Application period for Community Sponsorship Initiative grants now open
Snohomish County—Executive Dave Somers today announced that the Snohomish County Office of Social Justice (OSJ) is accepting applications for its community sponsorship initiative. The initiative provides up to $5,000 in financial support to organizations working to advance efforts related to diversity, equity, and inclusion. This is the first of four funding rounds in 2024. “Snohomish […]
Volunteers needed to plant trees to save Quilceda Creek Salmon
You are invited to team up with the Adopt a Stream Foundation to plant trees next to the West Fork of Quilceda Creek on Saturday, January 13, between 9 a.m. and noon. The location is a 10-acre site at 2925 128thStreet NE, Tulalip WA 98271. There will be hundreds of trees to get in the ground! […]
Call for Artists for new indoor public art gallery in Monroe
Summary and Vision: The Ward Roney Jr. VFW Post 7511 has launched a new Veteran Art Council and is seeking artists with existing works to populate its indoor public art gallery located on Main Street in downtown Monroe. All art selected for inclusion in the gallery shall be available for sale for the duration of […]
A look back at 2023: Public Safety stories
To continue with the Lynnwood Times’ Year in Review series, the Lynnwood Times is highlighting the top 2023 public safety stories. There were a lot of new faces leading law enforcement in 2023, the passage of a gun control ban, a special session to address the “Blake Fix,” record car thefts throughout the state, and […]
Overnight shooting in Edmonds leaves one dead
EDMONDS—Edmonds police are searching for a suspect involved in a shooting that took place near the intersection of 236 Street Southwest and Edmonds Way. This is the second shooting of the year in Snohomish County. The suspect was last seen eastbound on 236 Street travelling on foot, according to law enforcement, and is described as […]
The fantastic four: Mukilteo swears-in new council members
MUKILTEO—To a full chamber of supporters, Mukilteo City Council members-elect Donna Vago and Mike Dixon, along with incumbents Richard Emery and Jason Moon were sworn-in at its first business meeting of the new year on January 2. The council also voted to appoint Louis Harris as Council President and Tom Jordal as Vice President. “I am proud of him,” Geneva Dixon, the […]
44-year-old Gold Bar man arrested for Tuesday night murder
GOLD BAR—The Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office reports that a 44-year-old Gold Bar man was taken into custody just after 1 p.m. on Wednesday, January 3, for first-degree murder in connection to the Tuesday night homicide in Gold Bar. Just before 7 p.m. Tuesday, Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office patrol deputies responded to reports of a shooting […]
Florida State Surgeon General calls for halt in the use of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines
Tallahassee, Fla.—On December 6, 2023, State Surgeon General Dr. Joseph A. Ladapo sent a letter to the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Dr. Robert M. Califf and Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Mandy Cohen regarding questions pertaining to the safety assessments and the discovery of billions of DNA fragments per dose of […]
Plagued by scandal, Harvard President Claudine Gay steps down
CAMBRIDGE, MASS.—After mounting pressure ever since her congressional hearing on December 5 about rising antisemitism on university campuses, then plagued by allegations of plagiarism in several of her research papers by Seattle-based political activist Christopher Rufo, Havard President Claudine Gay announced her resignation on Tuesday, January 2. “It is with a heavy heart but a […]
Susanna Johnson sworn-in as Snohomish County Sheriff
EVERETT—Snohomish County’s new sheriff, Susanna Johnson, was sworn-in on Tuesday at the PUD Auditorium by Superior Court Judge Patrick Moriarty. Johnson is the County’s 33rd sheriff. Johnson joined the Sheriff’s Office in 1990 as a patrol deputy. Over her three-decade career, she rose through the ranks serving as a K-9 handler, detective, SWAT squad leader, […]
