Washington Employment Security Department struggles with transparency
Washington Employment Security Department struggles with transparencyBy Mark Harmsworth | WPC Contributor and Pundit | Republished by Lynnwood Times Recent information exposed by whistleblowers at the State Employment Security Department (ESD) have re-enforced the need to improve transparency in the process and the criteria used to approve unemployment claims. As reported by the Puget Sound Business […]
Financial Strategies for young families
Financial Strategies for young familiesBy Paul Ellis, CIMA | Ellis Wealth Management | Republished by Lynnwood Times The hardest part is getting started. Even though more than half of U.S. households have some form of investment in the stock market, many new parents may still find that creating a financial strategy is the last thing […]
Voting underway for the sixth annual Mud Bay Volunteer Award of Excellence
Voting underway for the sixth annual Mud Bay Volunteer Award of ExcellenceMud Bay Celebrates PNW Animal Welfare Volunteers and Organizations with $1000 Prizes By Lani Benavente | Mud Bay Press Release | Republished by Lynnwood Times OLYMPIA, Wash. — Online voting began on August 17th for the sixth annual Mud Bay Volunteer Award of Excellence. […]
Family, community, and a desire to serve propelled new fire chief Thad Hovis to position
Family, community, and a desire to serve propelled new fire chief Thad Hovis to positionBy Alec Dietz | Lynnwood Times Staff In late January, Thad Hovis, then the Assistant Chief of Operations at South County Fire, received a call with news all the way down from the CDC. The first known positive COVID-19 patient had […]
Lynnwood’s Housing Action Plan – Online Open House
Open House Website: August 24 – September 21 Meetings: August 25 (6-8 PM) and August 26 (3-5 PM) In February 2020 the City of Lynnwood began working on a Housing Action Plan. The Housing Action Plan will identify strategies to promote more housing options, affordability, and access for residents of all income levels. Check out […]
Social Dis(dance): Edmonds-Woodway graduate paints mural reminding community members to socially distance
By Alec Dietz | Lynnwood Times Staff Just days before she had to pack her bags and fly across the country for college, Edmonds-Woodway High School graduate Eva Villavicencio needed to wrap things up in Lynnwood. The Friday before she left, Villavicencio began the final stages of her Girl Scout Gold Award work project. Working […]
Liias and Ortiz-Self reflect on mural honoring indigenous people
By Alec Dietz | Lynnwood Times Staff Just a week into the process of putting up two murals honoring the Coast Salish People who once inhabited Edmonds, local artist and muralist Andy Eccleshall and the Mural Project Edmonds (MPE) have called the project their “most ambitious” to date. Eccleshall, sponsor John Osberg, consultant Ty Juvinel, […]
Everett Silvertips season to start in December
By Alec Dietz | Lynnwood Times Staff Following the cancellation of the Western Hockey League (WHL) playoffs in March, the league has announced that it will delay the start of its new season until December, per a press release. “Regardless of our start date, the WHL is committed to playing a full Regular Season and […]
SEPAC aims to increase countywide representation of African Americans
By Erin Freeman | Lynnwood Times Staff There’s a new political action committee to support African Americans running for elected positions in Snohomish County. The committee, known as SEPAC – the Snohomish Ebony Political Action Committee – is established to committing to increasing countywide representation of African Americans through advocating their participation on local boards, […]
Plus One Foundation provides rehabilitation excellence
By Erin Freeman | Lynnwood Times Staff SEATTLE – After experiencing the difficulty of accessing rehabilitation services, a two-time traumatic brain injury survivor founded a nonprofit driven to funding life-changing experiences for people living with neurological disorders. The Plus One Foundation serves children and adults with one of 500 neurological disorders or diseases through funding […]
