Jim and Laurie Josephson, of Edgewood, Wash., announce the engagement of their daughter, Leanne Lynn Josephson, of Astoria, to Marshall G Watson, of Vancouver, Wash. He is the son of Bruce and Norma Watson, of Vancouver, Wash.

The bride-to-be graduated from Western Washington University in 2003. She works as a reporter for The Daily Astorian.

The groom-to-be graduated from Clark College in 1999 and Western Washington University in 2001. He works as a network manager for Olson Engineering in Vancouver.

A July wedding in Bellingham, Wash. is planned.