Valentine’s Day Special: Two Quail Park couples share their secrets to a long and happy marriage
LYNNWOOD—In the spirit of Valentine’s Day 2025, the Lynnwood Times sat down with two Lynnwood couples at Quail Park Assisted Living Center, each with more than 50 years of marriage under their belt, to discuss the secrets behind a long-lasting relationship and the elements of love. The first couple, Dick and Gail Hankinson, are coming […]
Gov Ferguson says state at risk of a Trump $27 billion federal funding freeze
SEATTLE—On February 13, Governor Bob Ferguson, Attorney General Nick Brown, and other state officials held a press conference in Olympia to “update” Washingtonians on “federal funding impacts and Washington’s response to President Trump’s executive orders.” Although federal courts blocked the Trump administration’s “funding freeze”, it has reportedly still taken effect within some jurisdictions, including the […]
Public invited to 2025 Economic Forecast Coffee Chat
EVERETT—Economic Alliance Snohomish County (EASC) is pleased to announce its upcoming Coffee Chat, “2025 Economic Forecast,” scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 25, from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. PST. This virtual event will provide an in-depth analysis of economic trends affecting the North Puget Sound region. The session will feature insights from Christina Prkic, Vice President and Regional […]
Link light rail service will be temporarily suspended between Capitol Hill and SODO stations
In order to accommodate critical systems integration testing, Link light rail will be temporarily suspended between Capitol Hill and SODO stations from 10 p.m. Friday, Feb. 14 through the end of service Sunday, Feb. 16. Normal operations are scheduled to resume at the start of service Monday, Feb. 17. During this time, crews will be […]
Binda breaks silence on Everett address discrepancies, says he was just ‘housesitting’
LYNNWOOD—Lynnwood City Council Vice President Joshua Binda broke his silence surrounding allegations made that he has been living in Everett during council’s meeting Monday, February 10, claiming that he had simply been housesitting for his father while he was out of the country tending to his ailing mother in Liberia. Council Vice President Binda’s grandmother […]
House Democrats push 200% increase on property tax cap
OLYMPIA—Democratic state lawmakers are aiming to erase a voter-approved limit on annual property tax hikes as a way, they claim, to generate hundreds of millions of dollars for public schools and local governments. The state House Finance Committee held a hearing Tuesday on House Bill 1334 which would repeal a 1% cap on annual growth for property […]
Meadowdale Players head to national stage, a first for Drama Department
LYNNWOOD—The cast of Meadowdale High School’s production of Sarah Ruhl’s Eurydice by the Meadowdale Players will be packing their sets, costumes, and stage tech gear this summer to make their way to Indiana where they’ll take the main stage at the 2025 International Thespian Festival. This opportunity is a first for the Drama Department and […]
RISNW, Lynnwood Food Bank, Verdant, and LPD team up for wellness pop-up event
LYNNWOOD—Scores of passenger vehicles wrapped around the Verdant Health Commission building in Lynnwood on Monday afternoon with those from immigrant communities concerned about food insecurity in the wake of federal immigration enforcement actions throughout Puget Sound. “A lot of immigrant refugee families have self-terminated their benefits,” Van Dinh-Kuno, Executive Director of Refugee and Immigrant Services […]
OSPI and WIAA respond to Trump restrictions on trans athletes from participating in women’s sports
OLYMPIA—President Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday, January 5, which would prohibit transgender women and girls from participating in women’s sports. This order could also block transgender athletes from entering the country for the 2028 Olympics. The order directs the Department of Education, of which Trump seeks to eliminate, from carrying out “enforcement actions” […]
Three in hospital following head on crash on SR-522
MONROE—On Monday, February 10, at 4:26 p.m., Snohomish Regional Fire & Rescue (SRFR) was dispatched to the 12900 block of SR-522, east of Fales Road, following reports of a high-speed head-on collision between an older model Chevrolet Suburban with two occupants, a 73-year-old female and a 75-year-old male, a BMW sedan with one occupant, a […]
