King County Metro and Community Transit join forces to provide new regional service

SHORELINE—King County Metro and Community Transit are rolling out major changes to bus service starting Saturday, September 14. This historic service change is designed so that people can take advantage of new, regional public transit options such as new connections to Sound Transit Link 1 Line in King and Snohomish counties. “This is exactly what […]

More Transit, More Community:  Big changes to local transit starts Sept 14

Public transit isn’t just a way to get from here to there, it can help strengthen your community and make travel easier for everyone. Here in Snohomish County, Community Transit is rolling out a major network expansion to improve local transit options and provide more connections to regional transit. The service change starts Sept. 14, […]

Strike! More than 30,000 Boeing workers now head to picket lines

EVERETT—With a vote of 94.6%, the International Association of Machinists (IAM) 751 and W24 union members rejected the latest Collective Bargaining Agreement with Boeing on Thursday night and agreed to strike with a vote of 96%. A minimum two-thirds vote is required to authorize the strike. The strike begins at 12:01 a.m., Friday, September 13. […]

New Utility Billing Payment website, Lynnwood customers need to re-enroll by Nov 15

LYNNWOOD—The City of Lynnwood has completed upgrades to its Utility Billing Payment System. Beginning today, September 12, 2024, Lynnwood Utility Customers who currently use auto-payment or the Self-Service website will need to log in and take action by November 15, 2024.  If you already have a login for the current Lynnwood Self-Service website, your login […]

Fewer than half of Washington students are hitting grade level

On September 10, OSPI released its K-12 Report Card for the 2023-24 school year. Following national trends, fewer than half of Washington students met academic proficiency. Testing was over grades 3-8 and 10. In Washington state, only 50.3% of students met ELA standards, 39.7% met math standards, and 43.5% met science standards in their spring […]

John Braun: Say no to lies and economic injustice by voting yes on Initiative 2117

There’s a school of thought that says people don’t start paying close attention to election campaigns until after Labor Day, when summer family activities are brought to an end by the start of a new academic year. Whether that’s accurate or not, we also are approximately five weeks away from the beginning of Washington’s general-election […]

South County Fire hosts Emergency Preparedness Expo on Sept 21

LYNNWOOD—South County Fire invites you to learn how to prepare and care for your family in different types of emergencies, including natural disasters. Join us at the Emergency Preparedness Expo on Saturday, Sept. 21, 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Community Life Center, 19820 Scriber Lake Rd, Lynnwood. This free event will include activities for […]

Competitive swimmer Riley Gaines to speak at WA GOP Fall Harvest Dinner

BELLEVUE—This year’s annual Washington State Republican Party Fall Harvest Dinner will feature former competitive swimmer, political activist and 12-time NCAA All-American, Riley Gaines as a keynote speaker. Gaines began her competitive swimming career while attending high school in her home state of Tennessee. While attending the University of Kentucky she joined the All-SEC Freshman Team […]

Reichert and Ferguson square off in heated gubernatorial debate

SEATTLE—Shortly after the U.S. Presidential debate concluded on Tuesday, Washington state gubernatorial candidates Dave Reichert and Bob Ferguson squared off, tackling issues such as public safety, budgets, abortion, and climate change for the first time in-person. The event was sponsored by the Seattle Times and media partners King 5, Krem2 News, and El Sol de […]

Community invited to Flags for our Fallen golf tournament fundraiser

MONROE—The Ward Roney Jr. VFW Post 7511 and its Auxiliary are excited to invite the community to rally around the fourth annual Flags for our Fallen golf tournament fundraiser! Please register by Wednesday, September 18 for this scramble-style golf tournament, which takes place 0800 (check in at 0700), Saturday, September 21, 2024, at the Echo […]