There are stories to be told in every corner of Snohomish County. In 2023, the photo staff at The Daily Herald explored the reaches of the region and turned a lens to the people who call it home. Some stories were more lighthearted. Some were devastating. And there were plenty in between.<\/p>\n
We were there in January to meet Scott Luckie and Tara Luckie<\/a>, young farmers in their 30s raising a herd of Highland cattle — many as pets, some for meat — in the Lake Stevens area. They talked about how a 12-week program helped them prepare for the realities of farm life.<\/p>\n We were there in the Snohomish County courtroom in April for the sentencing of Richard Rotter, who will serve life in prison<\/a> for murdering Everett police officer Dan Rocha.<\/p>\n We watched as a flotilla of colorful canoes paddled on Tulalip Bay in July, one leg of the canoe journey of over a hundred miles to Muckleshoot<\/a>.<\/p>\n We introduced readers in September to Ross Haddow, who grew a giant pumpkin — and then needed to pull it from his garden to his truck in Edmonds<\/a>. He recruited about a dozen friends, neighbors and family members to help.<\/p>\n