Public safety sales tax online town hall to be held on October 2
SNOHOMISH COUNTY—Snohomish County voters are invited to join Executive Somers, Sheriff Johnson, and Prosecuting Attorney Cummings at a public safety town hall, hosted by Safe Snohomish County, to discuss Proposition 1—the proposed 0.2% Public Safety Sales Tax—on Wednesday, October 2, 2024, at 6 p.m. To participate, please join us on Zoom (https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86358103981) on Wednesday, October […]
A Marysville resident may be $10,000 richer and not know it
OLYMPIA—Washington’s Lottery is encouraging players to double check their lottery tickets, as there are two $10,000 Match 4 prizes expiring in October. One winning ticket was purchased in Marysville at WinCo Foods located at 3947 116th St NE and expires on October 22. The second winning ticket was purchased in Graham at the Safeway located […]
Seattle PD to decommission Mounted Patrol Unit
SEATTLE—The Seattle Police Department announced on September 30 the decommissioning of its Mounted Patrol Unit due to the loss of hundreds of officers over the past four years. “As SPD continues to recover from loss of hundreds of officers over the past four years, we have to carefully prioritize how to use existing scarce resources,” […]
Meadowdale High School Mavericks got first win of football season
It was week four in the Lynnwood area, and both Meadowdale and Lynnwood High School were in action. The Lynnwood Times has your recap of the action and a preview for both teams’ week five matchups. Meadowdale High School Mavericks The Meadowdale High School Mavericks got their first win of the season after beating Edmonds-Woodway High […]
Washington residents now able to donate toward Hurricane Helene relief efforts
OLYMPIA—Secretary of State Steve Hobbs opened a secure portal for all Washington residents, public employees, and state retirees to donate to Hurricane Helene relief efforts. The Disaster Relief Center, a special function of the Secretary of State’s Combined Fund Drive, provides links for one-time donations to verified and registered crisis-relief charities during periods of natural […]
Washington delivers $200 energy bill credits to over 690,000 households
OLYMPIA—The Washington Department of Commerce last week announced the successful completion of the Washington Families Clean Energy Credits Program (WFCEC), an initiative that provided $200 energy bill credits to more than 690,000 low- and moderate-income households across the state. The program provided financial relief to 23% of Washington’s households, supported by electric utilities serving 99.6% […]
John Braun: Pass I-2109 to end tax on capital gains
There are many reasons to repeal Washington’s tax on income from capital gains by approving Initiative 2109. One is that Washington voters, when asked about an income tax, have already said “no” 11 times. The vote folks may remember best was from 2010.That ballot measure would have taxed the top 3% of incomes in Washington. […]
Pedestrian killed in unincorporated North Lynnwood
SNOHOMSISH COUNTY—A woman was struck and killed by a vehicle near Shelby Rd and SR-99 on early Sunday morning. The 45-year-old female driver of a blue 2018 Mazda was traveling in the left lane of Southbound SR-99 when she struck a female pedestrian who was also in the left lane. The vehicle came to a […]
Washington named among states with the largest homeless communities
A new study has revealed the states with the largest homeless communities, with Vermont taking the top spot, Washington is sixth. Online casino review site Lucky Gambler analyzed data from the Office of Policy Development and Research to find the number of homeless people in each state in 2023. This figure was weighed against the […]
Northshore educator named Washington State’s 2025 Teacher of the Year
OLYMPIA—Northshore School District’s Kim Broomer of Ruby Bridges Elementary was announced the Washington State 2025 Teacher of the Year in Olympia on Saturday, September 28. She was one of eight finalists across the state considered for the prestigious award. Geancarla “Carla” Shanks Morales of Orcas Island Elementary within the Orcas Island School District was awarded […]
