Pandemic Recovery Roadshow at County Campus on June 23
Snohomish County, Wash., June 21, 2022 – The fifth Office of Recovery & Resilience (ORR) in-person pandemic recovery roadshow event is taking place Thursday, June 23, at the Byrnes Performing Arts Center, from 6–7:30 p.m. At this event, Snohomish County Council District One communities – including residents and business owners in Arlington, Darrington, Granite Falls, Marysville, Stanwood, Sauk-Suiattle Tribe, Stillaguamish Tribe, […]
County accepting applications to award up to $500k in Tourism Grant opportunities
Snohomish County, Wash., June, 21, 2022 – Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers announced that the annual tourism small grant cycle – known as the Hotel-Motel Small Grant Fund – is now open. Approximately $490,000 in tourism grant dollars are available for public and non-profit organizations to use for tourism marketing, promotions, and capital projects. Historically, […]
Washington Democrats to host 2022 State Convention in Tacoma
SEATTLE, Wash., June 21, 2022 — The Washington State Democratic Party is set to host its bi-annual convention Friday and Saturday in Tacoma, marking the first in-person convention since 2018. The two-day event will be held in the Tacoma Convention Center at 1500 Commerce St. The general session meeting, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., […]
Lynnwood Juneteenth 2nd annual event a success
LYNNWOOD, Wash., June 20, 2022 – To a packed room, many seniors in Lynnwood and the surrounding areas attended the City’s Black Independence Day luncheon at the Lynnwood Senior Center on Friday, June 17, 2022, to commence Juneteenth celebrations. “The liberation after years spent in slavery,” Lynnwood resident Larry Burks told the Lynnwood Times in […]
Red-Tailed Hawkes Flying Club takes 2nd place at national flying competition
MUKILTEO – While many flocked to the theaters Memorial Day weekend to see Tom Cruise’s return as Captain Pete “Maverick” Mitchell in the long-awaited Top Gun sequel, Mukilteo’s Red-Tailed Hawkes Flying Club was living it. At the 50th annual Operation Skyhook flying competition, held this year at Grider Field, Arkansas, the Red-Tailed Hawkes took second […]
Senator Lovick featured speaker at historic Juneteenth flag raising
SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash., June 20, 2022 – Today, in an historic first, the Juneteenth flag is flying at the Snohomish County Government campus. This comes just days after Governor Jay Inslee, along with members of Blacks United in Leadership and Diversity (BUILD), held the State’s official first Juneteenth flag raising ceremony on the State Capitol […]
Exciting projects in development at Marysville’s Public Works Department
MARYSVILLE, Wash., June 20, 2022 – With 70,000 residents and counting, Marysville is the second largest city in Snohomish County. Integral to the City’s development is its Public Works Department, led by Jeffrey Laycock (seen in featured image). Having been with Marysville for 15 years, Public Works Director Laycock has seen the City transform. Today, […]
June 21: Upcoming Mukilteo City Council Meeting
MUKILTEO, Wash., June 18, 2022 – For its 6 p.m. June 21 REGULAR MEETING, the Mukilteo City Council will discuss/vote on the following agenda items: International Residential Code (IRC) Amendment Fence Permit Exemption (AB22-086 & ORD 1466) Before 2016, only fences over seven feet in height required a building permit. Staff believes the 2016 amendment was […]
Fathers of Snohomish County
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 […]
Lynnwood burglary suspect arrested by SWAT team
LYNNWOOD, Wash., June 19, 2022 – Today, Lynnwood Police with the aid of North Sound Metro SWAT team apprehended a burglary suspect who barricaded himself in a local business between 196th ST SW and 200th ST SW after a five-hour standoff. Highway 99 was closed in both directions but reopened at 8:50 a.m. Lynnwood Police […]
