Possible arson at BNSF building in Marysville
Update 2:32 p.m. Dec. 28: At 10:14 a.m. a 25-y/o male was arrested by Marysville police after confessing to starting the fire. The suspect was booked into Snohomish County Jail at 11:33 a.m. on the charge of second degree arson. Mental illness may have contributed to the suspect’s intent of starting the fire. At this […]
Potential new Race and Social Justice Coordinator in 2021, salary schedule, budget amendments, and fees
By Noel Pai-Young | Lynnwood Times Staff A wide array of topics were discussed by the council at its December 7 work session. Patrick Decker was introduced as a candidate for a position on the Civil Service Commission. Decker has served on the Planning Commission for six years and is actively involved in Cops and […]
City of Mukilteo approves $43.6M budget for 2021
By Mayor Jennifer Gregerson | City of Mukilteo Mukilteo, Wash. — Last night, December 7, following nine weeks of public hearings, the Mukilteo City Council adopted the final 2021 Budget in the amount of $43,612,116. “As the Budget Hearings come to a close, I am pleased that the approvals made at last night’s Council meeting […]
Snohomish County allocates $1 million towards social justice
By Erin Freeman | Lynnwood Times Staff On Tuesday, November 10, the Snohomish County Council adopted a $1.045 billion 2021 budget, with over $1 million set aside to cultivate countywide social justice. The five councilmembers voted 4-1 approving the budget allocations, with Councilwoman Megan Dunn dissenting, wanting funding to further support initiatives driven by the […]
Sheriff’s Department saves money and reduces its carbon footprint
By Erin Freeman | Lynnwood Times Staff The Snohomish County Sheriff’s Department plans to introduce an electric patrol car into its fleet, signaling a move toward the reduction of the county’s contribution to fossil fuels and significant savings in gasoline costs. The county budget, adopted on November 10, sets aside $75,000 to implement the new […]
Mukilteo PD’s Cuts with Cops spreads prostate cancer awareness
By Erin Freeman | Lynnwood Times Staff Mukilteo, Wash.- Nic’s Barbershop teamed up with the Mukilteo Police Department for the second annual Cuts with Cops, an event spearheaded by Cheri Nicolopoulos (Nic) to support Men’s Health Awareness month. On Saturday, November 7, community members came in for scheduled haircuts at Nic’s Barbershop, except they had […]
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, […]
Violence has no home in Snohomish County
Violence has no home in Snohomish County By Erin Freeman | Lynnwood Times Staff Snohomish County Councilwoman Megan Dunn has apologized after calling an image of a stitch work project featuring a Molotov cocktail a “good reminder.” Posted to her personal Facebook account, now deleted, the image shows a cross-stitched Molotov cocktail with the saying […]
Local Author Debuts Crime-Legal Drama Novel
Local Author Debuts Crime-Legal Drama NovelBy: Erin Freeman | Lynnwood Times Staff Combining stories of Alaska commercial fisheries, old-school journalism, the Green River Killer investigation, DNA forensic science, and the disappearance of Pacific salmon, local author Conrad Jungmann Jr. has debuted his first book, “Edge of Redfish.” “It’s really a story of the salmon fishery. […]
9/11: The day that changed America
By Mario Lotmore | Lynnwood Times Staff On September 11, 2001, 19 men hijacked four commercial airplanes – two were crashed into the World Trade Center, one crashed in the Pentagon and the other crashed just outside of Shanksville, Pennsylvania. A total of 2,977 people were killed by this terrorist attack on the U.S. mainland. […]
