http://www.goskagit.com/home/ en tganser@skagitpublishing.com Copyright 2009 2009-11-20T18:30:39 -08:00 http://www.goskagit.com/home/article/six_illegal_immigrants_arrested/ http://www.goskagit.com/home/article/six_illegal_immigrants_arrested/#When:18:30:39Z MOUNT VERNON — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested six alleged gang members from an east Mount Vernon neighborhood Tuesday afternoon, said the agency’s spokeswoman Lorie… News, Latest, Mount Vernon, Skagit Valley Herald 2009-11-20T18:30:39 -08:00 http://www.goskagit.com/home/article/concrete_woman_sentenced_for_shooting_boyfriend/ http://www.goskagit.com/home/article/concrete_woman_sentenced_for_shooting_boyfriend/#When:17:31:16Z MOUNT VERNON — A 48-year-old woman who claims she accidentally shot her boyfriend in the back while they were in bed together was sentenced Thursday to almost two years in prison for the assault.… News, Latest, Mount Vernon, Skagit Valley Herald 2009-11-20T17:31:16 -08:00 http://www.goskagit.com/home/article/s_w_man_dies_in_logging_accident/ http://www.goskagit.com/home/article/s_w_man_dies_in_logging_accident/#When:17:30:13Z STANWOOD — A 24-year-old Sedro-Woolley man died Thursday afternoon after a tree he was cutting down fell on him, according to a Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office news release. The… News, Latest, Sedro-Woolley, Skagit Valley Herald 2009-11-20T17:30:13 -08:00 http://www.goskagit.com/home/article/skagit_valley_hospital_medical_center_may_merge/ http://www.goskagit.com/home/article/skagit_valley_hospital_medical_center_may_merge/#When:17:28:28Z Skagit Valley Hospital could acquire Skagit Valley Medical Center and expand its operations across two counties by 2010, according to a joint press release issued this week. CEOs of the two… News, Latest, Mount Vernon, Skagit Valley Herald 2009-11-20T17:28:28 -08:00 http://www.goskagit.com/home/article/anthonys_gets_permit_and_challenge_right_before_groundbreaking/ http://www.goskagit.com/home/article/anthonys_gets_permit_and_challenge_right_before_groundbreaking/#When:15:00:43Z Maybe Anthony’s Restaurants representatives had a reason to be hesitant about scheduling the groundbreaking for the Anacortes eatery on Friday the 13th. Lane Hoss, vice president of marketing,… News, Business News, Top, Latest, Anacortes, Anacortes American 2009-11-20T15:00:43 -08:00 http://www.goskagit.com/home/article/county_reopens_francis_road/ http://www.goskagit.com/home/article/county_reopens_francis_road/#When:21:37:56Z Francis Road, a popular rural route between Mount Vernon and Sedro-Woolley, was reopened today at 1 p.m., more than a day after water on the roadway forced county crews to close it. Francis… News, Latest, Mount Vernon, Sedro-Woolley, Skagit Valley Herald 2009-11-19T21:37:56 -08:00 http://www.goskagit.com/home/article/mount_vernon_tops_economic_rebound_list/ http://www.goskagit.com/home/article/mount_vernon_tops_economic_rebound_list/#When:16:44:58Z BusinessWeek magazine has ranked Mount Vernon as the top city in the United States poised to rebound from the recession by the first quarter of next year. The report cited the city’s… News, Business News, Latest, Mount Vernon, Skagit Valley Herald 2009-11-19T16:44:58 -08:00 http://www.goskagit.com/home/article/state_close_to_purchase_of_islands_for_deception_pass_park/ http://www.goskagit.com/home/article/state_close_to_purchase_of_islands_for_deception_pass_park/#When:16:39:40Z SWINOMISH RESERVATION — The state has raised most of the money it needs to buy Kiket and Flagstaff islands, potentially placing the transaction among the state parks’ most expensive land… News, Top, Lead, Latest, LaConner, Skagit Valley Herald 2009-11-19T16:39:40 -08:00 http://www.goskagit.com/home/article/feds_award_31_m_to_northwest_for_green_jobs/ http://www.goskagit.com/home/article/feds_award_31_m_to_northwest_for_green_jobs/#When:13:30:37Z SEATTLE (AP) — Pacific Northwest states are getting more than $1.1 million from the U.S. Department of Labor to encourage green jobs. The stimulus grants are to improve training for jobs… News, Latest 2009-11-19T13:30:37 -08:00 http://www.goskagit.com/home/article/swine_flu_vaccine_now_available_to_more_people/ http://www.goskagit.com/home/article/swine_flu_vaccine_now_available_to_more_people/#When:11:00:47Z The Skagit County Department of Health is allowing anyone 6 months to 64 years to receive the injectable H1N1 vaccine. Health Director Peter Browning says that most pharmacies and doctors now… News, Latest, Anacortes, Burlington, Concrete, LaConner, Mount Vernon, Sedro-Woolley, Skagit Valley Herald 2009-11-19T11:00:47 -08:00