning care.

Robin Sparks and her husband Gordon Sparks sit at the entrance of the C-Suite Center for Hope on Wednesday, July 3, 2024, in Marysville, Washington. Robin founded the C-Suite Center in 2022 as a means to support cancer patients navigate the healthcare system. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)
Grayson Huff, left, a 4th grader at Pinewood Elementary, peeks around his sign during the Marysville School District budget presentation on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023 in Marysville, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

State names members of unprecedented Marysville schools oversight group

Two weeks ago, state Superintendent Chris Reykdal declared the troubled district “financially insolvent.”

Grayson Huff, left, a 4th grader at Pinewood Elementary, peeks around his sign during the Marysville School District budget presentation on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023 in Marysville, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Cars drive through the interchange near 88th street on Thursday, June 27, 2024 in Marysville, Washington. (Annie Barker / The Herald)

Tulalip I-5 project gets $5M federal boost

Upgrades at Fourth Street and 88th Street NE are part of a tribal project expected to cost over $60 million.

Cars drive through the interchange near 88th street on Thursday, June 27, 2024 in Marysville, Washington. (Annie Barker / The Herald)