Lynnwood Times Person of the Year: Executive Director Van Dinh-Kuno
LYNNWOOD Wash., January 6, 2022 – The Lynnwood Times proudly presents the 2021 Person of the Year Award to Van Dinh-Kuno, the Executive Director of Refugee & Immigrant Services Northwest (RISNW). For over three decades, Dinh-Kuno has helped thousands of immigrants and refugees across Snohomish, Whatcom, Skagit, San Juan, and Island Counties. Dinh-Kuno’s efforts have […]
Free COVID-19 Testing in Lynnwood on June 18!
Free COVID-19 Testing in Lynnwood on June 18!By Julieta Crosby | WARGO We are happy to announce that WAGRO (Washington-Guerrero) Foundation, Hermann Law Group in collaboration with Westcare Clinic will be offering FREE COVID-19 TESTING on June 18 from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm in the The Lynnwood Food Bank parking lot. Please contact the […]
City council candidate challenges opponent’s eligibility; Auditor dismisses non-resident claims
by MARIO LOTMORE On May 29, a voter registration challenge was filed with the Snohomish County Auditor’s office by Lynnwood City Council candidate Rosamaria Graziani against Julieta Altamirano-Crosby, an opponent for the District 5 council seat. The challenge alleges that Crosby does not reside at the Lynnwood address listed on her voter registration record and […]
Hundreds attend 7th annual Day of the Dead event
LYNNWOOD—Hundreds attended the seventh annual Day of the Dead event at the Lynnwood Convention Center on Saturday, an important Mexican holiday on November 1st and 2nd each year to honor and celebrate ancestors who passed away. “I see the community of Lynnwood gathering together. I see Mexicans and Latinos as well as Americans and other […]
Lawmakers celebrate soft open of new law enforcement training academy
ARLINGTON—The Washington State Justice Training Commission held a soft open on Tuesday, October 22, for its newest regional law enforcement training center set to officially open in Arlington in February 2025. Arlington’s law enforcement training center will be Washington State’s third regional training facility within the last two year facility following Pasco, which opened in […]
Council approved increases to permit fees, removes PE requirement for Public Works directorship
LYNNWOOD—The council began hearing 2025-26 biennium budget presentations and approved a 7.6 percent increase to permit fees and the mayor’s request to remove the professional engineering licensure requirement for the Public Works Director position, at its Monday, October 14, city council meeting. The department presentations commenced on Monday with Executive, Legal, City Council, and Finance. PRCA, […]
Lynnwood Council presented with a 23 percent city budget increase
LYNNWOOD—Questions surrounding deficits, property tax increases, and senior city leadership salaries led the $156 million preliminary 2025-26 biennium general fund budget discussion presented to council members during Monday’s Public Hearing. “So, our two-year revenue is estimated to be $152 million, our two-year expenditure is estimated to be $156 million; so, if I am reading that […]
Prelim Budget Public Hearing and City to rectify errors on property transfer
LYNNWOOD—For its BUSINESS MEETING at 6 p.m. on September 23, the City Council will holding a Public Hearing on its biennial budget; and vote/discuss correcting a real estate transfer error with the PFD, create a new law enforcement position, and confirm a planning commissioner. The Lynnwood City Council Work Session will be held in-person and […]
Upward, onward, forward, together, Lynnwood Link is now open
LYNNWOOD— “Don’t you just love it when a plan actually comes together,” United States Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) rhetorically stated with enthusiasm for the opening of the Lynnwood Link extension. “This has been a long time coming but it has so worth the wait!” Hundreds gathered at the Lynnwood Transit Center on Friday morning to […]
Council blocks mayor appointment, Lynnwood Police labor contracts approved
LYNNWOOD—At its Regular Business Meeting, on Monday, August 12, Lynnwood City Council approved the Lynnwood Police Collective Bargaining Agreements and unanimously authorized the mayor to reopen the confirmation process for Director of Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Arts, preventing her interim appointee from permanently being appointed to the position, for now. “I move that the city […]
