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 […]
Black Out Tuesday march held at Lynnwood City Hall
By: Erin Freeman | Lynnwood Times A peaceful protest at Lynnwood City Hall drew over 100 people pushing for legislative reform to influence racial justice, expressing themselves through poetry, speeches, and song. The ‘Black Out Tuesday’ protest began outside the double door entryway of City Hall on the evening of July 7. Edmonds College student […]
Sign up for online summer youth camps at EdCC
By Edmonds Community College | Press Release Edmonds College is offering 100% online, summer youth camps from now through the week of Aug. 17. Camps will be led by live instructors from the college and Black Rocket, a national leader in technology education. Choose from a variety of programs in the arts, language acquisition, coding, […]
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 […]
Snohomish County Economic Recovery Task Force working to jumpstart economy
By Kent Patton | Snohomish County Press Release Executive Somers and Council Chair Nehring formally launch economic recovery efforts SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash., April 21, 2020 – Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers and County Council Chair Nate Nehring held the first Snohomish County Economic and Workforce Recovery Task Force, laying the groundwork for economic recovery. The […]
King County Metro and Community Transit join forces to provide new regional service
SHORELINE—King County Metro and Community Transit are rolling out major changes to bus service starting Saturday, September 14. This historic service change is designed so that people can take advantage of new, regional public transit options such as new connections to Sound Transit Link 1 Line in King and Snohomish counties. “This is exactly what […]
Fewer than half of Washington students are hitting grade level
On September 10, OSPI released its K-12 Report Card for the 2023-24 school year. Following national trends, fewer than half of Washington students met academic proficiency. Testing was over grades 3-8 and 10. In Washington state, only 50.3% of students met ELA standards, 39.7% met math standards, and 43.5% met science standards in their spring […]
Republicans endorse former councilman Riaz Khan for state office
MUKILTEO—Former Mukilteo City Councilman Riaz Khan has officially been endorsed by the 21st LD Republican Party. Khan, the former Vice Chair of the 21st Legislative District Democrats officially resigned from the Democratic on May 5, and is now running for the 21st Legislative District State Representative position as a Republican against Democrat incumbent Strom Peterson and […]
Lynnwood Elks Lodge 2171: 63 years of giving back to the community
LYNNWOOD—For 63 years and counting, the Lynnwood Elks Lodge 2171 has been a community gathering space for south Snohomish County residents offering BINGO, dinners, dances, and more. But its reach doesn’t stop there. Through the Elks Lodge’s robust charity system, the club has successfully returned $1.9 million back to its community—offering assistance to veterans and […]
State-funded journalism is here in Washington state
By summer’s end, 16 journalism fellows will begin their two-year, state-funded fellowship led by the Edward R. Murrow College of Communication at Washington State University. The fellows will travel to newsrooms across the state to cover multiple news deserts where underserved communities lack access to local journalism. The fellowship is modeled after the recently established […]
