Mukilteo begins city-wide Spirit Week April 27
By Officer Myron Travis, Mukilteo Police Department MUKILTEO, WA — On Monday, April 27, 2020, The City of Mukilteo will begin two consecutive weeks of a “Mukilteo Spirit” campaign. Monday through Friday for two weeks, Mukilteo residents can participate in various themed activities to show unity and support for the entire community. The week kicks […]
Winners announced for NWWS Online Art Show
Exceptional watermedia art at Northwest Watercolor Society’s Annual Membership Exhibition – now ready for viewing International award winning artist and author, Birgit O’Connor, juried Northwest Watercolor Society’s (NWWS) Annual Membership Exhibition, Waterworks Unchained, which is now available online at www.nwws.org. With no actual awards reception, O’Connor produced a video commenting on each of the 62 […]
Local officials weigh in on county sheriff’s COVID-19 remarks
by Luke Putvin | Lynnwood Times Staff Statements provided by Snohomish County Sheriff Adam Fortney; Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers; Snohomish County Councilmembers Megan Dunn, Sam Low and Jared Mead; City of Mukilteo Mayor Jennifer Gregerson; City of Lynnwood spokesperson Julie Moore; State Representative Strom Peterson; State Senator Marko Liias; and Mike Faulk, Deputy Communications […]
Did WA State choose to exclude residential construction from the essential services list?
Commentary by Mark Harmsworth | Washington Policy Center When Governor Inslee issued his ‘Stay in Place’ COVID-19 declaration on March 23rd, there was enough ambiguity in the list of essential businesses that his office had to issue a follow-up clarifying statement. In that statement, the state classified residential construction, which represents a large portion of the Washington economy, […]
Snohomish County Executive said he will not play Russian roulette with the lives of residents
Snohomish County, April 22, 2020 — Today Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers in a post on his Facebook page responded to County Sheriff Adam Fortney’s remarks of not enforcing the stay-at-home orders of Governor Jay Inslee. Somers emphasized the need for data-driven decision making and that anything less is a disservice to the residents of Snohomish County. […]
Snohomish County Economic Recovery Task Force working to jumpstart economy
By Kent Patton | Snohomish County Press Release Executive Somers and Council Chair Nehring formally launch economic recovery efforts SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash., April 21, 2020 – Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers and County Council Chair Nate Nehring held the first Snohomish County Economic and Workforce Recovery Task Force, laying the groundwork for economic recovery. The […]
County Sheriff questions constitutionality of Inslee’s stay-at-home order and will not be enforcing it
In a post on his Facebook page Tuesday night, Snohomish County Sheriff Adam Fortney said he will always put constitutional rights above politics and that government should not be picking winners or losers when it comes to earning a living for one’s family. Below is his Tuesday night Facebook post in its entirety: I just watched the Governor’s […]
COVID-19 restrictions lifting to be like “turn of a dial,” not “flip of a switch,” says Inslee
By Luke Putvin | Lynnwood Times Staff In his April 21 address to Washingtonians, Governor Jay Inslee said that the state health officer has informed him that the spread of COVID-19 is likely declining at this point. “We know this crisis has shaken all of us,” Inslee said. He also said that, understandably, individuals want to know when […]
City Council discusses reducing the inmate population and the city’s loss of revenue
By Erin Freeman | Lynnwood Times Staff The Lynnwood City Council and city staff came together virtually for the April 13 business meeting to discuss the city’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Police Chief Tom Davis explained to the council, via the video communication tool Zoom, that the Lynnwood Police Department has been taking action to reduce the […]
LabCorp COVID-19 At-Home Test kit receives FDA emergency use authorization
Initial distribution prioritized for frontline healthcare workers and first responders By Amalia Lytle, Prosek Partners | Press Release LabCorp (NYSE: LH), a leading global life sciences company that is deeply integrated in guiding patient care, today announced that it has received an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The […]
