A ‘No’ vote on Mukilteo EMS Levy will not impact service
Voting NO on the proposed EMS Levy will not impact Mukilteo’s excellent EMS service. With call volumes down (Sno911 Annual Report), EMS expenditures decreasing (Mukilteo Annual Budget 2024), and full EMS staffing, why would the City ask voters to approve a $1.6 million tax increase? We believe this EMS Levy proposal is disingenuous, misleading, not […]
State delegation to showcase Washington’s aerospace industry at UK airshow
OLYMPIA—Washington state’s largest delegation ever, led by Lt. Governor Denny Heck and State Senate Majority Leader Andy Billig, is traveling to the United Kingdom this week for the 2024 Farnborough International Air Show. The group will share the latest aerospace industry innovations coming out of Washington state under the theme “Leading the Way in Building a […]
More details emerge on remains found in a south Lynnwood park
LYNNWOOD—After it was announced on July 17 that a skeletonized cranium was found at Scriber Lake Park earlier this year, the Lynnwood Times reached out to Nicole Krueger, Operations Manager with the Snohomish County Medical Examiner’s Office, to understand more about the case. According to Krueger, the person who found the remains of John Doe, a transient […]
The new Lynnwood Link extension opening in just six weeks
With exactly six weeks left before the grand opening of the Lynnwood Link extension, Sound Transit has announced additional details about the opening day festivities as well as an update on progress completing the tasks necessary to open the 8.5-mile extension. “Every day brings us closer to the launch of Lynnwood Link, and the anticipation […]
Adopt A Stream Foundation’s Northwest Stream Center
EVERETT—Take a Forest Bathing break Sunday, July 21, from 11am to 1pm at the Northwest Stream Center, 600 128th Street SE, Everett WA 98208. Register by calling 425-316-8592 or on-line at www.streamkeeper.org; $25 AASF members, $30 non-members. Space is limited to 15 who will enjoy the sense of being in a private nature preserve as the […]
A snapshot of last year’s crime rates in Snohomish County
SNOHOMISH COUNTY—The Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs (WASPC) released its annual crime rata report on Tuesday, July 9, which compiles crime data across the state. Overall, the report found that crime rates were down across the board in Washington State yet hate crimes and vehicular thefts continue to climb. Still, crime rates have […]
August 6 Primary Election Ballots mailed this week to voters
EVERETT—Today, Snohomish County Elections mailed ballots for the August 6 Primary to 516,000 registered voters. Ballots were mailed to military and overseas voters on June 21 and to out-of-state and rural voters on July 13. The local voters’ pamphlet was also mailed to every household. All eligible voters should receive their ballot no later than Wednesday, […]
Public meetings to learn more about Mukilteo EMS levy renewal
MUKILTEO—The Mukilteo Fire Department is asking voters to consider renewing the levy for Emergency Medical Services (EMS) during the August 6, 2024, primary election. The levy renewal would hire additional emergency personnel and fund ambulance and medical equipment replacement to respond to higher call volumes. Residents are encouraged to attend one of two public meetings […]
100,000 books shipped to Snohomish County children in the last year
EVERETT—Over 100,000 books have been shipped to children in Snohomish County in just under a year, thanks to United Way of Snohomish County and their partnership with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. The United Way of Snohomish County (UWSC) launched their partnership in June of 2023, with books being shipped to families beginning in August 2023. […]
Skull of man found at Scriber Lake Park
LYNNWOOD—The Snohomish County Medical Examiner’s Office is seeking the public’s help in identifying the remains of a possible black male who was found in Scriber Lake Park in Lynnwood in March. On March 24, 2024, a skeletonized cranium was found at Scriber Lake Park in Lynnwood, of a likely a black male estimated to be […]
