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Rep. Larsen tours estuary and local farm
Congressman Rick Larsen visited La Conner and Fir Island on Friday, touring Hedlin Farms and the Fir Island Estuary Restoration Project. “I always tell people you can meet in my office for 15 m...
Popular coffee spot burglarized
Charity Starkenburg, the owner of Bamboo Coffee, arrived at her La Conner business shortly after 6 a.m. Tuesday morning to find the door hanging slightly open. At first, she thought the damage was caused by the wind. But when she saw that a...
Destructive winds tear through La Conner
A powerful windstorm wreaked havoc across the northwestern part of the state on Saturday, leaving downed trees, damaged homes and utility interruptions throughout the La Conner area. “I think it c...
Beauty treatment in store for big eyesore
A large, mostly empty building on downtown La Conner’s waterfront boardwalk could get a facelift this winter, if plans to enlarge and renovate the landmark “Lighthouse” building on First Street move...
New principal sets course for new school
She comes from a small town in rural Alaska and has worked at a school with only around 125 students. She worked in Coolidge, Arizona, another town with a Native American reservation right on its bord...
Swinomish police halt burglary epidemic
Three arrests have been made so far in the swarm of burglaries that have kept residents in neighborhoods on the Swinomish reservation on edge for the past several weeks Swinomish Police Chief Rick Balam said the men arrested are all adults, and two...
Protestors besiege Historical Museum
A presentation by Steve Sakuma, the recently retired CEO of Sakuma Brothers Farms, was overshadowed on Sunday by around three dozen protestors and union representatives, who marched through La Conner...
An arrest in string of burglaries
A suspect has been arrested in connection with a series of burglaries that have occurred throughout the past several weeks across the Swinomish Reservation. Swinomish Police Chief Rick Balam said a man in his 20s was arrested Friday and will face...
UPDATED: String of burglaries plagues local homes
Neighborhoods on the Swinomish Reservation are on edge this week, as seven burglaries occurred over night Tuesday and during the day on Wednesday and another was reported Thursday afternoon. While each case varies, the Swinomish Police Department bel...
Power outage - Squirrels bite into Sunday's commerce
Lunch and afternoon shopping was halted in La Conner on Sunday when a squirrel chewed through an electrical line and knocked out the town’s power. Akiko Oda with Puget Sound Energy said the four-hour...
Anacortes shares water to save local farm crops
Local farmers can rest a little easier this summer, as the city of Anacortes will release a portion of its share of Skagit River water to save crops impacted by this year’s drought. The deal, made l...
Fire Department rolls out its new baby
In Saturday’s parade, La Conner’s fire department will show off the newest addition to its arsenal — a gleaming new engine loaded with modern firefighting equipment and flaunting a decal fea...
Bombing leaves a yarn trail in town
The library was captured in a web last week. A perplexing sight greeted residents on Friday afternoon, as a string of art pieces, landmarks and stair railings around town were found covered by...
Critical water shortage endangers crops
The historic low water level in the Skagit River threatens to damage the valley’s farms this summer. With stream flows the lowest they’ve ever been in the 74 years records have been kept, the state authorized emergency water to be transferred fro...
