A behind the scenes look at ballot counting
Editor’s Note: This article is a repost that was originally posted August 6, 2019. Garth Fell is now the Snohomish County Auditor. Ballot counting is a fairly complicated and extremely detail-oriented process that you may not actively think about. Because of this, you may not know: How exactly is your ballot counted? Stepping back a […]
Public invited to Afrolatino festival in Lynnwood
LYNNWOOD, Wash, July 15 – The Afrolatino Festival returns for its eleventh year in Lynnwood at Silver Creek Family Church to celebrate Afrolatino culture in Washington State. The event is 12 – 7 p.m. on Saturday, July 16. Aside from the vendors and food stands, a rock band will play an assortment of live Latin music from bachata, meringue, to salsa, […]
Lynnwood Mayor Christine Frizzell on recent shootings
LYNNWOOD, Wash., July 15, 2022 — Lynnwood Mayor Christine Frizzell released a statement to residents regarding the recent drive-by shootings in the area that have left two teens dead and another two teens with nonlife threatening gunshot wounds. She remains “committed to ensuring that Lynnwood’s Parks” and “neighborhoods are a safe” and that both she […]
Two teens dead in second drive-by shooting in Lynnwood
LYNNWOOD, Wash., July 15, 2022 – Shortly after 9:15 p.m. on Thursday, July 14, two juvenile males, 15 and 16 years-old, were shot during a drive-by shooting at Spruce Park, just blocks from an earlier gang-related shooting approximately 2 p.m. the previous day. Lynnwood Police have confirmed that both victims have died from their injuries. […]
Councilman Moon making a “splash” pad in Mukilteo
MARYSVILLE, Wash., July 14, 2022 — Splash pads, spray parks, spray grounds, whatever you want to call them, small parks equipped with waterworks are a crowd favorite among families with small children. In 2008, hundreds of kids tested the spray pad at Snohomish County’s Willis D. Tucker Park before the ribbon was even cut for […]
Exclusive interview with Marysville Police Chief Erik Scairpon
MARYVSILLE, Wash. – In our ongoing podcast series on public safety, Lynnwood Times contributor Bo Brusco interviews Chief Erik Scairpon of the Marysville Police Department about staffing shortages and the importance of prioritizing officer wellness. With 80 commissioned positions, the Marysville Police Department (MPD) is the third-largest law enforcement agency in Snohomish County. Today, the […]
UW Industrial and Systems Engineering Capstone Project to save County an estimated $70,000 annually
EVERETT, Wash., – Snohomish County’s Department of Information Technology (IT) and the University of Washington (UW) Industrial and Systems Engineering Program in the College of Engineering today announced the completion of their 2022 Capstone Project. This year’s project participants solved a challenge with retail software request and approval systems. Completion of the project by College […]
Drive-by shooting leaves two injured in Lynnwood
LYNNWOOD, Wash., July 13, 2022 – Snohomish County Deputies are investigating a drive-by shooting that took place around 2 p.m. today near 3500 block of 164th St SW in Lynnwood. Several juveniles were walking on the sidewalk when two of them were shot – a boy and a girl – by a passing vehicle. The […]
Port of Everett and Mukilteo adopt vision and guidelines for Waterfront
EVERETT, Wash., July 12, 2022 – The Port of Everett Commission and the Mukilteo City Council have unanimously adopted a unified vision and set of guiding principles for the redevelopment of the Mukilteo waterfront after an extensive public outreach process. The approved Vision Statement reads: Mukilteo’s waterfront is a welcoming and convenient gathering place. It […]
Inflation jumps to 9.1% in June, real earnings down 3.6%
WASHINGTON D.C., July 13, 2022 – Today, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that consumer inflation rose to a 41-year high of 9.1% in June, up from 8.6% in May. The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 1% from May to June. Americans have not experienced such high consumer inflation since November of 1981. The all items less food and […]
