Snohomish County Festivals & Fairs: What to look forward to this season
It’s beginning to enter festival and fair season in Snohomish County and, while some events have begun their planning, many still await local and state restrictions to announce their commencement. Snohomish The Kla Ha Ya Days Festival in the city of Snohomish has begun its planning process with a scheduled carnival running from July 14-18 […]
Limited indoor dining and social gatherings poised to return to Snohomish County this upcoming Monday
By Office of the Governor | Press Release Snohomish County moves to Phase 2 on Monday February 1 Weddings, social gatherings, indoor dining return with restrictions High risk sports permitted for practice and training. Fitness and training and indoor sports maximum 25% capacity. Editor’s Note: The Lynnwood Times included the details of the Phase 2 […]
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 […]
New Year’s Eve Fireworks allowed in these Snohomish County cities
Here are some tips on how to celebrate New Year’s Eve safely and legally in Snohomish County: Nowhere is it legal in unincorporated Snohomish County to discharge fireworks on New Year’s Eve. Call 425-407-3999 to report the illegal discharge of fireworks (please do not call 911 unless there is an immediate threat to life or […]
Lynnwood’s Director of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Arts appointed to board of new public health foundation
By Erin Freeman | Lynnwood Times Staff The city of Lynnwood’s Director of Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Arts, Lynn Sordel, has been appointed to serve as a board member of a new foundation addressing unmet needs and funding gaps in public health priorities throughout Snohomish County. Established by the Snohomish Health District (SHD), the Sound […]
Somers submits 2021 proposed county budget
By Erin Freeman | Lynnwood Times Staff Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers has submitted the proposed budget for the upcoming 2021 year. Experiencing an economic downturn induced by the coronavirus pandemic, Somers says that the county is committed to cutting costs and reducing expenditures to meet revenue projections. Proposed measures include General Fund budget reductions, […]
Snohomish County Arts Commission Seeks Inspiring Art for Edmonds Park
Call-for-artists seeks sculpture that reflects hope for new Esperance Park plaza By Snohomish County Government | Press Release EDMONDS, Wash., August 13, 2020 – The Snohomish County Arts Commission is seeking proposals for artwork for a “Hope Symbol” for the plaza in newly renovated Esperance Park in Edmonds. The competition is open to professional artists […]
Nonprofit sets up new homeless encampment following Snohomish County sweep
By Erin Freeman | Lynnwood Times Staff EVERETT – Snohomish County homeless advocates and nonprofits have set up a tent encampment in response to a county eviction of unhoused residents from public grounds during the COVID-19 pandemic. On a privately-owned abandoned lot owned by Rucker Investments on Rucker Avenue, 83 people experiencing homelessness have assembled […]
Snohomish County officials bewildered by unaccounted for homeless amidst COVID-19
By Erin Freeman | Lynnwood Times Staff Following the COVID-19 pandemic, the city of Lynnwood is mystified by the whereabouts of unsheltered people experiencing homelessness throughout Snohomish County. “There’s been a precipitous decrease across the county in the count of homeless people we’re seeing at the encampment sites- a drastic decrease, and frankly we’re a little […]
Snohomish County to close park gates and bathrooms in response to COVID-19
By Kent Patton | Office of the Snohomish County Executive SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash., March 22, 2020 – Today, Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers announced the closure of Snohomish County park gates and bathrooms in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Play structures in parks were closed last week. These steps are being taken to better enforce […]
