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Monday, May 20, 2013 -- 3:58 pm
'Death by a thousand cuts': Funding reduced for job training program in Madison, Bond counties
Belleville News Democrat - ... such as unemployment and poverty rates in those counties. By comparison, a neighboring program in St. Clair, Monroe, Washington, Randolph and Clinton counties has seen an increase in funding. The St. Clair County administered program will receive ... Read more...
Friday, May 17, 2013 -- 10:27 am
Monroe prison guard killer moved to Walla Walla
Associated Press - Byron Scherf was sentenced to death for killing a corrections officer at the Washington State Reformatory, but he will face the same security measures as the other eight death row inmates at the state penitentiary at Walla Walla, a Department of Corrections spokesman said. Read more...
Friday, May 17, 2013 -- 8:30 am
Could be years before Scherf case settled
HeraldNet - ... on the convicted killer's fate. On Wednesday, jurors concluded that Scherf didn't deserve to live after murdering Monroe corrections officer Jayme Biendl. Scherf, a twice-convicted rapist, already was serving a life sentence when he strangled ... Read more...
Friday, May 17, 2013 -- 7:57 am
Inmate sentenced to death after murdering guard
Seattle Times - Lisa Hamm, center, sister of slain Monroe corrections officer Jayme Biendl, reacts after a Snohomish County jury decided to recommend the death penalty for Biendl's killer, Byron Scherf. Read more...
Thursday, May 16, 2013 -- 5:30 pm
Steven Powell won't be released May 23 as planned
KSL-TV - Powell, 62, would have been eligible for early release from the Monroe Correctional Complex in Monroe, Wash., Thursday. Read more...
Thursday, May 16, 2013 -- 4:00 pm
Steven Powell will not be released from prison next week
Deseret News - This could go on all the way up until his maximum release date. In some cases, what happens, they're never able to submit an appropriate release plan." Powell, 62, would have been eligible for early release from the Monroe Correctional Complex in Monroe, Wash., next Thursday. Read more...
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 -- 1:31 pm
Inmate who killed Wash. guard sentenced to death
Associated Press - A Washington state judge has sentenced an inmate to death for killing a state corrections officer in a prison chapel two years ago. Read more...
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 -- 1:01 pm
Jury recommends death for Wash. guard killer
Associated Press - Jurors recommended Wednesday that an inmate be sentenced to death for killing a Washington state corrections officer in a prison chapel two years ago. Read more...
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 -- 10:05 am
Jurors recommend death penalty in slaying of Monroe prison guard
The News Tribune - ... corrections officer Jayme Biendl to death with an amplifier cord in the at the Washington state Reformatory chapel in Monroe in January 2011. (DAN BATES/The Herald (Everett)) A 54-year-old inmate was sentenced to death Wednesday for killing a ... Read more...
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 -- 12:00 am
Jury recommends death for killer of Monroe corrections officer
Peninsula Daily News - Jurors recommended today that an inmate be sentenced to death for killing a Washington state corrections officer in a prison chapel two years ago. Read more...
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 -- 6:49 pm
Fryelands Elementary students raise funds for Housing Hope
The Monroe Monitor & Valley News - ... and supportive services to homeless and low-income families in Snohomish County. Woods Creek Village, located in Monroe, began with the rehabilitation of two existing four-plex buildings in 2008. Recently six brand new units have been added to the ... Read more...
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 -- 5:31 pm
MHS hip hop artist rhymes about real life
The Monroe Monitor & Valley News - Editor's Note: This story is the work of Jesse Kline, a senior at Monroe High School, as part of his culminating challenge. Read more...
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 -- 5:30 pm
"A done deal": Jury finds Jayme Biendl's killer guilty of aggravated murder in less than an hour
The Monroe Monitor & Valley News - Byron Scherf returns to the courtroom Thursday to hear the jury's verdict. The jury was to decide whether Scherf had planned the murder of Monroe Correctional Officer Jayme Biendl in 2011, or if he'd acted in the heat of the moment. Read more...
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 -- 4:01 pm
Monroe firefighters ask MHS teens to "Think Again" before driving unsafely
The Monroe Monitor & Valley News - Monroe Firefighter Pat Gjerde takes a deep breath before talking about the crash that led him and his firefighting partner Kurt Schneider to take action against unsafe driving among teens. Read more...
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 -- 4:01 pm
Decorating graves a good way to spend Memorial Day
The Monroe Monitor & Valley News - In years past, the members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars or the America Legion decorated every veteran's grave, said Aloha "Sis" Zurfluh, who has been the overseer of the I.O.O.F. Cemetery in Monroe for nearly half a century. Read more...
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 -- 4:01 pm
BBQ brisket makes Memorial Day marvelous
The Monroe Monitor & Valley News - ... chefs enjoying the mild weather might try their hands at Lipscy's technique. Lipscy, who is the founder and owner of Monroe's Dead Man BBQ, graciously shared the recipe for his crowd-pleasing beef brisket. Plan ahead; this process can take well over ... Read more...
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 -- 1:58 pm
Jury deliberating whether Spokane rapist will be executed
KREM-TV Spokane - The same jury that convicted a Monroe Reformatory inmate of aggravated murder for strangling a prison guard finished listening to arguments Tuesday in the penalty stage of the trial and were deliberating whether Byron Scherf will be executed. Read more...
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 -- 1:47 pm
X-47B makes historic carrier launching
Gizmag - ... the X-47B will attempt its first true carrier landing at sea this summer. David Szondy is a freelance writer based in Monroe, Washington. An award-winning playwright, he has contributed to Charged and iQ magazine and is the author of the website ... Read more...
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 -- 1:03 pm
Jury deliberating in Wash. prison guard slaying
Associated Press - A jury in Everett is deliberating whether to impose the death penalty on a Washington prison inmate who strangled a corrections officer. Read more...
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 -- 8:22 am
Lake Volleyball Club sending its U-15 Blue team to nationals
HeraldNet - ... Junior National Championships. The team is made up of players from high schools in Everett, Lake Stevens, Marysville, Monroe and Snohomish. The national tournament takes place June 27 through July 5 in Dallas. Lake VBC Blue finished second in the ... Read more...


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