Snohomish Health District employee receives prestigious WSEHA award
By Mario Lotmore | Lynnwood Times Staff Brenna Hoppe, an environmental health specialist with the Snohomish Health District, was presented virtually with the “Rookie of the Year” award from the Washington State Environmental Health Association. “I was very surprised and honored to have been recognized for this award. My time here at the Snohomish Health […]
South County Fire holds parade for 3-year-old Lynnwood boy
by Luke Putvin | Lynnwood Times Staff On May 19, the Make-A-Wish Foundation and South County Fire honored Eli Kincaid, 3, with a parade of South County Fire vehicles. Kincaid suffers from Alexander Disease. Kincaid was originally going to go to Disney World, but with the COVID-19 pandemic, the park has been shut down. Make-A-Wish […]
Celebrate EMS Week
By Leslie Hynes | South County Fire, Public Information Officer South County Fire is celebrating Emergency Medical Services Week online this year. “Since we can’t invite you to your neighborhood fire station for our EMS Week Open House, we are having a virtual open house on our website to showcase the services your firefighters provide,” […]
EdCC awards scholarships to Community Read winners
By Sam Fox | Marketing and Communications Coordinator LYNNWOOD, Wash. — The Edmonds College Foundation awarded $3,600 in scholarships to four students — Jangmi “Esther” Hong, Osbaldo Perez, Israel “Scott” Rehaume, and Katie Sisson — as part of the college’s annual Community Read program. “I commend these students for their creativity and dedication to learning […]
DOH admits inflated COVID-19 death numbers
By Maxford Nelson | Freedom Foundation Press Release On May 21 officials at the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) confirmed that, as the Freedom Foundation reported on Monday, the state is counting in its COVID-19 death total the deaths of persons who tested positive for the virus but died from other causes. In remarks […]
City eying early separation as budget shortfalls projected
By Erin Freeman | Lynnwood Times Staff City Council considers voluntary early separation and budget policy changes to fill $1.8 million revenue gap The city of Lynnwood held a virtual special finance meeting on May 14 to discuss city incentives and budget policy changes to confront the $5 million general fund shortfall imposed by COVID-19. […]
County approves COVID-19 business relief grants
By Kent Patton | Office of Snohomish County Executive SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash., May 21, 2020 – Today, Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers thanked the Snohomish County Council for unanimously approving two new grant programs for businesses, allowing the application process to open. The two grant programs include: a Small Business Relief, Recovery, and Resiliency (R3) […]
Lynnwood Food Bank drive-thru drive
Help support the amazing work of the Lynnwood Food Bank who is supporting families, children, seniors, and adults throughout our community during these difficult times. Saturday, May 23 9:00am-1:00pm 5320 176th Street SW, Lynnwood Behind Silver Creek Family Church Ideas for donations: pasta, rice, macaroni & cheese, tomato sauce/ spaghetti sauce (canned please), canned meat, […]
Local health officers have authority to involuntarily isolate or quarantine
By Mario Lotmore | Lynnwood Times Staff Inslee cannot commit to a hard June 1 date to transition to Phase 2 of his “Safe Start WA” plan New requirements for Phase 2: (1) progress of the virus, (2) success of contact tracing mission, and (3) public cooperation. “COVID exposed” person is defined as anyone who […]
Meadowdale High School hosts drive-thru event celebrating the class of 2020
By Erin Freeman | Lynnwood Times Staff Tuesday, May 19 Meadowdale High School seniors were invited to the school to participate in a farewell drive-thru celebration hosted by faculty members and to pick up their graduation attire. Meadowdale High School’s closure of in-person instruction and extracurricular activities in the early spring canceled and modified numerous […]
