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If you love pumpkins, Halloween, and cool art, then you should plan on stopping by the Mariner Library. For the next three weeks, visitors have a chance to see some spectacular... — Updated 10/13/2021

Wife, mother, grandmother, mentor, friend. Linda Chittim imbued each of those titles with care and love during a full life. That rich legacy came to a close on Monday, Oct. 4, at... — Updated 10/13/2021

Ferry riders faced major delays in service last weekend due to a lack of qualified personnel. Washington State Ferries (WSF) had to cancel more than a hundred sailings because... — Updated 10/13/2021

Three seats on the Mukilteo City Council are up for grabs in the Nov. 2 general election. Councilmember Louis Harris, who was appointed to Position 1, takes on Electroimpact owner... — Updated 10/13/2021

Mukilteo Police arrested two suspects in a car prowl incident Monday, Oct. 11. Officers were dispatched to a report of a vehicle prowl that had just occurred in the 1300 block of... — Updated 10/13/2021

Oct. 3 Suspicious 8500 blk. Mukilteo Speedway. A caller said a man was knocking on doors. Officers checked the location, but nobody was located. Malicious mischief 5100 blk. 81st... — Updated 10/13/2021

Beacon Publishing took home six awards last week in the 2021 Better Newspaper Contest at the annual Washington Newspaper Publishers Association convention, which was held online.... — Updated 10/13/2021

Beginning Saturday, Oct. 16, Washington State Ferries will temporarily operate reduced schedules on most routes to provide more predictable and reliable travel. The change comes as... — Updated 10/13/2021

The stands at the Kamiak pool were packed with cheering spectators. The competitors were intent on performing to the best of their abilities. But instead of a group of swimmers... — Updated 10/13/2021

Walking along the beach the other day, a bit of bright yellow entered my field of vision. It caught my attention because on a Pacific Northwest beach in the fall, the colors tend... — Updated 10/14/2021

Jennifer Gregerson is one of Mukilteo's own, born and bred here in town, attending local schools, then moving out to the wider world to attend NYU in Manhattan and back home for... — Updated 10/13/2021

My parents live in Lynnwood right off Shelby Road, where old growth is being logged to make room for "building up." We are told this high-density redevelopment is going to solve... — Updated 10/13/2021

I became good friends with Alex while running against him. I love what his wife Anne said; "there may be seven votes between them now but nothing will come between then again." A... — Updated 10/13/2021

Before taking it down, Louis Harris' Facebook included what he called "My personal views on Defunding the Police." It said, "I wouldn't want to defund something keeping me safe ... — Updated 10/13/2021

For about three years, I coordinated the Mukilteo Teen Lounge at Pointe of Grace Lutheran Church, a non-sectarian drop on center for all middle and high school youth that met once... — Updated 10/13/2021

Given the financial challenges that some in our community are facing and the continued inflation overall in our economy, there is no need for the City to collect an additional 1%... — Updated 10/13/2021

This is to encourage all of those living within the Mukilteo School District to cast their ballot for Judy Schwab so she can continue her superb work on the school board. I had the... — Updated 10/13/2021

This year I have the privilege of running to retain position one on the Mukilteo City Council. This election season has been relatively calm, and clean, until the recent rumors... — Updated 10/13/2021

The Kamiak Show Band unveiled a new look and its new production, Off the Wall, at the eighth annual Music in Motion Saturday, Oct. 2, at Goddard Stadium. Nine bands from across... — Updated 10/13/2021

Mariner faced off against Lynnwood in a Wesco South girls swim dual meet Thursday, Oct. 7, at Kamiak High... — Updated 10/14/2021

The Kamiak boys tennis team has clinched the Wesco 4A team title. The Knights improved to 11-1 overall with a 5-2 victory over North Creek Friday, Oct. 15. Kamiak is 8-0 in the... — Updated 10/13/2021

The return of the Lungbuster 5K race drew a large and enthusiastic field of runners and walkers Sunday, Oct. 3, at Columbia Elementary School. The fourth annual race is held in... — Updated 10/6/2021

Mariner hung with Glacier Peak for the first quarter. But the Grizzlies scored four unanswered touchdowns in the second quarter to pull away for a 48-20 victory in a Wesco 4A... — Updated 10/13/2021

Coach Bryant Thomas was looking for his team to get off to a better start in Friday's matchup with Jackson. Even though Kamiak (3-0 in the league, 5-0 overall) is one of two teams... — Updated 10/13/2021

The Adopt a Stream Foundation presents the Killer Whale Tales program at 1 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 30, at the Northwest Stream Center's Chinook room at McCollum Park, 600 128th St.... — Updated 10/14/2021

Greetings from Utah. We spent the last 10 days visiting national parks in Utah. We're so glad to be back traveling. This is Broken Arch at Arches National Park. Hope you are... — Updated 10/13/2021

The 2021-22 season at the Edmonds Center for the Arts features Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Pink Martini featuring China Forbes, AJ Croce,... — Updated 10/7/2021

The last few days of summer brought sunshine and an apparently universal impulse to get out and enjoy the sights and sounds – and tastes. With no shortage of options in our... — Updated 10/6/2021