PAX video game convention returns to Seattle during Labor Day weekend
SEATTLE, Wash., September 5, 2023—PAX West, one of the largest gaming conventions in the world, returned for its 19th year at the Seattle Convention Center, August 30 through September 2, offering four days of everything tabletop, arcade, role-playing, trading cards, and video gaming. PAX West is a celebration of gaming and gaming culture featuring thought-provoking […]
Upcoming entertainment at this year’s Mukilteo Lighthouse Festival
MUKILTEO, Wash., September 4, 2023—Delicious food, warm sunshine, laughter with friends, and bright fireworks…the Mukilteo Lighthouse Festival is back for 2023! The Lighthouse Festival is set to run for three days, from Friday, September 8 to Sunday, September 10. The Mukilteo Lighthouse Festival — originally named the Mukilteo Pioneer Festival — was created to increase […]
Meadowdale High School to receive two new clinicians to support student mental and behavioral health
LYNNWOOD, Wash, August 30, 2023—Meadowdale High School will be receiving two new School-based Clinicians that will offer mental and behavioral support for Lynnwood students in the coming months. The program will be offered through the Center for Human Services and paid for with approximately $200,000 from the city of Lynnwood’s American Rescue Plan Act funds. […]
Lynnwood PD exchanges 56 guns for $7,000 in gift cards in Gun Buy Back program
LYNNWOOD, Wash., August 30, 2023—The Lynnwood Police Department held their first ever Gun Buy Back Program on August 26, receiving 56 guns in exchange for $7,000 in gift cards. The Lynnwood Police Gun Buyback program aims to reduce gun violence within the community and to reduce the likelihood of accidental injuries and suicides by firearms. […]
Man linked to seven overdoses in county jail found guilty of fentanyl possession
EVERETT, Wash., August 28, 2023—Back in May of this year, an inmate held in the Snohomish County Jail in Everett was accused of possessing fentanyl in a county jail, which led to the overdose, and subsequent hospitalization, of seven other inmates. Justin Michael Sims, 37, from Arlington, was booked into jail on May 16, 2023, […]
County officials attend National Association of Counties conference in Texas
AUSTIN, TX, August 27, 2023—Snohomish County Treasurer Brian Sullivan attended the National Association of Counties (NACo) annual conference and exposition in Austin, Texas on July 21 through July 24. Also attending the conference were County Councilman Sam Low and Stephanie Wright, Executive Policy Director for Snohomish County. “You’d be surprised what you learn from these […]
DelBene presents $750,000 check for Food and Farming Center at Evergreen State Fair’s Grand Opening
MONROE, Wash., August 24, 2023—To commemorate the grand opening of the 114th year of the Evergreen State Fair, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) presented Snohomish County with a $750,000 check for its Food and Farming Center — a crucial resource hub for fruit and vegetables across Snohomish, Whatcom, Skagit, and King counties. DelBene secured the investment […]
County recognizes Duffner Family Farm for 100 years of farming in Snohomish County
Snohomish, Wash., August 24, 2023—Snohomish County’s Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) recognized the Duffner Family Farm during the Evergreen State Fair’s opening ceremony on August 24 for 100 years of farming. Every year Snohomish County recognizes a farm that has been in constant production on the same land, and the same family, for […]
90’s Pop Punk sensation Pain, now Salvo, returns to Washington after 24-year hiatus
EVERETT, Wash., August 23, 2023—The band formerly known as Pain has reformed under the name Salvo, touring across the country to play songs the world hasn’t experienced live in over two decades. Back in 1994, an Alabama-based ska punk band called Pain was taking the world by storm. Their hits like Be in a Band, […]
School of Rock Lynnwood is Rockin’ and Rollin’
LYNNWOOD, Wash., August 21, 2023—Like many businesses School of Rock Lynnwood was faced with the threat of closing its doors when the COVID-19 pandemic swept the globe in 2020. But now, with the help of Lynnwood and Snohomish County funds, its enrollment numbers are the highest they have ever been since openings its doors in […]
