Reykdal: 62% of students not satisfied with curriculum, mental health waning
OLYMPIA, Wash., January 8, 2022 – State Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal held a press conference yesterday to discuss the state of K-12 education in Washington throughout the pandemic and more recently the Omicron variant. The press conference covered COVID/Omicron updates, student mental health, graduation rates, 2021 student assessment, school funding, teacher education, state […]
K-9 Officer Jedi killed during pursuit
UPDATE [2:33 p.m. January 8, 2022]: Added Jedi’s memorial service information. SEATTLE, Wash., January 7, 2022 – Police K-9 Officer Jedi of the Seattle Police Department (SPD) was tragically killed during a struggle with a burglary suspect on Wednesday, Jan 5. The SPD’s official report states that the K-9 team responded to a burglary in […]
Marysville’s block grant draft plan open for public review, comment
Marysville, Wash., January 7, 2022 – The City of Marysville has opened its Community Development Block Grant Draft Annual Action Plan for Program Year 2022 for public review and comment. The draft plan provides specific actions in 2022 to serve low- and moderate-income residents in alignment with the adopted 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan. The city expects to […]
Derek Daniels appointed as South County Fire Commissioner
EVERETT, Wash., January 7, 2022 – Derek Daniels has been appointed to the South County Fire Board of Commissioners. The board appointed Derek Daniels to fill an at-large commissioner position during its regular meeting held by Zoom Tuesday night. Daniels was a candidate for the at-large seat in the November general election. His opponent, Maya […]
South County Fire re-elects Urban as Chair and Teofilak as Vice Chair
EVERETT, Wash, January 7, 2022 – The South County Fire Board of Commissioners re-elected Greg Urban as chair and Chris Teofilak as vice chair for 2022 during the board’s regular meeting held remotely by Zoom on Tuesday night. Urban is the President and CEO of the Edmonds Chamber of Commerce. Teofilak is a Certified Financial […]
Lynnwood Times Person of the Year: Executive Director Van Dinh-Kuno
LYNNWOOD Wash., January 6, 2022 – The Lynnwood Times proudly presents the 2021 Person of the Year Award to Van Dinh-Kuno, the Executive Director of Refugee & Immigrant Services Northwest (RISNW). For over three decades, Dinh-Kuno has helped thousands of immigrants and refugees across Snohomish, Whatcom, Skagit, San Juan, and Island Counties. Dinh-Kuno’s efforts have […]
Edmonds-Woodway student arrested threatening to shoot Meadowdale High School students
LYNNWOOD, WA (January 5th, 2022) – A 14-year-old Edmonds-Woodway High School student is under arrest after sending threatening statements and a video via a messaging app to another student at Meadowdale High School. In the messages the suspect threatened to shoot the other teen and that teen’s classmates. In the video, the suspect displayed what […]
Mukilteo City Council gets new faces, new leadership, and revisits a past bill
MUKILTEO, Wash., January 5, 2022 – The City of Mukilteo’s Jan 3 City Council Regular Meeting began with the swearing-in of the mayor, three city council members, and two firefighters. The council members also discussed their process to fill their vacant position. The meeting ended with the decision to reconsider the passing of Bill 20-103, […]
State of WA State Education, Jan. 7
OLYMPIA, Wash., January 5, 2022 – This Friday, Washington state Superintendent Chris Reykdal will provide the first annual update on the state of Washington’s K–12 students, educators, and schools. Topics will include updates on student mental health and learning, health and safety, Class of 2021 graduation rates, fall 2021 assessment scores, education funding, and more. […]
Former Lynnwood Mayor Donald Gough passes away
LYNNWOOD, Wash., January 4, 2022 – Former Lynnwood Mayor and civil attorney Donald Gough passed away this morning. He was 70 years of age. Gough, served on the Lynnwood City Council for eight years prior to be being the City’s two-term mayor from 2006 through 2013. He was succeeded by Nicola Smith in 2014. He […]
