Meet your local police department: Victim Services Coordinator
by Luke Putvin To continue the Lynnwood Times series on the inner-workings of the Lynnwood Police Department, we sat down with Tiffany Krusey-Kelly, Victim Services Coordinator. Krusey-Kelly has been the Victim Services Coodinator since 2013, but she has worked in and around law enforcement since she was in her teens. She started working out of […]
Lynnwood City Council Forum at Black Box Theater
by Luke Putvin On October 8th, the League of Women Voters of Snohomish County hosted a Candidate Forum containing those running for Lynnwood City Council. After the city council, candidates running for Edmonds School Board also answered questions; this article will focus on the Lynnwood City Council portion. The forum was hosted at the Edmonds […]
City Council formally opposes Initiative-976 and votes to table housing task group
By LUKE PUTVIN | Updated October 17, 2019 At the October 14 Business Meeting, Lynnwood City Council passed a resolution opposing Washington State Initiative 976 as well as tabling the formation of an Ad Hoc Task Group, the purpose of which would be to draft a proposed displaced low-income tenant ordinance. The initiative would limit […]
Veterans issues discussed at Lynnwood Veterans Forum
By Mario Lotmore | Updated October 17, 2019 On Friday, October 4, Verdant Community Wellness Center was the location for a Veterans Forum hosted by Congressman Rick Larsen (WA-02). Larsen opened what he coined the two E’s and two H’s for veteran issues – employment, education, housing and healthcare. Larsen is currently working to reduce […]
Sheriff suspends ride-along program after remarks from county council candidate
By Dan Aznoff | Updated October 17, 2019 A seemingly innocent comment about crime in Snohomish County led to an abrupt interruption of the current ride-along program operated by the Sheriff’s Department. Snohomish County Sheriff Ty Trenary ordered the program suspended until after the November election after a candidate for the County Council voiced concerns […]
Man shot multiple times in Fred Meyer parking lot on 164th Street
By MARIO LOTMORE | Last Updated October 10, 2019 On October 10 at 9:40 a.m., an adult male was shot multiple times in the parking lot of the Fred Meyer shopping center located at 164th Street and Alderwood Pkwy. The suspect’s vehicle is a silver BMW car with two people inside. Witnesses heard an altercation […]
Edmonds School Board votes to put $600m Bond and $96m Levy before voters in February
Edmonds School District | Last Updated October 8, 2019 LYNNWOOD – The Edmonds School District Board of Directors unanimously approved a $600 million Capital Construction Bond and a $96 million Replacement Technology/Capital Levy during the Oct. 8th School Board meeting. Voters will decide on the measures in an election to be held Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020. […]
Diabetes: Do you know your numbers?
By LUKE PUTVIN | Last Updated October 3, 2019 Verdant Health Commission hosted its first Type 2 Diabetes Screening Event on September 28. Individuals talked with Registered Dietitian Nutritionists and an Exercise Physiologist. They completed a survey and calculated their risk through that and a free A1C blood test. “A lot of people don’t know […]
Presentations and Proclamations at City Council Meeting
By LUKE PUTVIN | Last Updated October 3, 2019 At the September 23 City Council Business Meeting, the proceeds of the Par 4 Kids and Eggs-plore fundraisers were announced by Lynn Sordel, Director of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Arts. Par 4 Kids, a golf tournament fundraiser held on August 2 at the Lynnwood Municipal Golf […]
Former Snohomish County Executive Gary Haakenson reflected on the Oso Landslide
By LUKE PUTVIN | Last Updated October 3, 2019 On September 21 at the Lynnwood-Alderwood Manor Heritage Museum, Former Snohomish County Executive Gary Haakenson reflected on the Oso Landslide. Occurring on March 22, 2014, the Oso Landslide took the lives of 43 people. It was the deadliest landslide in United States history. Haakenson recalled the […]
