Mariner High School students win Second Congressional App Challenge
WASHINGTON, D.C., January 19, 2023—The 2022 Congressional App Challenge winning entry for Washington’s Second Congressional District is WordToASL, submitted by Azul Rangel and Sydney Vo from Mariner High School in Everett. The students created the app as part of an AP Computer Science Principles project. The class is taught by their instructor, Colby Soule. “Those […]
Imagine Children’s Museum invites everyone to celebrate Lunar New Year
EVERETT, Wash., January 19, 2023—On Saturday, January 21, Imagine Children’s Museum in downtown Everett will host its annual Lunar New Year celebration with special art activities and a lion dance performance. Lunar New Year is an annual festival that is one of the most important holidays in East and Southeast Asian cultures, including Chinese, Vietnamese, […]
Applicants sought for public facilities and infrastructure projects
SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash., January 19, 2023– Snohomish County is encouraging nonprofit organizations and government agencies to review the Notice of Fund Opportunity (NOFO) and submit applications for public facility and infrastructure projects designed to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the direct and indirect effects of the Coronavirus pandemic, and to mitigate future risks. Approximately […]
Snohomish County Council adopts IHRA definition of antisemitism
SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash., January 18, 2023—The Snohomish County Council unanimously approves resolution 2023-0072 adopting the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance working definition of antisemitism today, January 18, at its General Legislative Session. John Michael Graves, with StandWithUs, an international educational organization, spoke in favor of the resolution, sharing a time when he walked to his favorite […]
Martin Luther King Jr. commemorated in Everett and Lynnwood
EVERETT, Wash., Janaury 17, 2023—The Snohomish County Black Heritage Committee’s annual Greater Everett Area Community Celebration march commemorating Dr. Martin Luther King’ Jr.’s life, legacy, and work returned Friday, January 13, after a three-year break. “It’s absolutely humbling to have the turnout, especially with the weather. We can joke all we want but the reality […]
Man fatally struck by semi after crashing and leaving his vehicle on 405
BOTHELL, Wash., January 17, 2023—A man was struck and killed by a semi-truck after leaving his vehicle, which he crashed into a southbound 405 barrier Tuesday. The collision took place around 4:00 a.m., the Washington State Patrol said, after the 41-year-old driver lost control of his vehicle, collided with a barrier just north of SR […]
Meadowdale winter play is a reminder that the arts should never be overlooked
LYNNWOOD, Wash., January 16, 2023—Although still in high school, the talent of the cast of Meadowdale Drama’s adaptation, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, are beyond their years. To properly execute the multiple layers and complexity of a play like this requires a talented and intuitive cast paired with an intelligent and […]
Mead and Nehring host high school students at County Campus
EVERETT, Wash., January 15, 2023—Last Friday, over 130 high school students from local school districts traveled to the Snohomish County Government Campus to meet elected officials and county staff and learn about county government and civil political discourse. Snohomish County Council Chair Jared Mead and Vice-Chair Nate Nehring invited the students to campus as part […]
Larsen co-leads bipartisan effort demanding answers to NOTAM system failure
WASHINGTON D.C., January 14, 2023—Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO), the Committee’s Ranking Member Rick Larsen (D-WA), and 120 other Members of Congress on Friday wrote Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg seeking answers about this week’s meltdown of a key aviation safety notification system – NOTAM. The Secretary was given a deadline […]
Family thankful to Brier police for recovering stolen trailer
BRIER, Wash. January 14, 2023—Anthony Bolante, a local photojournalist, lives on a quiet, relatively safe, street in North Seattle’s Maple Leaf neighborhood. As captain for the neighborhood block watch he knows his neighbors well. With security cameras installed in many homes and living at the end of a cul-de-sac provides a feeling of safety for […]
