Articles from the January 11, 2017 edition
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The cost of education in La Conner
As the La Conner School District prepares to again ask voters to approve a new two-year $2.5 million property tax levy, it commissioned a study to answer a question that keeps popping up: Why does La Conner spend more per student than many other dist...
La Conner ditches flood insurance fandango
For most La Conner property owners, flood insurance is a big deal – and it’s about to become an even bigger one. On Tuesday, after spending thousands of town dollars in staff time to comply with Federal Management Agency’s Community Rating Ser...
Big response to schools chief job opening
The headhunting firm hired by La Conner School District to find a permanent superintendent had sent out 52 applications to people interested in the job as of Monday. Mark Venn and Wayne Robertson of Northwest Lead-ership Associates told the school...
Luna landing: Braves survive Hurricane threat
It was a Hurricane warning that La Conner High head basketball coach Scott Novak didn’t take lightly. The 1B Mount Vernon Christian Hurricanes were coming to town Friday with a skilled post in Carter...
Lady Braves withstand Hurricane visit
There would be no blowout — either way — when La Conner High hosted the Mount Vernon Christian Lady Hurricanes in girls’ hoop action on Friday. A hard-fought, batten-down-the-hatches c...
POLICE BLOTTER
Skagit Co. Sheriff’s Office Wednesday Jan 4 7:57 a.m.: Alarm! – An alarm went off at a home onChannel Drive north of La Conner. The home was secure. Thursday Jan 5 1:54 p.m.: Fraud – Somebody passed a fraudulent check at a lodging f...
