Lynnwood City Council Approves $100k for COVID-19
Lynnwood City Council approves additional $100,000 for community COVID-19 relief. By: Erin Freeman | Lynnwood Times Staff At the September 14 business meeting, the Lynnwood City Council voted and unanimously approved to increase the city’s community relief fund contract award with the Community of Color Coalition (C3), increasing the disbursement of CARES Act funds to […]
Local businesses feel ‘blessed’ after receiving COVID grants
By Alec Dietz | Lynnwood Times Staff Hurt by forced shutdowns and other COVID-19 restrictions implemented by the state to combat the pandemic, local businesses in Lynnwood have begun to receive their approved small business grants announced in June. Anna’s Home Furnishing is using the funds to purchase inventory in advance of the Labor Day […]
COVID-19 Heartbreak: A season lost
By Alec Dietz | Lynnwood Times Staff Brynn Webster spent the morning of her 18th birthday at the Meadowdale Middle School batting cages with a day full of plans. Returning from the workout with her sister, Webster picked up her phone to check her notifications. Shortly after, she received a call from her best friend […]
How Washington state can utilize mobile devices to slow the spread of COVID-19
By Alec Dietz | Lynnwood Times Staff With most Washington counties still stuck in Phase 2 of Governor Jay Inslee’s “Safe Start” plan, several alternatives and plans to help slow the spread of COVID-19 are being discussed at the local and state level. So far in the state of Washington, state employees, national guard members, […]
Mukilteo City Council approves $150,000 for small business COVID-19 relief
By Alec Dietz | Lynnwood Times Staff From now to Sept. 1, small businesses in Mukilteo can apply for grants between $2,500 and $10,000 through the Mukilteo CARES for Businesses Program. Businesses will need a Mukilteo location (in 98275), 20 or fewer employees, and a “demonstrated impact from the pandemic.” According to a post on […]
COVID-19 cases may be high but Snohomish County on track for healthcare readiness
By Erin Freeman | Lynnwood Times Staff As coronavirus positive case rate metrics remain high in Snohomish County, the Snohomish Health District is continuing to see hospitalizations and other coronavirus trends improve. A recent report issued by the Snohomish Health District (SHD) shows that the county’s hospitals have seen a decrease in beds occupied by […]
Inslee meets with South King County leaders to discuss COVID-19 impact
By Office of the Governor | E-Newsletter Gov. Jay Inslee, Secretary of Health John Wiesman and retired Navy Vice Adm. Raquel Bono met with leaders in government, business, labor and nonprofits in South King County communities on July 17. At the meeting in Federal Way, they discussed public health concerns, economic issues, education and safe […]
Fifty Lynnwood small businesses set to receive $10,000 grants for COVID-19 economic relief
By City of Lynnwood | Press Release LYNNWOOD, WA, July 24, 2020 — Today the City of Lynnwood announced the award of Lynnwood’s Small Business Relief Grants. Fifty small businesses will receive $10,000 grants. In June, the Lynnwood City Council unanimously approved the allocation of $500,000 of the City’s federal CARES Act funding to be put […]
Inslee requests extension of National Guard for COVID-19
By Office of the Governor | Press Release Gov. Jay Inslee sent a letter today to the Trump administration requesting an extension of federal authority and funding for Washington National Guard employment in support of COVID-19 pandemic emergency response operations through December 31, 2020. The letter reads, in part: “As the number of positive COVID-19 cases […]
Snohomish County initiates COVID-19 outreach program for mental wellbeing
Partnering with Volunteers of America Western Washington will provide mental wellbeing support to residents By Snohomish County Government | Press Release EVERETT, Wash., July 10, 2020 – Today, Snohomish County’s Department of Human Services announced the creation of the Community COVID Outreach Counselors Program to provide emotional support services to residents of Snohomish County whose […]
