County forms SAFE Team to expand COVID-19 outreach
By Snohomish County Emergency Management A joint community effort is underway to better engage people experiencing homelessness and reduce community spread of COVID-19 SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash., April 17, 2020 – Snohomish County is expanding outreach efforts to people experiencing homelessness throughout the county through a new pilot program, the SnoCo Agencies for Engagement (SAFE) team. […]
New $64 million Community Justice Center to be complete by 2023
By Erin Freeman | Lynnwood Times Staff The Lynnwood Civic Center is expanding after multiple space need studies determined that expansion is necessary to adequately support the police department, municipal court and the jail inside of the facility. City officials have decided to renovate the existing building as well as expand east to the adjacent […]
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 […]
COVID-19 in the community: What you need to know
By Erin Freeman | Lynnwood Times The novel coronavirus, known as COVID-19, originated in Wuhan, China and is a newly discovered respiratory tract infection spreading from person to person throughout the global community, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The Center for Systems Science and Engineering at John Hopkins University, has […]
Lawsuit filed against former city council candidate Rosamaria Graziani
City Council Lawsuit- Rosamaria Grazianiby Luke Putvin Around October 18, fliers from former City Council Candidate Rosamaria Graziani with statements opposing Julieta Altamirano-Crosby were being left at houses along with other candidates’ literature. Graziani previously ran for Lynnwood City Council during the primary, but Altamirano-Crosby and David “Doc” Schirle were the two candidates to make […]
City Council presents excellence awards, proclaims Transgender Day of Remembrance and discusses budget and property tax levy
by Luke Putvin At its November 12 Business Meeting, the Lynnwood City Council presented its annual “Honoring Excellence… and a great deal more!” awards to an employee of the city, a Lynnwood citizen and a Lynnwood business. The city employee that received the award was Lynnwood Police Department Chaplain Dale Schlack. Schlack has served as […]
First Annual Support 7 dinner
By LUKE PUTVIN | Last Updated October 31, 2019 Over 300 people attended the first annual Support 7 dinner at Westgate Chapel in Edmonds. Support 7 is a non-profit organization that has been serving South Snohomish County since 1981 as well as “helping victims, survivors and their families move from crisis and trauma to hope […]
Meadowdale High School lockdown
By Mario Lotmore | Last updated September 30, 2019 at 2:50 PM Meadowdale High School went into lockdown at approximately 10 a.m. today following a nearby Lynnwood Police Department investigation of a reports of a person brandishing a firearm at Meadowdale Neighborhood Park, which is adjacent to the high school. According to school officials, at […]
Mental Illness may have contributed to Forest Lynn Fire
by MARIO LOTMORE Updated: September 3, 2019 On August 29 at around 6 a.m., fire crews were called to Forest Lynn Condominiums located at 5822 200th St. SW with an initial report of smoke emanating from the attic. According to Leslie Hynes of South County Fire, one firefighter was taken to the hospital for minor […]
Edmonds Community College: Campus Safety
By LUKE PUTVIN With the recent sexual assault reported at Edmonds Community College (EDCC) on Saturday, August 3, the Lynnwood Times reached out to the college to discuss campus safety with regard to sexual assault. Jade Jeter-Hill, Director for Campus Safety, Security and Emergency Preparedness, spoke about the resources available on campus as well as […]
