n The Anacortes City Council will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 19, remotely. Listen in by calling 1-253-215-8782 and entering meeting ID 892-5564-6791. The meeting is also available at us02web.zoom.us/j/89255646791.
The Washington State University Skagit County Extension will lead a program to address suicide and high levels of stress in farming communities throughout 13 Western states and four territories.
The relicensing process for the three dams along the Skagit River continues to spark debate on whether fish ever used habitat upstream of the dams before they were built.
MOUNT VERNON — The Skagit Valley Food Co-op will permanently close its restaurant, Third Street Café, at the end of the month, citing challenges with COVID-19 restrictions.
Ridership on vessels in the Washington State Ferries fleet plummeted in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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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.
Restaurants have more options for outdoor dining thanks to a recent adjustment to the state’s COVID-19 rules.
A 32-year-old Whatcom County man was sentenced Thursday to 6 1/2 years in prison after previously pleading guilty to vehicular homicide.
Skagit County Public Health expects to receive 1,000 more doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine early next week, the first significant shipment of vaccine the county has received in several weeks.
MOUNT VERNON — The Haggen Pharmacy in Mount Vernon will offer COVID-19 vaccinations this weekend to those eligible under Phase 1A of the state’s vaccination schedule.
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The doors of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum will swing open for longtime local referee Randy Audette.
The start of the new year is a great time to hunt for waterfowl, cast for fish in winter lakes, and enjoy the annual spectacle of bald eagles, snow geese, elk and other wintering wildlife.
Skagit Valley College's fall and winter sports seasons will start later than expected — and the seasons for every sport will look very different when they do get underway.
Though it has been clear and cold, there are still excellent recreational opportunities for those willing to layer up.
Members of the Fidalgo Fly Fishers fishing club have been getting together once a month on Zoom to share their fly-tying skills.
The relicensing process for the three dams along the Skagit River continues to spark debate on whether fish ever used habitat upstream of the dams before they were built.
Several rare and at-risk species that are found in remote, mostly high-elevation areas of east Skagit County are getting attention this year at the federal level.
Skagit County is starting work again on a Shoreline Master Program update left incomplete in 2016.
MOUNT VERNON — The Skagit County Board of Commissioners approved an agreement Tuesday with the state Department of Ecology to move toward providing water to some rural property owners along a portion of the Skagit River.
From the region’s well-known salmon and seals to a recently-arrived invasive hornet and deep-sea volcanoes, the 2021 Friends of Skagit Beaches lecture series will explore diverse topics relevant to the environment in Skagit County.
Pinto abalone, the only abalone species native to the Salish Sea and a species undergoing restoration efforts in Skagit and San Juan counties, is in trouble.
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