MOUNT VERNON — Longtime teacher and coach Doug Nelson has been tabbed as head coach for the Mount Vernon wrestling team.

His hiring was…

• Mount Vernon girls win district opener
• Kendrick makes postseason roster
• Prep Football: Bulldogs take care of Oak Harbor
• Prep Volleyball: Seahawks top Bulldogs
• Prep Girls’ Soccer: Bulldogs stay perfect
• Prep Football: Mount Vernon knocks off South Whidbey
• Prep Football: An unusual move for Mount Vernon’s Barnet
• 2009 Skagit Valley College Fall Sports Preview

Every fall I get a culinary itch.

As soon as the mornings turn crisp and frosty, I fire up the oven and throw in anything that can be roasted…

• Falling in love with color
• Home project for child rewards area builders
• Home project for child rewards area builders
• U-pick farms expecting bigger crowds this fall season
• The season is changing for area farmers markets
• Slow Food on a fast track
• Bottle Shock
• Planning for the future

The Skagit County Planning & Development Services will reduce its hours of operations beginning Monday.

The department will be open to…

• Summer Reading Program
• MV budget as bad as feared; tax levy gets slight bump
• Today’s hearing on Winco store canceled
• Investigation continues in Stover’s disappearance
• Property tax issue before MV Council tonight
• Skagit clinic, some pharmacies offering H1N1 vaccine
• Clock is ticking on Election 2009
• Winco Foods project stalled by appeal

Organizers of La Conner’s annual Art’s Alive! festival say the event is both returning to its roots and adding some new elements this year…

• A ‘Sound’ message that’s still relevant
• Another generation catches the ‘Thriller’
• Alfredo Arreguin: Spreading his message through art
• A step closer to the TV screen?
• What has these guys so blasted EXCITED!
• Grab your dentures and cane and get ready for ‘Midlife’
• Tempting Treats
• Musical Melodramas