Lynnwood Juneteenth 2nd annual event a success
LYNNWOOD, Wash., June 20, 2022 – To a packed room, many seniors in Lynnwood and the surrounding areas attended the City’s Black Independence Day luncheon at the Lynnwood Senior Center on Friday, June 17, 2022, to commence Juneteenth celebrations. “The liberation after years spent in slavery,” Lynnwood resident Larry Burks told the Lynnwood Times in […]
Red-Tailed Hawkes Flying Club takes 2nd place at national flying competition
MUKILTEO – While many flocked to the theaters Memorial Day weekend to see Tom Cruise’s return as Captain Pete “Maverick” Mitchell in the long-awaited Top Gun sequel, Mukilteo’s Red-Tailed Hawkes Flying Club was living it. At the 50th annual Operation Skyhook flying competition, held this year at Grider Field, Arkansas, the Red-Tailed Hawkes took second […]
Senator Lovick featured speaker at historic Juneteenth flag raising
SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash., June 20, 2022 – Today, in an historic first, the Juneteenth flag is flying at the Snohomish County Government campus. This comes just days after Governor Jay Inslee, along with members of Blacks United in Leadership and Diversity (BUILD), held the State’s official first Juneteenth flag raising ceremony on the State Capitol […]
Exciting projects in development at Marysville’s Public Works Department
MARYSVILLE, Wash., June 20, 2022 – With 70,000 residents and counting, Marysville is the second largest city in Snohomish County. Integral to the City’s development is its Public Works Department, led by Jeffrey Laycock (seen in featured image). Having been with Marysville for 15 years, Public Works Director Laycock has seen the City transform. Today, […]
June 21: Upcoming Mukilteo City Council Meeting
MUKILTEO, Wash., June 18, 2022 – For its 6 p.m. June 21 REGULAR MEETING, the Mukilteo City Council will discuss/vote on the following agenda items: International Residential Code (IRC) Amendment Fence Permit Exemption (AB22-086 & ORD 1466) Before 2016, only fences over seven feet in height required a building permit. Staff believes the 2016 amendment was […]
Fathers of Snohomish County
Originally posted June 20, 2021 Every June around the United States, we take one Sunday each year to honor and celebrate the men who have helped bring us into this world and/or the men who raised us: Father’s Day. Snohomish County is full of examples of the rise of the new and changing role of […]
Lynnwood burglary suspect arrested by SWAT team
LYNNWOOD, Wash., June 19, 2022 – Today, Lynnwood Police with the aid of North Sound Metro SWAT team apprehended a burglary suspect who barricaded himself in a local business between 196th ST SW and 200th ST SW after a five-hour standoff. Highway 99 was closed in both directions but reopened at 8:50 a.m. Lynnwood Police […]
Happy Juneteenth Everyone
Juneteenth dates back to 1865 when, on June 19, Union soldiers led by Major General Gordon Granger arrived at Galveston, Texas with news of the end of the Civil War and that the slaves were free. This news was over two years after the Emancipation Proclamation of January 1, 1863, which didn’t impact Texas extremely […]
Community invited to Mill Creek City Manager Candidate Reception
MILL CREEK, Wash., June 17, 2022 – On Tuesday, June 14, the Mill Creek City Council selected five finalists after an extensive search. One candidate has since withdrawn due to economic circumstances. The four remaining candidates to be interviewed on June 24 – 25 include Scott Mitnick, Jeff Niten, Andrea Snyder, and Martin Yamamoto, currently […]
June 21: Upcoming Lynnwood City Council Meeting
LYNNWOOD – For its BUSINESS MEETING at 6 p.m. on June 21, the Council will vote/discuss the items listed below. This meeting will be held both in-person and electronically by Zoom. To review the agenda items in detail, click here. Introduction to Board of Ethics Candidate Jim Strum The Board of Ethics includes five members […]
