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League of Women Voters elects new officers and honors ‘legends’

SNOHOMISH COUNTY – The Snohomish County chapter of the League of Women Voters conducted its annual meeting on Saturday, May 16, 2026. Outgoing President Lisa Utter passed the gavel to incoming President Brenda Mann Harrison, and League members elected Linda Wills as president-elect.  Vonita Francisco was elected as second vice president; Meredith Gould was elected treasurer; […]

League of Women Voters of Snohomish County announces new President

Lisa Utter

SNOHOMISH COUNTY—Lisa Utter became the President of the League of Women Voters of Snohomish County at the start of the League’s calendar year on July 1 after briefly serving as president-elect. Utter was nominated and approved by the board of directors on June 24 to fill the vacant role of president-elect left by Adrienne Fraley, […]

Twenty-four eligible candidates applied to fill council vacancy

council vacancy

LYNNWOOD—The Lynnwood City Council will host a closed-door Executive Session—RCW 42.30.110(1)(h)—on Monday, June 10, to select eight out of 24 eligible applicants to fill a council vacancy left by the resignation of the Councilwoman Shirley Sutton in May. The application deadline for applicants was May 31, 2024. The 24 eligible applicants for City Council Position […]

Snohomish County Human Rights Commission 2021 Human Rights awards

snohomish human rights

EVERETT, Wash., December 15, 2021 – The Snohomish County Human Rights Commission announced the winners of the 2021 Human Rights Awards during a virtual ceremony on December 10, the 73rd anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.  Human Rights Award Winner  Kathryn Lewandowsky, for her work in health care and with […]

2021 Human Rights Awards Celebration on Dec. 10

human rights awards

EVERETT, Wash., December 03, 2021 – The public is invited to honor the 2021 Human Rights Awards nominees and winners in recognition of their contribution to making Snohomish County a place that honors the inherent dignity and the equal and inalienable rights of all members of our human family. The 2021 Annual International Human Rights Day […]

Election 2021: Winners, losers, and too close to call

2021 general election

ARTICLE UPDATES 7:15 PM Nov 9, 2021: Updated results and added statements from Gary Petershagen, Will Chen, and John Kartak. LT calls election for Gary Petershagen and Shirley Sutton. County has counted 181,510 ballots to a total return of 185,228 ballots. 8:00 PM Nov 5, 2021: Updated results and added statement from Joshua Binda. Lynnwood […]

Lynnwood Times Lynnwood City Council candidates interviews

lynnwood elections

LYNNWOOD, Wash., October 30, 2021 – The Lynwood Times sat with Lynnwood City Council candidates Shirley Sutton and Nick Coelho (Position 1), Patrick Decker and Naz Lashgari (Position 2), and Lisa Utter (Position 3) to hear their take on important issues within their city. After confirming his attendance, there was one no call/no show from […]

Call for General Election candidate questions

general election questions

The Lynnwood Times will be conducting in-person video interviews for the following upcoming General Election races and seeking questions from the general public: Lynnwood Mayor: Christine Frizzell and Jim Smith Lynnwood City Council Position 1: Shirley Sutton and Nick Coelho Lynnwood City Council Position 2: Naz Lashgari and Patrick Decker Lynnwood City Council Position 3: […]

2021 Primary Election results

Snohomish County primary

🚨UPDATE 5 p.m. Aug 12 🚨Current Turnout: 26.77% up from 26.73% the previous day. Expected county turnout is 28%. Lynnwood turnout is 28.32%. All results are current as of posted update. The next update is set for 5 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 13. 🚨UPDATE 5 p.m. Aug 12 🚨 Today, Garth Fell, Snohomish County Auditor, confirmed […]

Primary Election 2021 Q&A

2021 Primary Election

The 2021 Primary Election will be held on August 3 and local non-military ballots will be mailed to voters on July 15. In preparation for the 2021 Primary Election, the Lynnwood Times asked candidates questions to supplement the questions in your voters pamphlet. The Lynnwood Times did not receive responses from the following 2021 Primary […]

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