Over 50 elected leaders demand a public vote on Snohomish County sales tax increase
UPDATE: [9:54 a.m. Dec 15, 2021] Lynnwood Mayor Christine Frizzell sends letter of support to county council. SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash., December 14, 2021 – Ahead of Wednesday’s county council vote, 58 local elected officials from 20 jurisdictions throughout Snohomish County have signed a letter opposing the effort to increase the countywide sales tax in Snohomish […]
Vaughn’s Teaching Farm returns for its second annual Christmas lights and cocoa
LYNNWOOD, Wash., December 14, 2021 – When traveling to Vaughn’s Teaching Farm and Kitchen, you may at first second guess if you’ve inputted the correct address. It almost seems unreasonable that a three-acre farm raising goats, chickens, rabbits, and ducks could exist tucked behind department stores, just right down the road from Lynnwood’s bustling Alderwood […]
Producer inflation surges to 11-year high of 9.6% for November
WASHINGTON D.C., December 14, 2021 – Today, in the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics release of its Producer Price Index (PPI), wholesale inflation rose to an 11-year high of 9.6 percent for the 12 months ended in November. This comes on the heels of last Friday’s announcement by the Bureau of a 6.8% 40-year high […]
Upcoming Lynnwood City Council Meeting
LYNNWOOD, Washington, December 13, 2021 – For its 6 p.m. Monday, December 13 regular CITY COUNCIL MEETING the Lynnwood City Council will discuss/vote on the items listed below. Oath of Office Oath of Office – Mayor elect Christine Frizzell Oath of Office – Council position 1 Council Member Elect Shirley Sutton Oath of Office – Council […]
County poised to pass 0.1% sales tax as inflation hits 40-year high
SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash., December 13, 2021 – Just weeks after the Snohomish County Council approved its $1.25 billion 2022 budget on November 9, County Executive Dave Somers along with County Council Chair Stephanie Wright and County Council Vice Chair Megan Dunn propose a county-wide 0.1% sales tax for affordable housing programs. If adopted, some Snohomish […]
Marysville School Board seat vacant, new revelations on Superintendent’s resignation
MARYSVILLE, Wash., December 12, 2021 – In the December 8 school board meeting, the Marysville School District administered its oath of office to three of four new school board members – Wade Rinehart replacing Vanessa Edwards in District 4, Connor Krebbs replacing Chris Nation in District 1, and Katie Jackson in District 5, who ran […]
Three students arrested amidst separate school threats
SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash., December 10, 2021 – Three students in local school districts have been arrested over the last few days for making threats against schools in separate incidents. A 12-year-old in Everett and a 13-year-old and 14-year-old in Mukilteo face charges for threats against schools in their districts, just days after the fatal Oxford, […]
Council discusses of a $25.8 million bond issuance
LYNNWOOD, Wash, December 7, 2021 – At Monday’s City Council Work Session the issuance of the city’s 2022 Bond Ordinance was discussed. Lynnwood’s Finance Director Michelle Meyer gave a brief presentation on the topic. “This agenda item is to just review the bond authorizing ordinance itself, and then this will be brought back to [council] […]
Federal Judge rejects Pfizer’s interchangeability and questions the existence of Comirnaty
Debates surrounding Pfizer’s FDA approved Comirnaty vaccine continue as a Federal District Judge recently weighed in on the matter. Judge Allen Winsor of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida, whom President Donald J. Trump nominated in 2018, rejected the Department of Defenses’ (DOD) claim that Pfizer’s approved Comirnaty vaccine is interchangeable […]
Northgate Station parking garage closed Friday night through Sunday
SEATTLE, Wash., December 7, 2021 – Due to scheduled maintenance, the Sound Transit owned Northgate Station parking garage will be closed starting at 11:59 p.m. Friday, December 10 through midnight Sunday, December 12. The garage is located at 120 NE 103rd Street, adjacent to the Northgate light rail station. Passengers have to remove their vehicles […]
