WAGRO provides local seniors access to vaccine
Noel Pai-Young | Lynnwood Times Lynnwood, Wash., March 8, 2021 – WAGRO Foundation President Daniela Altamirano-Crosby as well as her mother, City Councilmember Julieta Altamirano-Crosby, lead efforts to help seniors get vaccinated. The organization partnered with Lynnwood Food Bank (LFB) volunteer Paula Lapham who design a new carpooling model that organized appointment sign ups and […]
Now accepting artwork for the 2021 Congressional Art Competition
By Office of Rep. Rick Larsen | Press Release Are you a creative high school student in Washington’s Second Congressional District? Do you know someone who is? Showcase your artwork in the 2021 Congressional Art Competition! Each spring, the Congressional Institute sponsors a nationwide high school visual art competition to recognize and encourage artistic talent in the nation and […]
Edmonds School District February high school students of the month
By Oscar Halpert | Edmonds School District Edmonds eLearning Academy Kellie McAteer Edmonds Heights K-12 Student Name: Samuel LombardMother’s Name: Anne LombardFather’s Name: Chris LombardGPA: 3.7Clubs & Activities: BSA, Sea Scouts, Edmonds Heights Robotics Team #9880 and #3805, World Scout Jamboree – Troop ScribeHonors: Edmonds College Honor Roll (All semesters), Order of the ArrowAwards: BSA Eagle […]
Medication deadlines for ESD students returning to in-person learning
By Edmonds School District Health Services Department | Press Release Edmonds, Wash., March 10, 2021 – For students that have a life-threatening health condition, or require medication or treatment administration during school hours, the following information is required: Medication with the pharmacy label attached, and any equipment needed for administration, Medication or treatment administration form […]
College Bound Scholarship may soon get a boost
Help for low-income students passes Senate At least 10,000 more students eligible with current changes By Joseph Claypoole | Washington State Journal Olympia, Wash., March 4, 2021 – The College Bound Scholarship for Washington students is being reworked to reach more students across the state. Currently, students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunches during […]
U.S. News & World Report again ranks Washington best state in the nation
Washington has held the top ranking since 2019. By WA Governor’s Office | Press Release Washington state was ranked as the best state in the nation by U.S. News & World Report in a new report released Monday night. Washington has held the top ranking since 2019. The publication annually ranks all 50 states across a myriad […]
Juneteenth steps toward state holiday status
By Sydney Brown | Washington State Journal Rep. Kirsten Harris-Talley, D-Seattle, often sees her grandmother’s features when she looks in the mirror. She thinks of how her grandmother, a woman of color, experienced systemic racism and fought for a better life despite societal barriers in rural Missouri only a few generations before Harris-Talley. Harris-Talley told the […]
Eviction protections approved by Senate
By Sydney Brown | Washington State Journal Olympia, Wash., March 8, 2021 – As the end of an emergency eviction moratorium looms over thousands of Washington renters, a bill requiring landlords to have just cause for evicting a tenant passed the House of Representatives in a 54-44 vote March 7. “Stopping evictions means preventing homelessness,” Rep. […]
Republicans call on Inslee to immediately return to in-person learning and ease indoor restrictions
By Mario Lotmore | Lynnwood Times Staff Olympia, Wash., March 8, 2021 – Today, Republican leaders Sen. John Braun and Rep. J.T. Wilcox sent a letter this afternoon to Governor Jay Inslee requesting him to open businesses, houses of worship and other institutions to 50% capacity and to allow local health jurisdictions determine a county’s […]
Equitable approach leads to vulnerable elders receiving COVID-19 vaccine
By Everett Housing Authority | Press Release Everett, Wash., March 8, 2021 – COVID vaccinations are being offered to elderly residents with low incomes at Everett Housing Authority properties in Everett and Snohomish County through on-site mobile clinics. The Snohomish County Vaccine Taskforce, local fire departments, and Everett Housing Authority (EHA) are partnering to offer […]
