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Construction on the Main Street Overlay Project is scheduled to resume the week of Jan. 27, weather permitting. The project will overlay Main Street from Sixth Avenue to Eight Avenue and include …

Gov. Bob Ferguson announced this week that he has appointed former journalist Jesse Jones as director of Results Washington, the agency responsible for making government work better for …

WNPA providing news from Olympia

Beacon Publishing partners with the Washington Newspaper Publishers Association to provide readers with news coming from legislative sessions in Olympia. Its Washington State Journal is a …

Editor's note: The following is a news release from the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction. Across the country, public schools have a constitutional and moral obligation to provide a …

Proposal loosens controls on birth control prescriptions

Insurance companies will be required to fill up to a 12-month supply of birth control pills, if a bill by Sen. Emily Alvarado, D-Seattle, is approved.  “I experience difficulty and …

Enjoy this season, Warrior fans. Every once in a while, a transformative athlete takes a team to new heights. For Edmonds-Woodway boys basketball this year, that player is Cam Hiatt. The senior …

Sen. Liias introduces bill to limit cellphones at schools

According to Sen. Marko Liias (D-Edmonds), study  after study shows the use of cellphones and other devices in classrooms have a detrimental effect on students. With that in mind, he has …

Here’s a new one: Celebrating the end of Dry January

Ready to raise a glass and celebrate the end of Dry January in style? If you’re still abstaining, you’ll have to wait a few more days. Alan Hardwick Productions presents “The …

The House Housing Committee has approved a bill that would limit rent increases to 7% for existing residential tenants. It passed on a one-vote margin with one Democrat, Rep. Adison Richards of Gig …

  The US Coast Guard Auxiliary, Flotilla 12, Edmonds held an officer installation ceremony Jan. 11 for the 2025 flotilla commander and vice commander at Ivar’s Salmon House at Lake …

Sound off: City seeks residents for pro/con committees

Do you have a strong opinion on the City of Edmonds’ plan to annex into South County Fire’s Regional Fire Authority? Will it be good for Edmonds? The City is now seeking residents …

WA bill would offer unemployment benefits to immigrants not authorized to work in U.S.

With President-elect Donald Trump promising mass deportations when he takes office on Jan. 20, uncertainty is rising for immigrants across the U.S. State lawmakers have limited power over …

Council meetings to begin an hour earlier The Edmonds City Council on Tuesday voted to move its longstanding start time of 7 p.m. up an hour, to 6 p.m. That means meetings need to end at 9 p.m., …

Ferguson vows to reform government

Gov. Bob Ferguson was sworn in and legislative members, state employees and the public celebrated the event with an inaugural ball. Dressed in black tie attire, inaugural ball attendees swarmed …

Sound Transit selects a chief strategy officer

Nadia Anderson has joined Sound Transit as chief strategy officer, a new position created to guide the agency’s approach to the technological, environmental, and economic future of the region. …

Edmonds College to host MLK Day celebration 

Edmonds College will host a Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration Jan. 22. The free event will be held at the Black Box Theatre in Lynnwood from 12:30 to 2 p.m.  This year’s …

Neighborhood City Hall on Highway 99 a victim of budget cuts

Almost three years after it opened in the Aurora Marketplace shopping center on Highway 99, Edmonds’ Neighborhood City Hall – commonly referred to as the police annex station – …

Solve it: Beacon debuts local crossword puzzle

Gary Larson is a man of many talents. You may know him as Edmonds’ beachside Bubble Man and a former comedian on cruise ships, but he’s also a distinguished crossword puzzle maker, as …

Gov. Ferguson says ferries are ‘in crisis’

In his first public event since being elected governor, Gov. Bob Ferguson pledged to tackle the problems facing the Washington State Ferry (WSF) system during a visit with state legislators and WSF …

Edmonds Civic Roundtable is hosting another in its Conversation with Council series with councilmembers. Michelle Dotsch is featured Jan. 22. ECR invites the community to join for breakfast or …

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