Afghan Refugees’ Plight in Lynnwood
As refugees from Afghanistan arrive in Washington, the Lynnwood Times took the opportunity to speak with the Executive Director of Refugee & Immigrant Services Northwest, Van Dinh-Kuno, a beacon of hope and strength to so many on their journey to rebuilding their lives. For more than thirty years, Director Dinh-Kuno has led refugee services in […]
Community Justice Center on hold, 26 minutes, and an eleventh-hour letter
LYNNWOOD, Wash., August 4, 2021 – The Lynnwood City Council voted, at its business meeting Monday, to postpone the vote to award the construction contract of the new $64 million Community Justice Center to FORMA Construction Company until September 13. The Council hopes that postponing the vote will allow more time to further investigate the Lynnwood […]
Primary Election 2021 Q&A
The 2021 Primary Election will be held on August 3 and local non-military ballots will be mailed to voters on July 15. In preparation for the 2021 Primary Election, the Lynnwood Times asked candidates questions to supplement the questions in your voters pamphlet. The Lynnwood Times did not receive responses from the following 2021 Primary […]
Snohomish County: When coyotes attack
LYNNWOOD, Wash., July 1, 2021 – As it is the time of year when coyotes begin to explore further from their dens in Snohomish County, community members are experiencing an increase in coyote sightings. Now, when a cat goes missing, it is hard not to imagine worst-case scenarios wherein a house pet might have encountered […]
You are invited to ‘Let Your Leader Out’ this weekend
Leadership Launch is hosting its 2021 Community Launch Projects this weekend. We are challenging our community to engage in random acts of kindness over the weekend of May 21 – 23. You can do your own random act of kindness, or join with Leadership Launch students to positively impact the community. Student projects are divided into […]
Biden signs anti-Asian hate crimes bill into law
Washington D.C., May 20, 2021 – Today, President Joe Biden signed into law the C OVID-19 Hate Crimes Act that passed through U.S. House of Representatives by a 364-62 vote Tuesday and U.S. Senate by a 94-1 vote last month. “To the members of our United States Congress on both sides of the aisle who helped pass […]
Edmonds School Board to hold public meeting on the presence of School Resource Officers
By Erin Freeman | Lynnwood Times Staff The death of George Floyd in the custody of a Minneapolis police officer is prompting a larger discussion about police brutality and the presence of police in schools in the Edmonds School District (ESD). The Edmonds School Board will host a virtual discussion about School Resource Officers and […]
Health Board members weigh in on Thursday’s vote, one blames Fortney
This article is an update to “A new sheriff in town” article Board of Health members provided statements Health District alleges Dr. Spitters already had the authority the Board of Health voted to give him during the special meeting on May 21 Washington Coalition for Open Government is looking into possible Open Meetings Act violations […]
Local officials weigh in on county sheriff’s COVID-19 remarks
by Luke Putvin | Lynnwood Times Staff Statements provided by Snohomish County Sheriff Adam Fortney; Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers; Snohomish County Councilmembers Megan Dunn, Sam Low and Jared Mead; City of Mukilteo Mayor Jennifer Gregerson; City of Lynnwood spokesperson Julie Moore; State Representative Strom Peterson; State Senator Marko Liias; and Mike Faulk, Deputy Communications […]
COVID-19: Inslee rolls out enforcement measures
COVID-19: Inslee rolls out enforcement measures As of March 28, there were 4,896 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Washington state out of 65,462 individuals tested. King county has the most confirmed cases with 2,161. Snohomish county has 1,068 confirmed cases. Lynnwood has 169 confirmed cases, Edmonds has 111, and Mukilteo has 31. A total of […]
