In an area of the Skagit River headwaters in Canada where opposition to a mining proposal has been mounting, a division of the government of British Columbia will no longer allow logging.
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ANACORTES — The Anacortes Fire Department, Anacortes Police Department, Skagit County Sheriff's Office and Skagit County Emergency Medical Services came together Thursday to participate in a training session that simulated an active shooter in a church.
The Interstate 5 on- and off-ramps on the south side of College Way in Mount Vernon will close for 48 hours this weekend to allow work to be done on an ongoing road project.
The following are criminal cases heard Thursday in Skagit County Superior Court:
MOUNT VERNON — The Mount Vernon City Council unanimously approved the city’s 2020 budget Wednesday.
Two Mount Vernon residents have been charged in connection with the overdose death of a 17-year-old Whatcom County boy last month.
Recently-appointed state Sen. Ron Muzzall, R-Oak Harbor, will hold four town hall meetings, including one in Skagit County.
A plan for managing state forests to protect a coastal bird called the marbled murrelet has been finalized by state and federal agencies.
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The ability to adapt to constantly changing defenses is the trademark of a skilled soccer player.
MOUNT VERNON — The Mount Vernon Christian girls’ basketball team allowed Grace Academy to hang around early in Wednesday’s nonleague matchup.
ANACORTES — The record books will show the Anacortes boys’ basketball team won its first game on its new court inside the school’s renovated gym.
MOUNT VERNON — Daniel Sharpe came off the bench for 27 points Wednesday as the Skagit Valley College men’s basketball team put up eye-popping numbers in a victory over Northwest Indian College.
In an area of the Skagit River headwaters in Canada where opposition to a mining proposal has been mounting, a division of the government of British Columbia will no longer allow logging.
A plan for managing state forests to protect a coastal bird called the marbled murrelet has been finalized by state and federal agencies.
The state Department of Ecology is refocusing on a water quality problem in the Skagit River watershed that’s gotten little attention over the past decade.
Instead of waiting in long lines at stores or fighting traffic, about 20 volunteered Friday to remove invasive blackberry plants and enjoy a nature walk at the Cumberland Creek Conservation Area, a 211-acre Skagit Land Trust property east of Day Creek.
With more hours of darkness, and more rain and fog that can obscure vision this time of year, area wildlife rehabilitation facilities are seeing an increase in owls being hit by vehicles.
— Corrected 11/25 to reflect that anchovies may be eaten by salmon.
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