February 2021

information from Nordic National Museum

Seattle Police Southwest Precinct is holding their virtual February West Seattle Crime Prevention Council Meeting February 16 at 6pm

With crime trending up, especially car thefts, this would be a good meeting to join.

The driver of an RV was arrested Monday afternoon after eluding police – in reverse – down a steeply sloped arterial and seriously injuring an elderly pedestrian.

Just after 2:30 p.m., an officer near Delridge Way Southwest and Southwest Andover Street attempted to pull over the driver of an RV after he failed to properly stop at a red light several blocks away. The driver appeared about to stop at 22nd Avenue Southwest and Southwest Andover Street, and the officer prepared to contact the driver. However, the RV suddenly began travelling westbound in reverse, down the steep slope of Southwest Andover Street. The RV driver avoided colliding with the patrol car but struck an SUV that was travelling eastbound up the hill. The 44-year-old female driver of the SUV was later treated at the scene by Seattle Fire Department but did not require transport to the hospital.

information from the City of Seattle

Feb. 15 Update: City of Seattle continues response to winter storm

 Response and recovery efforts continue after two winter storms moved through the area over the weekend, bringing cold temperatures and historic snowfall totals. Warmer temperatures and rainfall have moved into the Seattle metro, which could result in urban flooding in some areas as snow melts. 

Individuals who live, work, or spend time in Seattle are encouraged to sign up for free emergency alerts from AlertSeattle to receive winter weather and other emergency information via text, phone call, and email. Visit alert.seattle.gov or text the word SEATTLE to 67283 to sign up. 

Seattle Department of Transportation  

To the editor,

I'm a rural landowner in SE King County and I've never written a newspaper in my life but the events that happened on Jan. 6th to our democratic process at the Capital Building put real fear in to into my heart, and the hearts of many. This is not over.

As long as the former president is allowed to walk away from this incident without bipartisan accountability, as directed by the US Senate, then this country is in real jeopardy of losing its democracy. Everyone knows what happened on Jan. 6th and what the former president did to encourage it, so I personally feel its the OBLIGATION of folks such as yourselves to put away any political views or FEAR of retaliation and put REAL PRESSURE on all Americans to speak out and demand their political leaders vote to impeach Donald J Trump. If not now, when?

By Ken Robinson

Managing Editor, Westside Seattle

The woods on the hillside below our home stretched for what seemed like a mile  toward Puget Sound and Vashon Island across the channel. It was the private playground for the five Robinson brothers. It was vast enough to be the imagined lair of pirates, gypsies, hoboes and boys who had run away from home. In reality, none of those things dwelled under the canopy of evergreens that shrouded the trails from the top of the hill to beach, a distance of about a mile.