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Evergreen State Fair Advisory Board seeks members

The Evergreen State Fair Advisory Board has three positions that are open for nominations and applications. The open positions are for Snohomish County Council District 2 (Everett/Mukilteo area), …

Fare-free transit programs boost youth ridership

New data from the Washington State Department of Transportation suggests that youth transit ridership has thrived in the few years since the Legislature signed the Climate Commitment Act into law. …

Edmonds’ 2025 state legislative agenda

The final 2025 Legislative Agenda has been compiled by efforts from Mayor Mike Rosen, Olympia lobbyist, Debora Munguia, all department directors and the input from City Council. The agenda has …

Applicants are sought for an upcoming vacancy on the Snohomish County Boundary Review Board, a quasi-judicial body that provides an impartial, inter-governmental decision process for citizens, …

Photographer Amanda Thornton-DeWitt captured two excellent images of the Edmonds Fishing Pier and the breakwater this week.

Looking back at 2024 in Edmonds, part 2

 Here, in the second part of our annual review, are just a few of the stories the Beacon reported on in 2024. Last week, we covered January to June.   Let’s take a …

TikTok backlash, threats to blame for Meadowdale cancellation

Editor’s note: This is the second of two parts on the Edmonds School District’s cancellation of an educational session at Meadowdale High School about individual rights during …

Less than 30 minutes into New Year’s Day, Amber-Lynne Rickett and Steffen Horne of Lynnwood welcomed their first child – a 7.2-pound, 20-inch-long baby girl named Jheneah Elowyn Horne …

The 18th annual Polar Plunge at Brackett's Landing North on New Year's Day attracted plenty of residents and visitors – both taking the plunge and those watching. More photos on the …

Vicki Barokas retiring after more than 2 decades with City of Edmonds

For nearly 30 years, Vicki Barokas has been a warm and welcoming presence at the Frances Anderson Center. Vicki is now on her way to a well-earned retirement, with her last day set for Friday, Jan. …

One juvenile is dead and one injured  after a shooting in the parking lot in the 19700 block of 68th Avenue West according to Lynnwood Police. On Dec. 31, at about 8:19 p.m., Lynnwood …

Public invited to help Edmonds Civic Roundtable set agenda

The Edmonds Civic Roundtable (ECR), will meet Jan. 6 to set its 2025 program agenda. The public is invited to participate in the event at 6:30 p.m. at the Edmonds Waterfront Center,  where the …

UPDATE: Judge finds probable cause for 2nd-degree manslaughter

Snohomish County Commissioner Jennifer Millett on Monday found probable cause that a 47-year-old Edmonds man committed second-degree manslaughter in the death of his 34-year-old husband.

Edmonds to propose tax increases

Over the last number of years, I’ve been following our City’s budgeting process rather closely. I find it interesting how each of our elected officials navigate the process in their own …

250 mph: Seattle to Portland in less than an hour?

U.S. Sens. Maria Cantwell and Patty Murray joined Reps. Rick Larsen, Derek Kilmer, Marilyn Strickland, Adam Smith, Suzan DelBene, and Pramila Jayapal  have announced that the U.S. Department of …

Edmonds American Legion Post 66 and VFW Post 8870 helped make Christmas a bit merrier recently with their donations of hundreds of toys and boxes of food to the Edmonds Food Bank and United Methodist …

Some significant changes involving Washington worker rights and pay take effect on Jan. 1, 2025. From the  Washington State Department of Labor & Industries  (L&I), here’s …

Looking back at 2024 in Edmonds, part 1

Here, in our annual review, are just a few of the stories the Beacon reported on in 2024 from January to June. Let’s take a look back at some of those stories. July through December will run in …

Threats shut down immigrants' rights session at Meadowdale

Editor’s note: This is the first of two parts on the Edmonds School District’s cancellation of an event after pushback from a right-wing social media account. Receiving automated …

Women Rock Day in Edmonds Jan. 3

Celebrate the trailblazers and rule breakers in music by participating in Women Rock Day in Edmonds. The public is invited to help Musicology Co. make rock and roll history in Edmonds at …

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