Sunday, February 8, 2026

Government

Reminder: Edmonds Port Commission meeting agenda for Feb. 9, 2026

Port of Edmonds Commission Meeting – Regular Meeting Feb. 9, 2026 – 6 p.m. 471 Admiral Way, Edmonds, WA I. CALL TO ORDER II. FLAG SALUTE III. MISSION STATEMENT The...

Public Safety

Washington State Patrol reminds everyone to drive responsibly during Super Bowl celebrations

The Washington State Patrol reminds everyone that win or lose, fans need to drive responsibly during this Sunday's Super Bowl festivities. The last time the...

Edmonds Police Blotter: Jan. 27-Feb. 3, 2026

Jan. 27 23200 block 100th Avenue West: A group of juvenile boys allegedly set fire to a trash can on a school campus. 9500 block 233rd...

Education

Reykdal makes pitch for spending income tax collections on education

Washington Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal is calling for the state to use revenue from a newly proposed income tax to pay for...

Students from Meadowdale High and Middle School join Friday anti-ICE protest

Hundreds of students from Meadowdale High School and Middle School left their classrooms and lined nearby streets Friday morning to protest recent national Immigration...

Local Girl Scouts earn Silver Awards for school projects

Five Girl Scouts from Edmonds School District-based Troop 42755 earned the Silver Award, Girl Scouting’s second-highest service and leadership award. All five invested at...

Students learn bike and pedestrian rules of road through Edmonds School District ‘Let’s Go’ program

Led by physical education teacher Nicole Brekkas, fifth graders at Lynnwood’s Oak Heights Elementary provided a demonstration of the Let’s Go program's curriculum to...

Mountlake Terrace HS Jazz 1 to perform in New York’s Essentially Ellington Jazz Competition for second straight year

Mountlake Terrace High School Jazz 1 has been selected to perform at the prestigious Essentially Ellington Jazz Band Competition and Festival for the second...

Events

Edmonds Chess Club plans second gathering Feb. 9

The new Edmonds Chess Club launched at Leftcraft in downtown Edmonds Feb. 2, and organizers are planning another event Monday, Feb. 9. More than 20...

Picnic Point winter shoreline restoration event set for Feb. 28

Members of the Olympic Fly Fishers of Edmonds and the Snohomish County Healthy Forest Project are inviting volunteers to an annual winter shoreline restoration...

Own Your Shine Gala 2026 Feb. 28 in Everett

The Own Your Shine Gala 2026 will spotlight Black women whose leadership, creativity and service continue to uplift and transform the local community. Taking...

St. Alban’s Episcopal Church in Edmonds hosting free food distribution Feb. 11 

St. Alban’s Episcopal Church in Edmonds will host a popup food distribution event at the church from 3-4 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 11. The food...

Attendees explore hidden world of Northwest sharks at Edmonds Waterfront Center

The Edmonds Waterfront Center welcomed 180 attendees for its Thursday marine education program, “Sharks of Washington — Understanding and Protecting the Apex Predators of...

Housing

Couldn’t make it to Cocoon House’s quarterly forum? Here’s what you missed

A lively conversation about youth homelessness in Snohomish County transpired Thursday evening at the Lynnwood Neighborhood Center. Cocoon House hosted its first quarterly forum Feb....

Opinion

Reader view: Learning to disagree more civilly

Recent events in Edmonds, from the contentious vote to annex to the RFA last spring to the even more contentious levy lid lift vote...

Letter to the editor: The hidden costs of failed management

Editor: Last November, voters rejected a major levy proposal. That vote reflected more than affordability concerns — it reflected doubts about whether the City is...

Reader view: Support our schools and vote yes on Proposition 1

As an Edmonds City Councilmember, a CPA and longtime community member, I’ve seen firsthand how strong schools strengthen our entire community. On Feb. 10,...

Letter to the editor: Adding up those City taxes

Editor: Sometimes things creep up on us in life. Week after week, month after month, things happen. Let’s take the bits and pieces and put...

