Edmonds Beacon

01/25/2025

Governor gets Jesse.

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 …

01/24/2025

Superintendent Reykdal releases guidance for schools on protections for immigrant students

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 …

01/23/2025

Unbeaten, undaunted: Senior Cam Hiatt hopes to take undefeated Edmonds-Woodway to the state finals: https://loom.ly/4LBADsQ

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 …

01/23/2025

Marko Liias right to seek to tax tech firms for scraping media content https://loom.ly/nbCyp4k

Senate Bill 5400, sponsored by Sens. Marko Liias and Matt Boehnke, was introduced this week. This legislation creates a business and occupations tax surcharge on the large international …

01/22/2025

Read all about it.

If you're anything like me, you're probably not much of a fan of what seems to be an endless flood of surveys we're being asked to complete these days. Everything from how you liked your doctor to …

01/22/2025

Look for a feature on Cam Hiatt and the undefeated boys basketball team in this week's issue. Edmonds Woodway High School Athletic Booster Club

01/21/2025

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 …

01/20/2025

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 …

01/20/2025

Maria A. Montalvo looks at some tasty takeout options.

As they say in Europe, nothing like a good takeaway, or takeout meal, in American English. The busy days of a new year have meant that I have needed someone else to do the cooking more than once or …

01/18/2025

Letters...

Enjoying new column in the Beacon I enjoyed reading the second Diane’s Corner column by Diane Buckshnis in the Edmonds Beacon. I look forward to more of Diane's thoughts, knowledge, …

01/18/2025

Earlier start time; budget cuts becoming clear

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., …

01/18/2025

Ferguson vows to reform government https://loom.ly/LRlXJ5Q

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 …

01/16/2025

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 …

01/16/2025

Ferguson: Electric conversion of ferries could be delayed to keep more boats in the water https://loom.ly/XfpN4P0

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 …

01/16/2025

This week's Beacon welcomes Gary Larson as our new crossword maker. Exclusive to Beacon Publishing!

01/14/2025

After Mayor Mike Rosen on Tuesday announced the appointment of Assistant Police Chief Rod Sniffen to acting police chief, the question is: Who will police chief be? In a news release, Rosen said …

01/13/2025

From the Edmonds PD

01/13/2025

Girls on the Run Snohomish County, a local nonprofit, has launched a youth advisory board intended to serve as a resource for youth-driven ideas and perspectives and helping guide the nonprofit's …