No snow forecasted for the week of Jan. 9

LYNNWOOD, Wash., January 9, 2022 – The National Weather Service forecasts a lot of rain and no snow for the week of January 9 through January 15, in Lynnwood and throughout Snohomish County. Daily temperatures are to fluctuate between 34°F to 52°F. Today’s sunny day is not expected to return until Friday when it will be partly cloudy […]

Reykdal: 62% of students not satisfied with curriculum, mental health waning

OLYMPIA, Wash., January 8, 2022 – State Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal held a press conference yesterday to discuss the state of K-12 education in Washington throughout the pandemic and more recently the Omicron variant. The press conference covered COVID/Omicron updates, student mental health, graduation rates, 2021 student assessment, school funding, teacher education, state […]

Derek Daniels appointed as South County Fire Commissioner

EVERETT, Wash., January 7, 2022 – Derek Daniels has been appointed to the South County Fire Board of Commissioners. The board appointed Derek Daniels to fill an at-large commissioner position during its regular meeting held by Zoom Tuesday night. Daniels was a candidate for the at-large seat in the November general election. His opponent, Maya […]

South County Fire re-elects Urban as Chair and Teofilak as Vice Chair

EVERETT, Wash, January 7, 2022 – The South County Fire Board of Commissioners re-elected Greg Urban as chair and Chris Teofilak as vice chair for 2022 during the board’s regular meeting held remotely by Zoom on Tuesday night. Urban is the President and CEO of the Edmonds Chamber of Commerce. Teofilak is a Certified Financial […]

Lynnwood Times Person of the Year: Executive Director Van Dinh-Kuno

LYNNWOOD Wash., January 6, 2022 – The Lynnwood Times proudly presents the 2021 Person of the Year Award to Van Dinh-Kuno, the Executive Director of Refugee & Immigrant Services Northwest (RISNW). For over three decades, Dinh-Kuno has helped thousands of immigrants and refugees across Snohomish, Whatcom, Skagit, San Juan, and Island Counties. Dinh-Kuno’s efforts have […]

State of WA State Education, Jan. 7

OLYMPIA, Wash., January 5, 2022 – This Friday, Washington state Superintendent Chris Reykdal will provide the first annual update on the state of Washington’s K–12 students, educators, and schools. Topics will include updates on student mental health and learning, health and safety, Class of 2021 graduation rates, fall 2021 assessment scores, education funding, and more. […]

Shawn Yanity, former chair of the Stillaguamish tribe honored

SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash., January 4, 2022 – The Snohomish County Council recognized Shawn Yanity, former chair of the Stillaguamish tribe for his over 20 years of leadership and service to the community. The resolution adopted December 20, 2021 was brought forward by its sponsor County Councilman Nate Nehring and seconded by then-Council Vice Chair Megan […]

Brackett’s Landing in Edmonds closed to swimming and diving

EDMONDS, Wash., January 4, 2022 – Due to heavy rainfall causing above normal flow at the wastewater treatment plant, the Snohomish Health District has restricted recreational water activities in the Brackett’s Landing beach areas until further notice out of an abundance of caution. The Snohomish Health District has posted closure notices for both Brackett’s Landing […]

School delays and cancellations for Jan. 4

UPDATES: 8:53 a.m. January 4, 2022, Monroe 6:26 a.m. January 4, 2022, Lake Stevens SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash., January 3, 2022 – School districts across the Snohomish County have issued alerts of delays and cancellations for Tuesday, January 4, 2022. Arlington Home – Arlington Public Schools (wednet.edu) No alerts on website and social media. Edmonds Home […]

South County Fire seeks candidates to fill two vacancies on Board

EVERETT, Wash., January 3, 2022 – South County Fire is seeking candidates to fill two vacancies on the Board of Fire Commissioners left by: Commissioner Election District 4 Position: This position was vacated by Commissioner David Chan after he was elected to serve in an at-large position on the board in November. This vacancy was […]