Inslee statement on continued ballot counting
By Office of Governor Jay Inslee | Press Release Gov. Jay Inslee issued a statement today as the country waits for votes to be counted. “There was always a possibility we wouldn’t know who would win the presidency on election night. More Americans this year have voted early and by mail than ever before due […]
Dr. Horace Scope, November 2020
Washington state counties see 39% increased voter turnout
By Lynnwood Times Staff Editor’s Note: Pictures are from a Lynnwood Times 2019 Primary Election article. As of Monday morning, a record 72.7% or 3,545,289 of the 4,877,969 ballots have been returned throughout Washington state. This represents a 1.3 million or 39% increase in ballot returns when compared to this time for the 2016 General […]
Comcast expands Washington state Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction program connecting low-income students to internet at home
By Comcast Washington Region | Press Release More than 50,000 Students are Now Eligible to Receive Comcast Internet Essentials Service Subsidized Through the OSPI Washington K–12 Internet Access Program OLYMPIA, Wash., October 29, 2020 – Comcast today announced expanded support of the Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) K-12 Internet Access Program, designed […]
Food drive held in Lynnwood to support vulnerable veterans
By Erin Freeman | Press Release To support vulnerable veterans through the existing pandemic, the Hero’s Café and Lynnwood Senior Center held a community donation drive at the Senior Center. Military veterans and non-veteran volunteers worked tirelessly on Saturday, October 17, transferring donated supplies out of community member vehicles supporting the event, then sorting the […]
Lynnwood Mayor Nicola Smith shares community updates over coffee
By Erin Freeman | Lynnwood Times Staff Lynnwood Mayor Nicola Smith held a virtual coffee chat with the Economic Alliance of Snohomish County on the morning of October 27, conversing with community members about local community updates. “Lynnwood has a couple of north stars, well maybe it’s just one north star, but we follow our […]
The Tooth Fairy Goes Virtual
By Delta Dental of Washington | Press Release Delta Dental Partners with School Nurses to Bring the Tooth Fairy to Classrooms for Virtual Visits Even though most children consider the Tooth Fairy an essential worker, COVID-19-related protocols – including distance learning – have the Tooth Fairy visiting kids classrooms in a safe, new way. As […]
City of Lynnwood departments navigate budgetary impacts for 2021-2022
By Erin Freeman | Lynnwood Times Staff Four departments joined the Lynnwood city council at its October 26 business meeting to present preliminary budgets for the upcoming 2021-2022 year, led by departmental plans to navigate budgetary impacts from unforeseen economic challenges. Information Technology Director Will Cena presented the Information Technology Department’s 2021-2022 preliminary budget, announcing […]
Democrats Liias and Heck clash in spirited Lt. Governor debate
By Lynnwood Times Staff Congressman Denny Heck and State Senator Marko Liias met one-on-one in a debate Thursday night. The Washington Lt. Governor race is an already peculiar one since it features two Democrats. The state primary system advances the top two vote-getters to the general election regardless of party and the Republicans who ran […]
Washington Public Works Board approves $17.8 million for broadband construction across state
By Washington State Department of Commerce | Press Release OLYMPIA, Wash. – The Washington State Public Works Board announced nearly $18 million in grants and loans for seven broadband construction projects in unserved communities across the state. Applicants requested more than $73 million for 29 different projects, and the board approved qualified projects from a rated […]
