Inslee allows museums, bowling, agritourism to reopen in Phase 2 counties
By: Erin Freeman | Lynnwood Times Staff OLYMPIA, WA- Museums, bowling, and agritourism will now be allowed to reopen under Phase 2 of Governor Jay Inslee’s Safe Start Plan, according to modified guidance announced Thursday, August 20. “We have worked with stakeholders for weeks and sometimes months to arrive at these guidelines,” said Inslee. “We […]
Jim Nelson approved as Lynnwood’s new Chief of Police
By Alec Dietz | Lynnwood Times Almost 30 years ago, Jim Nelson never thought he’d be in this position. Sitting in a room full of hundreds of applicants, Lynnwood Police Department’s new Chief of Police never thought he’d be one of a handful of people accepted into the local police academies. “I remember looking around […]
Snohomish County 2020 Census: Everyone Counts!
By Erin Freeman | Lynnwood Times Staff The deadline for households to respond to the 2020 Census has been extended. Still, they are just weeks away from the deadline to finish counting millions of residents in the U.S. Have you completed the census? On August 3, Steven Dillingham, U.S. Census Bureau Director announced an extension […]
Inslee statement on threats to vote-by-mail and USPS
By Office of the Governor | Press Release Olympia, Wash., August 17, 2020 – Gov. Jay Inslee issued a statement today in response to the Trump administration’s actions to limit the ability of the U.S. Postal Service to process vote-by-mail ballots. “Mail-in ballots are the easiest, safest, most reliable voting method there is and Washington’s […]
Food Drive at the Evergreen State Fair Park
By Snohomish County Government | Press Release MONROE, Wash., August 17, 2020 – Snohomish County Fair Park staff and volunteers will host a countywide drive-thru food drive on Thursday, August 27, as a way to celebrate the Fair community even though the Evergreen State Fair was canceled due to COVID-19. It will be hosted at […]
Funds released to connect 60,000 students to Online Learning
Through the CARES Act, Congress allocated funds to local school districts and to state education agencies to provide support in covering emergency COVID-19 costs. By Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction | Press Release OLYMPIA — August 12, 2020 —Last spring when Washington’s K–12 schools were closed for in-person learning, school districts across the state pulled together every […]
Reverend Sean G. Berry to join St. Timothy Lutheran Church
By St. Timothy Lutheran | Press Release St. Timothy Lutheran Church, 16431 52nd Avenue W. Edmonds, has announced the installation of Reverend Sean G. Berry on August 30th, 2020 at 3pm. While all members and interested parties are invited to attend, confirmed reservations are required due to COVID-19 restrictions. Reservations for the limited seating can […]
Brian Sullivan, Snohomish County Treasurer, honored with three national appointments
Snohomish County, Wash., August 7, 2020 – Brian Sullivan, Snohomish County Treasurer, was recently appointed to three key positions by the National Association of Counties President, Gary W. Moore (Boon County, Kentucky). The first, Vice-Chair of the Finance, Pensions and Intergovernmental Affairs Steering Committee, is where he will work on issues involving financial resources for […]
Pair of murals underway in Edmonds to honor culture of the Coast Salish People
By Alec Dietz | Lynnwood Times Staff Local artist and muralist Andy Eccleshall and the Mural Project Edmonds (MPE) have begun a mural honoring indigenous coast tribes that once inhabited Edmonds, with the organization calling it their “most ambitious” project to date. Eccleshall, sponsor John Osberg, consultant Ty Juvinel, and a large group of volunteers […]
Community comes together to support families in a time of need
By Harmony Weinberg | Edmonds School District LYNNWOOD, Wash., Aug. 13, 2020 – Not even the global COVID-19 pandemic can stop community members from coming together to help Edmonds School District families in need. Earlier this week, more than one hundred community volunteers and district employees worked to safely distribute backpacks with school supplies and […]
