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School Levy Vote Yes Now Before Aug 4

School Levy Vote Yes Now Before Aug 4

If you have not already marked and returned your ballot to vote YES on the Darrington School District Levy, do so now. Drop your ballot in the box at the library, or you can put in the postal mail with no stamp required, but this can take too long. Not

View from the North Mountain Lookout, at sunrise looking north, 2022

Stargazing at North Mountain

STARGAZING PARTY – NORTH MOUNTAIN LOOKOUT, AUG. 13 post from Tyller Boomgaarden Everyone is invited to join the free public Stargazing Party at the tower on Thursday, Aug. 13, starting at 7 p.m. The timing of August 13 is special this year: The Perseids meteor shower peaks under a new

Kara Briggs and Derek Sheffield, poets at the Darrington Library

Meeting the Poets at the Library

Kara Briggs and Derek Sheffield shared their poetry with a small and very attentive group of listeners on April 24, 2026, a Friday afternoon at the Darrington Library. Seated next to each other, the two poets took turns reading from their work for the rapt audience. Although this was the

Election Day Feb 10 2026

Darrington School District Special Election By now all ballots are in the mail or ballot drop box, and we will have had an orderly, normal, efficient election for a community ballot measure that affects the town of Darrington. Support for schools is widespread, and I assume the school levy will

Forest Service Roadless Rule Proposed Changes

Forest Service Roadless Rule Proposed Changes

Short version Jan 7, 2025 Background In the late 1990s, an inventory of so called "roadless areas" was completed by the Forest Service, and in 2001 the Roadless Rule was adopted. The nationwide rule prohibits new road construction, road reconstruction, as well as any timber harvest within the

Welcome to The Darrington Sun

Welcome to The Darrington Sun

posted December 21, 2025 The Darrington Sun is a news and information website dedicated to shedding light on things related to Darrington, Washington, a small town with lots going on under the radar. The Sun is online only for now, future editions may appear in print as well. Some pages