Mukilteo City Council approves $150,000 for small business COVID-19 relief
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By Alec Dietz | Lynnwood Times Staff From now to Sept. 1, small businesses in Mukilteo can apply for grants between $2,500 and $10,000 through the Mukilteo CARES for Businesses Program. Businesses will need a Mukilteo location (in 98275), 20 or fewer employees, and a “demonstrated impact from the pandemic.” According to a post on […]
Joshua Freed official write-in candidate for WA state Lt. Governor race
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By Mario Lotmore | Lynnwood Times Staff Editor’s Note: For clarification, at the time of this article, the Unity Tour of Washington state was not finalize and was in a conceptual stage. The intended purpose of this tour was for candidates to share a message of togetherness for all Washingtonians. On Monday, August 17, former […]
Inslee allows museums, bowling, agritourism to reopen in Phase 2 counties
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By: Erin Freeman | Lynnwood Times Staff OLYMPIA, WA- Museums, bowling, and agritourism will now be allowed to reopen under Phase 2 of Governor Jay Inslee’s Safe Start Plan, according to modified guidance announced Thursday, August 20. “We have worked with stakeholders for weeks and sometimes months to arrive at these guidelines,” said Inslee. “We […]
Jim Nelson approved as Lynnwood’s new Chief of Police
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By Alec Dietz | Lynnwood Times Almost 30 years ago, Jim Nelson never thought he’d be in this position. Sitting in a room full of hundreds of applicants, Lynnwood Police Department’s new Chief of Police never thought he’d be one of a handful of people accepted into the local police academies. “I remember looking around […]
Lynnwood teen saves friend from drowning
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By Erin Freeman | Lynnwood Times Staff A former Lynnwood lifeguard’s training proved to be instinctive this summer, saving his best friend’s life when he struggled to keep his head above the water. On July 29, Tristian Kossack, 18, and his friend, wishing to remain anonymous, were swimming in the city of Everett’s Silver Lake, […]
2020 Primary results: Highest turnout in 56 years
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By Alec Dietz | Lynnwood Times Staff With its highest voter turnout in a primary in years, Snohomish County’s election results from the Washington State Primary elections are in as of Aug. 18 around noon. Snohomish County saw 53.76% of its registered voters submit ballots, up from 33.57% in the 2016 primaries and 37.03% in […]
Snohomish County 2020 Census: Everyone Counts!
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By Erin Freeman | Lynnwood Times Staff The deadline for households to respond to the 2020 Census has been extended. Still, they are just weeks away from the deadline to finish counting millions of residents in the U.S. Have you completed the census? On August 3, Steven Dillingham, U.S. Census Bureau Director announced an extension […]
COVID-19 cases may be high but Snohomish County on track for healthcare readiness
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By Erin Freeman | Lynnwood Times Staff As coronavirus positive case rate metrics remain high in Snohomish County, the Snohomish Health District is continuing to see hospitalizations and other coronavirus trends improve. A recent report issued by the Snohomish Health District (SHD) shows that the county’s hospitals have seen a decrease in beds occupied by […]
Lynnwood couple faces federal charges after found with up to $23 million worth of fentanyl
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By: Erin Freeman | Lynnwood Times Staff Following an extensive undercover drug trafficking investigation, the Lynnwood couple connected to Snohomish County’s largest fentanyl seizure last month has been charged with federal drug and gun felonies. Jose Casablanca, 38, and Jessie Cruz, 37, made an initial appearance in the U.S. District Court in Seattle on Monday, […]
Inslee statement on threats to vote-by-mail and USPS
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By Office of the Governor | Press Release Olympia, Wash., August 17, 2020 – Gov. Jay Inslee issued a statement today in response to the Trump administration’s actions to limit the ability of the U.S. Postal Service to process vote-by-mail ballots. “Mail-in ballots are the easiest, safest, most reliable voting method there is and Washington’s […]