Letter to the Editor: An Open Letter to Governor Jay Inslee
Dear Governor Inslee, I am writing you, to seek your help on liberating my father from his confinement as he has been confined to his assisted living home since March 2020 with extremely limited access to the outside world. My father, and tens of thousands like him, has been on medical lock down since March […]
Volunteer Timber Framers raise portals to honor victims of the 2014 Oso Mudslide
By Snohomish County Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism | Press Release After a seven-month delay, two hand-crafted wooden portals were raised across the Whitehorse Trail to honor the 43 slide victims, their families and the community. OSO, Wash., October 9, 2020 – Snohomish County Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism and the Timber Framers Guild raised two wooden […]
Lynnwood Dr. Hyde honored with OPW President’s Award
By Optometric Physicians of Washington | Press Release The Optometric Physicians of Washington (OPW) have honored Lynnwood Dr. Ivan Hyde, formerly of Alderwood Vision Source, with their 2020 President’s Distinguished Service Award. The honor was presented virtually due to COVID-19 by Dr. Michael Matsunami, a fellow optometrist and OPW past president. “Dr. Hyde is a […]
City of Mukilteo shuts down local learning pod
By Erin Freeman | Lynnwood Times Staff Mukilteo, Wash – A school-like setting in an aerospace automation factory to support school-aged students during remote learning has been shut down. When local school districts announced that schools would be opening virtually, parent of three Peter Zieve, and President and Chief Operating Officer of Electroimpact, hired a […]
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, […]
Rep. Larsen holds coffee chat, talks local economy
By Erin Freeman | Lynnwood Times Staff Congressman Rick Larsen held a virtual coffee chat with the Economic Alliance of Snohomish County on the morning of October 6, conversing with community members about the U.S. Congress’ economic updates. According to an economic snapshot shared, online job postings in September are down 40% compared to January […]
Lynnwood Mayor proposes 6.4% reduction for 2021-22 budget
By Erin Freeman | Lynnwood Times Staff At the October 12 business meeting, Mayor Nicola Smith presented the Lynnwood City Council with a preliminary budget with general fund expenditures totaling $112,176,210. The 2021-22 preliminary general fund budget is a reduction of $7,786,102, or a 6.4% reduction from budgeted 2019-20 general fund expenditures. To ensure a […]
2020 Gubernatorial debate: Inslee blames Trump, Culp takes aim at Inslee’s record
By Lynnwood Times Staff Olympia, Wash., October 7, 2020 – TVW Studios in Olympia was the scene of Washington state’s only gubernatorial debate between Governor Jay Inslee (D) and Police Chief Loren Culp (R). The event was sponsored by AARP of Washington and Seattle CityClub. The moderators for the debate were: Essex Porter, KIRO 7, […]
Inslee eases restrictions on youth sports, restaurants, wedding receptions, and more
By Office of the Governor Pause to County phases still hold. As of October 6, Snohomish County is designated a Moderate Level County (46.0 cases / 100,000 / 14 days). Therefore, no competitions of any kind against other teams, allowed for high risk sports such as: football, rugby, wrestling, cheerleading with contact, dance with contact, […]
Boeing forecasts challenging near-term aerospace market
Boeing forecasts challenging near-term aerospace market with resilience in long term. By The Boeing Company | Press ReleasePublished By: Lynnwood Times Near-term industry challenges impact demand for commercial airplanes and services Over 10 years, Boeing Market Outlook shows resilient $8.5 trillion total market CHICAGO, Oct. 6, 2020 — Boeing today released its annual forecast for the […]