Reader view: Celebrating the meaningful month of Ramadan

Ramadan is a meaningful month observed by Muslims around the world and within our local community. It is a time centered on reflection, self...

Eat/Play/Live

Cascade Symphony Orchestra ‘Rising Star’ Alvin Lee to solo at annual Family Concert Feb. 7

The Cascade Symphony Orchestra (CSO) will present its 19th annual Family Concert at 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7, at the Edmonds Center for the...

Art Beat: Music to unite, Dr. Seuss on stage, Valentine-themed art

February is here with celebrations of love, the Lunar New Year and apparently, the Super Bowl! It’s a reminder to splurge a little, make...

Sponsor spotlight: Scotty’s Food Truck at Five Corners in Edmonds Feb. 5-7

Scotty's Food Truck will be at Five Corners, in the Calvary Church parking lot (located at 8330 212th St. S.W., Edmonds) from 3:30-7:30 p.m....

Art Beat Review: The Phoenix Theatre breaks the fourth wall in ‘Love’s Labour’s Lost’

Love’s Labour’s Lost is a high-energy, playful production that infuses William Shakespeare’s famously wordy comedy with a contemporary twist. Adapted and directed by Tracy...

Sponsor spotlight: Gallery North at 65 — A Legacy of Art and Community

Join us at Gallery North in Edmonds, for a special celebration marking the cooperative’s 65th anniversary. From Feb. 2-28, experience a vibrant collection of...

Sports and Recreation

High school sports roundup for Feb. 6, 2026

Girls Basketball Wesco 3A Crossover Games Wesco 3A Crossover Games are played at the end of the regular season between the top four finishers in Wesco...

Prep boys basketball: Lynnwood avoids elimination, defeats Marysville Getchell

The Lynnwood Royals kept their season alive by overcoming a five-point halftime deficit to defeat the Marysville Getchell Chargers 56-51 Thursday at Lynnwood High...

It’s been a slow rollout for high school sports live-streaming in Edmonds School District

Local high school sports fans had reason to cheer last fall after it was announced that contests featuring teams from Edmonds-Woodway, Meadowdale, Lynnwood and...

High school sports roundup Feb. 4, 2026

Girls Basketball Elimination Game Lynnwood defeated Marysville Getchell 31-29 The Royals kept their season alive with a close win over the Chargers.  Lynnwood will next play at...

Tallest 12th Man takes a stand in Edmonds

When the sun takes the snap and darkness rolls across Edmonds, something spectacular goes up for a long bomb near 89th Avenue West and...

Obituaries

William Downes Kroon: Air Force veteran was a generous and dedicated family man

William Downes Kroon William Downes Kroon, affectionately known as Bill, passed away peacefully on January 30, 2026 in Bellevue, Washington, at the age of 94....

Tommy Lyle Summe: His life was marked by service, music and dedication to family

Tommy Lyle Summe, D.O. September 27, 1929 – January 23, 2026 Tommy Lyle Summe, D.O., was born on September 27, 1929, in Silver Lake, Indiana, to...

Don Hallum, DDS: Service Feb. 14 for longtime Edmonds resident, beloved dentist

Don Marsh Hallum, DDS Dec 10, 1934 - Jan. 20, 2026 Don Marsh Hallum, long-time Edmonds resident and beloved dentist, passed away peacefully surrounded by his...

Ron Wilkinson: He loved his family, the outdoors and any kind of adventure

  Ronald Jay Wilkinson January 12, 1949-January 15, 2026 Ron Wilkinson, 77, of Edmonds, Washington, left us suddenly on January 15, 2026. Born on January 12, 1949,...

Judi Smith: Pillar of Mountlake Terrace community was known for her infectious sense of humor

Judith A. Smith Oct 29, 1941 - Jan 10, 2026 Judith Anne Smith Lovingly known to all as Judi, was a beacon of joy and laughter who...

Tom Link: Funeral mass set for Jan. 24 in Everett

In Loving Memory of Tom Link September 7, 1948 – December 31, 2025 With profound sadness, yet deep faith in the promise of eternal life, we...

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