The last remnant of The Enterprise to stop publishing after August 26

The Weekly Herald newspaper, which has been covering Edmonds, Mountlake Terrace and Lynnwood since it started as the Enterprise newspapers in 1996, will stop publication after Aug. 29, according to an announcement by the publisher and general manager of The Herald Co.

“I’m sad that we couldn’t develop a revenue model that sustained this great community journalism, but The Daily Herald and HeraldNet will continue covering all communities throughout Snohomish County with fresh and relevant local news and advertising information,” Publisher David Dadisman said in a message distributed to employees.

Two full-time positions will be eliminated as a result of the closure.

When the recession hit in fall of 2009, the Herald shut down the local Shoreline - Lake Forest Park Enterprise, saying it could no longer afford a presence in King County. At about the same time, it consolidated its zoned editions in south Snohomish county. Now it has no local paper editions.

The folding of the Shoreline - Lake Forest Park Enterprise paper was the impetus for the creation of the Shoreline Area News, which began online publication the day after the Enterprise left the area.