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Rally against hate and a call for unity

Jenna Nand Will Chen

By WIll Chen and Jenna Nand | Commentary Edmonds, WA – On March 16, multiple shootings occurred in Atlanta in which eight people were killed and others were injured. Among the dead were four Asian-American women. This terrible incident is the latest in the rising number of anti-Asian crimes in America over the past year […]

Women’s History Month Spotlight: Hazel Miller

Hazel Miller

By Erin Freeman | Lynnwood Times Staff With a love for Seattle and more specifically Edmonds, Hazel Miller left a generous gift to the South Snohomish County community after her passing, a legacy that will resonate for decades to come. As a young woman, Miller, originally from Williston, North Dakota, moved to Seattle where she […]

City of Lake Stevens in legal fight with Sewer District

Lake Stevens sewer fight

By Erin Freeman  |  Lynnwood Times Staff The Lake Stevens Sewer District is pushing back against the city of Lake Stevens for a one-sided decision to absorb district operations twelve years earlier than planned.  On March 9, the Snohomish County Superior Court granted a motion put forward by the district, preventing the city’s integration of […]

Bill would end Native imagery for public schools, teams

Native Imagery washington

By Sydney Brown  |  Washington State Journal Spokane, Wash., March 13, 2021 – Ivy Pete remembers attending high school football games in her hometown. But instead of pride for her school, she felt humiliated. Pete, a junior in high school in Spokane and member of the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe, said she experienced constant reminders […]

Small Business relief available – apply today!

GSBA

By City of Lynnwood | Press Release Grant offered to help businesses struggling with COVID impacts Has your business experienced financial loss and hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic? If so, the Ready for Business Fund administered by GSBA is here to help your business bounce back. Applications opened March 15 and will close April […]

Statement condemning anti-Asian hate crimes

Dave Somers

By Dave Somers, Snohomish County Executive | Press Release Snohomish County, Wash., March 17, 2021 – There has been an increase in anti-Asian hate crimes in the United States, including in our own community, and the horrible murders in Georgia yesterday should make us all more determined than ever to work for an end to […]

Inslee signs emergency proclamation requiring in-person learning

Returning to school

By Washington state Governor’s Office  |  Press Release Olympia, Wash., March 16, 2021 – Gov. Jay Inslee yesterday signed an emergency proclamation requiring all public K-12 schools in Washington to provide opportunities in both remote instruction and on-campus, in-person instruction. Returning to the classroom Under the proclamation, schools will be allowed to stagger the reintroduction of students […]

Statewide COVID-19 cases are falling, but concern exists about potential fourth wave

Dave Somers

By Dave Somers, Snohomish County Executive | Press Release Snohomish County, Wash., March 16, 2021 – The state’s Department of Health late last week released the latest statewide situation report on COVID-19. A key concern: a possible fourth wave infection. “When you look at our data, there is a pattern of several waves of COVID-19 […]

New CEO at the helm of region’s economic engine

Garry Clark Snohomish

By Erin Freeman  |  Lynnwood Times Staff Snohomish County Wash., March 16, 2021 – A local catalyst for economic vitality, Economic Alliance Snohomish County’s (EASC) new president and CEO, Garry Clark, started his role last month, effective as of February 16. Clark has been involved in economic development for nearly 20 years, spending the last […]

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