WENATCHEE—The Lynnwood Times added seven more awards to its repertoire in the prestigious Tier 4 category at the Washington Newspaper Publisher Association’s (WNPA) 138th annual Journalism Convention, Saturday, October 4, as part of its 2025 Better Newspaper Contest. The competition pitted newspapers from all over the state, divided into groups by circulation, and spanned a variety of categories.

Lynnwood Times Senior Reporter Kienan Briscoe won four of those seven, including the prestigious News Writer of the Year award, Lynnwood Times Owner and Publisher Mario Lotmore won two, and Reporter Merrick Parnell won one.

These achievements come after the Snohomish County-based news outlet secured 11 awards in 2023, and 14 total awards in 2021. The Lynnwood Times did not participate in 2024.

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