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 […]
South County Fire asks voters to consider fire benefit charge
By Erin Freeman | Lynnwood Times Staff South County Fire is asking regional voters to consider a benefit charge during the November 3rd General Election. If passed, the benefit charge will allow South County Fire to base a property’s emergency services costs based upon its size and use. Right now, the amount a household pays […]
Inslee commends Washington manufacturers
Inslee commends Washington manufacturers for answering the call to fight COVID-19 by Office of the Governor | Press ReleasePublished by: Lynnwood Times Washington manufacturers and other businesses have proven they can adapt quickly, with hundreds responding to Gov. Jay Inslee’s call to support the state’s response to COVID-19. During this pandemic, Washington companies have found […]
Pandemic Pods Distance Learning
Parents turn to pandemic pods during distance learning. By: Erin Freeman | Lynnwood Times Staff This fall, as schools across Snohomish County began the academic year in full remote learning, parents are forming learning pods for their children, allowing small groups to learn together at home. Pandemic pods have become immensely popular during distance learning […]
Electroimpact company creates Virtual Learning Classroom
Electroimpact company creates classroom for virtual learning.By: Erin Freeman | Lynnwood Times Staff Mukilteo, WA– An aerospace automation company has developed an individual school reopening plan, building a school-like setting in its factory to support school-aged students during remote learning. As local school districts ascertained coronavirus infection metric data as hazardous for reopening through in-person […]
Lynnwood City Council Approves $100k for COVID-19
Lynnwood City Council approves additional $100,000 for community COVID-19 relief. By: Erin Freeman | Lynnwood Times Staff At the September 14 business meeting, the Lynnwood City Council voted and unanimously approved to increase the city’s community relief fund contract award with the Community of Color Coalition (C3), increasing the disbursement of CARES Act funds to […]
COVID-19 Heartbreak: A season lost
By Alec Dietz | Lynnwood Times Staff Brynn Webster spent the morning of her 18th birthday at the Meadowdale Middle School batting cages with a day full of plans. Returning from the workout with her sister, Webster picked up her phone to check her notifications. Shortly after, she received a call from her best friend […]
How Washington state can utilize mobile devices to slow the spread of COVID-19
By Alec Dietz | Lynnwood Times Staff With most Washington counties still stuck in Phase 2 of Governor Jay Inslee’s “Safe Start” plan, several alternatives and plans to help slow the spread of COVID-19 are being discussed at the local and state level. So far in the state of Washington, state employees, national guard members, […]
Over 3 tons of food collected at Evergreen State Fair for local food banks
The three-hour drive-thru event honored the start of the Evergreen State Fair and will provide 7,743 meals to those in need across Snohomish County By Rose Smith | Snohomish County Parks, Recreation, & Tourism Featured photo caption: County Councilwoman Megan Dunn (left) presenting Volunteers of America Western Washington with a check for $1600 at the […]
