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Layoffs and service cuts: MLT officials present Council with ‘what if’ scenarios to address $4M budget gap

City Manager Jeff Niten and Deputy City Manager Caroline Hope presented several scenarios to the Mountlake Terrace City Council March 12 to address the City’s $4.5 million budget gap....

MTHS jazz students to host community jam session fundraiser in Shoreline March 14

Mountlake Terrace High School invites musicians and the public to a a community jazz jam session from 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday, March 14, at North City Bistro to...

Edmonds School Board discuss K-12 funding cuts, honor athletes and staff

The Edmonds School Board at its March 10 meeting heard Board Director Thom Garrard report about the millionaires’ state income tax being considered by the state Legislature and funding...

Rep. Larsen invites students to participate in 2026 Congressional Art Competition 

U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen (D-2nd District) is inviting high school students who live or attend school in Washington’s Second Congressional District to showcase their artistic talents in the 2026...

Mountlake Terrace Police Blotter: March 4-10, 2026

March 4 21400 block 46th Place West: Patrol responded to a missing person report at a residence. 4300 block 236th Street Southwest: Patrol responded to a malicious mischief report. 4600 block 227th...

Art Beat: Writers, improv, youth poetry slam, drawing trees and Jane Austen costumes

Spotlight: Writers-in-Conversation featuring Mitchell S. Jackson Thursday, March 12, 6-7:30 p.m. Cascadia Art Museum, 190 Sunset Ave. #E, Edmonds Tickets: $14 Cascadia Art Museum welcomes Mitchell S. Jackson, winner of the 2021 Pulitzer...

First grants awarded under WA’s new $100M police hiring program

The first two grants from Washington’s new $100 million effort to boost law enforcement hiring have been awarded to local police departments, after months of frustration over the program’s...

Youth science contest returns with updated Washington Tracking Network website

High school students across Washington are invited to enter the fifth annual Washington Tracking Network (WTN) Youth Science Contest, the state Department of Health announced. The contest challenges students to...

Reminder: Edmonds College sponsoring recycle, shred and food pantry drive March 14

Edmonds College will host an electronics recycling, paper shredding and food pantry donation event open to the public from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, March 14. The one-stop, drive-thru event...

MLT Council to review strategies for $4M budget gap, 2027-28 budget calendar March 12

The Mountlake Terrace City Council at its March 12 meeting will hear a 2027-28 budget calendar from Finance Director Sirke Salminen and Finance Technician Caitland Reinke. Then the City's Fiscal...

Last deadline of Washington legislative session kills more bills

So close. With less than a week to go, policy proposals are nearing the finish line to becoming law in the Washington Legislature. But the last deadline of the legislative...

Edmonds School Board to recognize HS winter sports athletes, support staff March 12

The Edmonds School District Board of Directors at its March 12 meeting will recognize outstanding winter athletes from each high school and all Edmonds Educational Support Team members. The Board...

MLT Council hears report on residential code violations

The Mountlake Terrace City Council at its March 5 regular meeting heard Code Compliance Officer Laura Stevenson summarize several “high-impact” cases regarding residential code violations in 2025. In one case,...

MLT Councilmember Sam Doyle keynote speaker at Edmonds College International Women’s Day event March 12

Mountlake Terrace City Councilmember Sam Doyle will be the keynote speaker at Edmonds College’s International Women’s Day event from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, March 12 at the...

Measles is a growing concern in Washington as U.S. surpasses 1,100 cases in 2026

The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) has confirmed 26 measles cases across four counties this year, marking an increase from the three cases reported in a single county...

Holdout Democrats leave WA House support for income tax in doubt

The votes weren’t there yet late Wednesday for Democrats’ income tax bill in the Washington state House. Democratic members are withholding support for the proposed income tax on millionaires, saying...

Mountlake Terrace Police Blotter: Feb. 25-March 3, 2026

Feb. 25 24200 block 48th Avenue West: Patrol responded to a trespassing complaint. The suspect was cited and released. 22800 block Lakeview Drive: Patrol responded to a domestic disturbance. The suspect...

Art Beat: ‘Brahms’ concert, graphite plant art, two poets, more

March arrives suddenly. The cherry blossom trees begin to show their pink petals like small confections.  The spring equinox tilts us toward longer days, and there is a push and...

Ban on police face coverings in WA nears final passage in Legislature

A prohibition on law enforcement covering their faces, motivated by masked federal immigration agents, is one step closer to becoming Washington law. The state House passed the legislation along party...

Sound Transit to run additional service for Seattle’s ‘Summer of Soccer’

Sound Transit is preparing to welcome 2026 FIFA World Cup Seattle soccer attendees by running additional service in June and July for Link light rail as well as special...

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