Former Council President Benjamin Goodwin’s Farewell

Former Council President Benjamin Goodwin’s Farewell-On June 5, 1914, President Woodrow Wilson stated in his commencement address to the United State Naval Academy, “Nothing is worthwhile that is not hard. You do not improve your muscle by doing the easy thing; you improve it by doing the hard thing, and you get your zest by doing […]
MLK Day of Service

MLK Day of Service-On November 3, 1983, President Ronald Reagan signed a bill marking the third Monday of January, as Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The holiday was officially observed on January 20, 1986 and is the first federal holiday honoring an African American. King is one of the most prolific humanitarians and leaders of […]
Local Resident Receives SPU Medallion Award
SPU Medallion AwardSEATTLE PACIFIC UNIVERSITY | January 19, 2020 Lynnwood resident and newly elected Lynnwood City Council member Julieta Altamirano-Crosby will receive the Seattle Pacific University Alumni Medallion Award on Saturday, February 8, 2020, as part of SPU’s Homecoming and Family Weekend. Altamirano-Crosby graduated with her master’s in educational leadership from SPU in 2018. She […]
Local school closures and delays

Local school closures and delays: EDMONDS SCHOOL DISTRICT – All Edmonds School District schools and programs are CLOSED today, Wednesday, Jan. 15, due to unsafe weather conditions. EdCC-HEADSTART/EHS – ALL preschool classes and EHS groups canceled. Offices closed. Staff do not report. ***Updated 8:03 AM*** EDMONDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE Closed. All classes (including evening and online […]
County Superior Court becomes a female majority

County Superior Court becomes a female majorityBy Brandy Ellis | January 13, 2020 Judge Anna Alexander was sworn in on December 5, 2019, to the Snohomish County Superior Court. Judge Alexander was the youngest woman ever admitted to the University of Washington School of Law at the age of 19 and had been practicing in […]
Winter Storm Watch for Jan. 14, 2020

What’s coming? The National Weather Service (https://www.weather.gov/) has updated its forecast and is now predicting heavy snowfall for Snohomish County, starting Tuesday evening. A winter storm watch is in effect from 6 p.m. Tuesday through 7 a.m. Wednesday. The weather service says it is likely there will be “significant travel impacts,” not only this evening but […]
Local school delays, closures and bus routes

Local school delays, closures and bus routes- EDMONDS SCHOOL DISTRICT – All Edmonds School District schools and programs are CLOSED today, Tuesday, Jan. 14, due to unsafe weather conditions. EdCC-HEADSTART/EHS – All Head Start/EHS/ECEAP morning classes canceled. Staff do not report to work, Tuesday, Jan. 14, due to unsafe weather conditions. **UPDATED JAN 14 at […]
Girls on the Run Snohomish County – Registration now open

by Girls on the Run Snohomish County | January 13, 2020 Welcome to Girls on the Run! – a life-changing, non-profit program for girls in the 3rd through 8th grade. Our mission is to inspire girls to be joyful, healthy and confident using a fun, experience-based curriculum which creatively integrates running. Practices start the week […]
Local school delays, closures and bus routes

Local school delays, closures and bus routes EDMONDS SCHOOL DISTRICT – All Edmonds School District schools and programs are CLOSED today, Monday, Jan. 13, due to unsafe weather conditions. Other related news about EDMONDS SCHOOL DISTRICT: Welcome to Kindergarten in the Edmonds School District! Registration for the 2020-2021 school year will begin March 4, 2020 at […]
Census Bureau now recruiting for 2020 census operations

The U.S. Census Bureau is now recruiting temporary Census Takers in Snohomish County, Washington in advance of its Nonresponse Followup Operation for the 2020 Census. The pay rate is $20 per hour and applications can be made online at 2020census.gov/jobs. The primary purpose of the Nonresponse Followup Operation is to count people in person at […]