Snohomish County at risk of reverting to Phase 1
By Erin Freeman | Lynnwood Times Staff Recent spikes in COVID-19 positive cases are leaving Snohomish County officials uncertain about the ability to move the county into Phase 3 of the Washington state Safe Start reopening plan, with a potential risk to revert to Phase 1. Last week, Snohomish County officials delayed the county’s application […]
Snohomish County delays move to Phase 3
By: Erin Freeman | Lynnwood Times Staff Snohomish County will not be moving into Phase 3 by the Fourth of July weekend, County Executive Dave Somers and Health Officer Dr. Chris Spitters said Friday, June 26, during a briefing about the county’s response to COVID-19. “This is the first day that we would technically be […]
Snohomish businesses receive $12.7M in much needed grant relief
Over $12 million in CARES Act funding will be awarded By Snohomish County Government | Press Release Editors Note: Business sector breakdown and graphs were added by Lynnwood Times staff. EVERETT, Wash., June 25, 2020 – Today, Snohomish County announced grant awards for the Relief, Recovery and Resiliency (R3) and the First in Flight (F3) […]
Health Secretary John Wiesman signed order mandating face coverings
By Washington Department of Health | Press Release Use of face coverings in any indoor or outdoor public setting in the state. Order takes effect June 26, 2020 Members of the public are required by law to comply with this order, and violators may be subject to criminal penalties pursuant to RCW 43.70.130(7), RCW 70.05.120(4), […]
Inslee announces guidelines for return to higher education
By: Erin Freeman | Lynnwood Times Staff Governor Jay Inslee announced the state’s plan to return higher education students to in-person classes this fall, with a range of pandemic-related restrictions. During a press conference on June 24, Gov. Inslee provided an update on Washington’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, announcing statewide policies for reopening in-person […]
Inslee requires facial coverings or face misdemeanor
By Katrina Kukhar | Lynnwood Times Staff Update: June 24, statement by Republican House leader J.T. Willcox. “The Governor’s mask mandate is going to be counter productive. His moral authority was expended when he persisted in enforcing unfair mandates that didn’t make sense to fair-minded people and ignored his responsibility to enforce the law for all. […]
Lynnwood Food Bank & COVID-19 Antibody Testing
Lynnwood Food Bank makes room for free COVID-19 antibody testingBy Katrina Kukhar | Lynnwood Times Staff On Thursday, June 18th, president of the WAGRO Foundation, a Lynnwood City Council member, and Food Bank volunteer, Julieta Altamirano-Crosby partnered up with Westcare Clinic, University of Washington, and Herrmann Law Group to bring free COVID-19 testing to communities […]
WA Dept. of Health Reports COVID-19 death toll errors
WA Dept. of Health to correct errors in reporting COVID-19 death tollBy Maxford Nelson | Freedom Foundation Editors Note: The Lynnwood Times included the latest COVID-19 data metrics from the Washington state Department of Health in the article. One month after the Freedom Foundation reported that Washington state’s method for tallying COVID-19 fatalities could result in an […]
Lynnwood announces $10,000 small businesses grants
Lynnwood announces $10,000 small businesses grantsBy City of Lynnwood | Press Release Funds Available All eligible businesses submitting a complete and timely application will have a chance to receive a grant of up to $10,000 until all funds are exhausted. A total of $500,000 of funding is available. Funds may be used for existing operating […]
Snohomish County provides second round of business relief grants
By Snohomish County Government | Press Release SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash., June 12, 2020 – Today, Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers announced the second round of the Small Business Relief, Recovery, and Resiliency (R3) Grant Program. This grant program is a key part of the relief and recovery action Snohomish County is taking to help businesses […]
