Bainbridge Island Senator resigns to serve as Kitsap Commissioner
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OLYMPIA, Wash., June 21, 2023 — After 16 years of service in the Washington State Legislature, Senator Christine Rolfes (D-Bainbridge Island) officially announced yesterday she is stepping down from the Washington State Senate after submitting a resignation letter to Governor Jay Inslee. Her resignation from the Senate is effective Tuesday, Aug. 15. Rolfes’ announcement comes […]
Sound and Community Transit buses on Sunday schedule for Independence Day
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Snohomish County, Wash., June 21, 2023 – All Community Transit service and Sound Transit buses to/from Snohomish County will operate a Sunday schedule on Independence Day, Tuesday, July 4, 2023. Route schedules are available at communitytransit.org/Schedules. For help planning a trip, visit communitytransit.org/PlanMyTrip or contact Customer Care at (425) 353-RIDE (7433) prior to the holiday. […]
Music at the Beach this Saturday at Mukilteo Lighthouse Park
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The 2023 Music at the Beach concert series kicks off June 24, at beautiful Lighthouse Park in Mukilteo. The concert series is a great way to enjoy live music in one of the most beautiful parks in the Pacific Northwest. Please note, this is a 21+ event. This year we’ve added a Cornhole Tournament prior […]
Information Sessions for Snohomish County Small Business Innovation Assistance Program
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Snohomish County, Wash., June 20, 2023 – Two information sessions for the Snohomish County Small Business Innovation Assistance (SBIA) program are taking place this Wednesday and Thursday. SBIA provides technical assistance services coupled with microgrants to help Snohomish County-based small businesses recover from the effects of the pandemic as well as incentivize new, innovative ideas […]
A Lynnwood Celebration: Community partners came out in full force for Juneteenth
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LYNNWOOD, Wash., June 19, 2023—To commemorate the day the last remaining people in the United States were freed from the evil of slavery and servitude, hundreds of people of all colors celebrated Juneteenth at Cedar Valley Community School in Lynnwood today. “It is beautiful to see the community come out,” Olympia Edwards, Founder of Project […]
Letter-to-Editor: Who do you think you want to be Sound Transit?
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I am really upset at the Sound Transit I cheer on right now. Why? Let’s start with I’m an open government guy so gotta ask: How dare Sound Transit think in all your wisdom to create a public document and then try to deem it “Board Only”? Quoting a The Urbanist tweet reluctantly: “Sound Transit […]
Four suspects arrested after shoot out in Alderwood Mall parking lot
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ARTICLE UPDATE 9:53 a.m., June 19, 2023: In the Monday morning update on the Sunday night Alderwood Mall shoot out, the Lynnwood Police spokeswoman shared that the motive for the incident was the attempted robbery of a cellphone and that only one suspect fired a gun — there was no gunfire exchange as originally reported […]
Fathers of Snohomish County
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Originally posted June 20, 2021 Every June around the United States, we take one Sunday each year to honor and celebrate the men who have helped bring us into this world and/or the men who raised us: Father’s Day. Snohomish County is full of examples of the rise of the new and changing role of […]
Olympus Spa and Trans rights supporters face off at Event Center
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LYNNWOOD, Wash., June 18, 2023—The highly anticipated rally surrounding the controversial court order against the Olympus Spa policy surronding biological women took place Saturday afternoon at the Lynnwood Event Center. The rally was marked by a significant police presence, as fears of physical confrontation ran high among both protesters and counter-protesters. Nearly 100 pro-female only […]
911 Dispatchers, the hidden heroes of Snohomish County
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EVERETT, Wash., June 14, 2023—The Snohomish County 911 dispatch center is Washington state’s largest 911 center by volume, area, and population served, handling an average 2,031 incoming calls or texts for emergency service a day – roughly one call every 42 seconds. “It is an exciting and rewarding career. It’s never dull in that even […]