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The ''Edmonds Beacon'' is a weekly newspaper serving the city of
Edmonds Edmonds may refer to: * Edmonds (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the surname) * Edmonds, Washington, a city in Washington, US ** Edmonds station (Washington), a passenger train station in Washington, US * Edmonds station (SkyTr ...
in Snohomish County, Washington. It is owned by Beacon Publishing, Inc.


History

The ''Edmonds Beacon'' began publication in 1986, as part of the Beacon Publishing, Inc. family of newspapers. Beacon Publishing was founded in 1992, in Mukilteo. Beacon Publishing, Inc. is owned by Paul Archipley, and also publishes the ''Mukilteo Beacon'' and the ''Mill Creek Beacon''. Sara Bruestle was editor of the Edmonds and Mukilteo editions of the ''Beacon'' prior to becoming features editor of ''
The Everett Herald ''The Everett Herald'' is a daily newspaper based in Everett, Washington, United States. It is owned by Sound Publishing, Inc. The paper serves residents of Snohomish County. History ''The Daily Herald'' was first published on February 11, 190 ...
'' in 2016. The current editor for Edmonds Beacon is Brian Soergel and the sports editor is David Pan. As of 2017, the newspaper's archives were only available to subscribers.


Awards and praise

Edmonds mayor Dave Earling praised the ''Beacon'', along with ''My Edmonds News'', in 2016 and 2018, describing the two as sources he consults "to find what's going on in town well beyond what I see and hear about." In 2018, Paul Archipley, owner of Beacon Publishing, Inc., won the Washington Newspaper Publisher's Association's Miles Turnbull Editor/Publisher Award. In 2020, editor Brian Soergel won Washington Newspaper Publisher's Association's Better Newspaper Contest awards in several categories.


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* Newspapers published in Washington (state) Snohomish County, Washington {{Washington-newspaper-stub