By now most of us have made our decision on how to celebrate the 4th of July. Since Marysville has the only public fireworks display this year and COVID has many sheltering in place, some Snohomish County residents may choose to let off fireworks at home.

It's illegal to let off fireworks in Mill Creek, but it is allowed this year in other parts of Snohomish County.

One of the things I find most interesting is how special and difficult Jerry Seinfeld thinks being “funny” is. He talks about it with great reverence. It is almost as if he’s comparing being a funny comedian to being a Nobel Prize winning scientist.

You may think our cat of the week Squeaky got her name from her little meow, but that’s not the case, it’s actually her purr!

Squeaky has a very deep and loud purr, but every so often she lets out some beautiful melodic squeaks. It’s quite endearing!

Over the June 26th weekend, 10 Everett firefighters were placed in quarantine at their homes after a co-worker became ill after their work shift.

Three additional firefighters are also in quarantine due to separate exposures to individuals with known COVID-19 infections.

Mill Creek Police officers make any number of contacts and respond to numerous calls for service every day.

According to the latest Mill Creek Police Blotter, a total of 370 responses were recorded the week of June 19th to June 25th.

The Washington State Department of Health’s annual water quality evaluation for commercial shellfish harvest areas will result in reopening over 300 acres of growing area.

The water quality evaluation will also result in harvest restrictions in two areas and 12 areas that could see classification downgrades.

All City of Mill Creek parks and amenities, such as playground equipment, basketball courts, ball fields, restrooms, and the skate park are now open for public use.

The tennis court at Heron Park is closed until further notice due to construction, but the city’s second public tennis court at Highlands Park is now open.