As early as this week, many businesses may finally be able to reopen their doors on a limited scale under COVID-19 safety restrictions if Skagit County is approved for Phase 2 of the state’s reopening plan.
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This spring, about 150 Skagit County students were expected to descend onto the mudflats of Padilla Bay to help document the presence of the spiral-shelled snail that dots the beach at low tide through the Kids on the Beach Program.
SURVEY: The Sedro-Woolley RISE Community Coalition is asking parents and guardians of high school students in the Sedro-Woolley School District to complete a survey about behaviors around youth alcohol consumption in order to develop coalition programs and strategies. The survey takes about …
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, all districts are holding their school board meetings electronically. Therefore, all districts ask that public comment be delivered electronically or dropped off at district offices. For information, visit district websites.
n The Anacortes City Council will meet by telephone at 6 p.m. Monday, June 1. Call 1-312-757-3121, access code 373-576-877.
The inaugural “Skagit’s Got Talent” contest brought together musicians, singers, dancers and actors in an online format complete with an audience and a team of five judges.
Even in good times, local nonprofits that care for everything from people to animals to the environment face funding challenges.
DECEPTION PASS — Deception Pass Tours recently received a variance from the state to return to the water, which means the Island Whaler is back in service after a lengthy stint at the dock due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Skagit Valley College men's basketball coach Carl Howell has added two assistant coaches after a high-profile first season at the helm of the Cardinals.
SEDRO-WOOLLEY — For a decade, Trek for Treasure participants have overcome plenty of obstacles in their quest to win the competition.
SEDRO-WOOLLEY — For the first time in 43 years, Dave Ward will not be coaching football next fall.
ALGER — The grandstands will be empty and the drivers will be practicing rather than racing, but Skagit Speedway will see its first action of the season Saturday on its clay banked oval.
CONCRETE — Peyton Sanchez and Levi Lowry were standouts on the football field for the Concrete Lions.
This spring, about 150 Skagit County students were expected to descend onto the mudflats of Padilla Bay to help document the presence of the spiral-shelled snail that dots the beach at low tide through the Kids on the Beach Program.
Mountain School, a beloved program for area fifth-graders, has been limited by the COVID-19 pandemic to activities that can be done online and in backyards.
Several Skagit County agencies have banded together to catch an unwelcome new arrival — the Asian giant hornet.
A new package of ideas for how to restore the region’s threatened steelhead trout, including recommendations for the Skagit River, has been presented to state Department of Fish & Wildlife leaders.
The ongoing study of harbor porpoises from bluffs overlooking Burrows Bay in Anacortes contributed recently to new findings regarding the species along the West Coast.
With a boost in mountain snowfall in January and little early melt through March, snowpack that supplies cold water to the Skagit River as it melts through the summer is currently well stocked.
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