Lynnwood Council Confronts $10M Budget Gap, Eyes Tax Hikes, New Farmers Market Initiative
LYNNWOOD—The Lynnwood City Council tackled some of the city’s pressing financial and operational issues at its Work Session Monday, November 3, in addition to discussing a new farmers-market initiative at the Lynnwood City Center, and the city’s contract for prosecutorial services. Budget Review and Tax Outlook The bulk of Monday’s Work Session centered on the […]
2025 General Election Results: Winners, losers and too close to call!
SNOHOMISH COUNTY—The Snohomish County Auditor’s Office has counted 144,887 (26.76%) ballots as of November 5, 2025, for the 2025 General Election. Below is a summary of election outcomes for feature races: City of Snohomish Mayor Linda Redmon and Lynnwood Mayor Christine Frizzell, Lynnwood City Councilman Josh Binda, Lake Steves Councilmen Kim Daughtry and Gary Petershagen, […]
WSSEA 2025 Spring State Championships honored as a 2025 Champion of Economic Impact in Sports Tourism
SNOHOMISH COUNTY – Sports Destination Management, the leading publication with the largest circulation of sports event planners and tournament directors in the sports tourism market, has announced the 2025 Champions of Economic Impact in Sports Tourism. This year’s winners are responsible for contributing a more-than-welcome boost of more than $1.4 billion to the national economy […]
Army Corps begins dredging at Everett Harbor, Snohomish River
EVERETT—U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials will begin maintenance dredging of two sections of the Everett Harbor and Snohomish River federal project, Nov. 4, 2025. Operations will run 24/7 and are expected to be completed Feb. 14, 2026. The dredging operations will involve a hydraulic pipeline dredge removing approximately 40,000 cubic yards of accumulated sediment […]
Community Transit public hearing and board meeting, Nov 6
SNOHOMISH COUNTY—The Community Transit Board of Directors’ monthly board meeting will take place at 3 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 3. The meeting will begin with a public hearing on the 2026-2027 Proposed Budget. Agenda items include: For the full agenda and information on how to comment, go to communitytransit.org/board-of-directors and click on Upcoming Meetings. The meeting […]
Understanding Traumatic Grief Conference, After the Overdose: The Grief No One Talks About
LYNNWOOD—Nearly one-third of U.S. adults know someone who has died of a drug overdose, according to Johns Hopkins University. Behind each of those deaths are families, friends, coworkers and responders, struggling with a unique kind of grief that often goes unspoken. This is the 5th year Support 7 is partnering with the Grief Companioning Project […]
Dick Cheney, architect of American neocon power and critic of Trump, dead at 84
Former US Vice President Dick Cheney died on November 4, 2025, at the age of 84 from complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease. Born Richard Bruce “Dick” Cheney on January 30, 1941, he was a prominent businessman who served as the 46th Vice President of the United States from 2001 to 2009 under […]
WA voters urged to avoid mailing ballots, use drop boxes amid USPS postmark delays
EVERETT—Recent changes to U.S. Postal Service (USPS) policies have introduced delays in postmarking mail, which could result in mail-in ballots being discarded if they don’t receive a timely postmark in Washington state. With Election Day approaching on Tuesday, November 4, Snohomish County Elections is reminding voters to use one of the county’s 35 official ballot […]
Business-2-Government Event: North Puget Sound Contracting Conference
LYNNWOOD—Economic Alliance Snohomish County, in partnership with powered-programs Washington APEX Accelerator and Washington Small Business Development Center, is excited to announce the 2025 North Puget Sound Contracting Conference (NPSCC), returning to the Lynnwood Event Center this November. Presented by BMW of Lynnwood, and in partnership with Snohomish County, Edmonds College, Securitybricks and Absher Construction, this premier event connects businesses, government agencies, and prime contractors […]
DelBene: Trump, GOP holding emergency SNAP funds over politics
Earlier this year, Marysville resident Gail Nigro was experiencing health problems and needed some extra assistance to keep food on the table and pay her health care bills. She signed up for Washington’s Basic Food program, the name we give to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, to help her buy groceries. Gail is […]
