Statewide COVID-19 cases are falling, but concern exists about potential fourth wave
By Dave Somers, Snohomish County Executive | Press Release Snohomish County, Wash., March 16, 2021 – The state’s Department of Health late last week released the latest statewide situation report on COVID-19. A key concern: a possible fourth wave infection. “When you look at our data, there is a pattern of several waves of COVID-19 […]
Snohomish County Vaccine Taskforce opens fifth mass vaccination site
Vaccination efforts are hitting another milestone this week as mobile clinics are completed at long-term care facilities and adult family homes in Snohomish County By Snohomish Health District | Press Release SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash. – A fifth mass vaccination site for the county opened Friday at Angel Of The Winds Arena in Everett. It is […]
Progress continues on vaccinations and driving down COVID case rates
By Dave Somers, County Executive | Press Release Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers, Health Officer Dr. Chris Spitters and Emergency Management Director Jason Biermann provided updates Tuesday on the community’s response to COVID-19. Much of the presentation focused on progress administering COVID-19 vaccinations, including the county’s work to develop the ability to inoculate tens of […]
County Council supports extending tax incentives for Cascade Industrial Center
By Erin Freeman | Lynnwood Times Staff SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash., January 22, 2021 – The Snohomish County Council expressed full support for extending a tax incentive for businesses settling within the Cascade Industrial Center (CIC), advocating for the continuation to Washington State Senators and Representatives on January 11. A joint effort by the cities of […]
Snohomish County provides third round of Small Business Relief Grants
By Snohomish County Government | Press Release SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash., June 19, 2020 – Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers announced the re-opening of the Small Business Relief, Recovery, and Resiliency (R3) Grant Program. This grant program is a key part of the relief and recovery action Snohomish County is taking to help businesses impacted by […]
Economic Alliance Snohomish County names Garry Clark as its President & CEO
By Economic Alliance Snohomish County | Press Release Highly Accomplished Leader with Proven Track Record in Economic Development EVERETT, Wash., January 14, 2021 – Economic Alliance Snohomish County (EASC) announced today that it has named Garry Clark to serve as its new President and Chief Executive Officer. “I want to welcome Garry Clark to Snohomish County and […]
Lynnwood’s Stephanie Wright elected to Snohomish County Council Chair
By Mario Lotmore | Lynnwood Time Staff SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash., January 4, 2021 – At today’s Snohomish County Council Administrative Session, Lynnwood resident and County Council District 3 representative, Stephanie Wright was elected unanimously by fellow councilmembers as Chair for the year 2021. Wright was nominated by Councilman Jared Mead (D) of District 4 and […]
2020 Year in Review: Lifestyles
By Noel Pai-Young | Lynnwood Times Staff Snohomish County residents demonstrated incredible resilience in 2020. From the COVID pandemic to the 2020 election fiasco, 2020 will go down as a turning point in human history. For the first time in generations, every person on our little blue ocean we call earth asked, “Is this the […]
Snohomish County approves additional COVID-19 response
By Snohomish County Government SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash., December 23, 2020 – Today, the Snohomish County Council approved the recommendation of Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers to appropriate $13.2 million for the County’s COVID-19 response in 2021. The resources will be spent on Snohomish County’s Department of Emergency Management ($5 million), Snohomish County’s Department of Human […]
Providence Regional Medical Center in Everett receives first doses of COVID vaccine
First county and hospital with confirmed case in the nation now vaccinating high-risk workers By Snohomish Health District SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash. – Nearly a year after the first case of COVID-19 in the United States was confirmed in a Snohomish County man, a glimmer of hope has finally arrived. Providence Regional Medical Center Everett (PRMCE) […]
