KRBD Public Radio Ketchikan could soon have a new city manager. Its City Council voted Saturday to start negotiations with Delilah Walsh of Las Cruces, New Mexico, ending a three-month search. Walsh is the utilities director for the city of Las Cruce...

Articles last week in the San Diego Union-Tribune and the New York Times highlighted the causes of homelessness and the needed solution. The west coast headline was “Cause of homelessness? It’s not drugs or mental illness, researchers say,” while...

Nancy Shimeall We thank the Weekly News for its coverage over the past few months of Shelter Bay events, including several topics of interest and concern to the residents. Your editorial of July 13 regarding elections and the importance of voting...

Here the Magic Skagit mingles into the Bay, sheltered yet centrally located; Swinomish is a place of great healing. People here enjoy a diverse, continuous and bountiful ecosystem. The soil is rich. Water is always accessible. Food is found easily...

Hatfield elbowed McCoy only half playfully as the two men jostled to enter the Tav. Inside, they headed to their bar stools to watch the prime time Jan. 6 congressional hearing. They expected it to be a doozy. They found their stools at the bar, and...

May was, and each year is, Mental Health Awareness month. It’s likely that you weren’t aware of that. I wasn’t. But now I am, because of two events. First, was the PBS release of a documentary, “Hiding in Plain Sight.” The second was the rollout o...

For nearly a decade Heather Carter was a regular presence at La Conner Town Council meetings, presenting a monthly Chamber of Commerce report. Carter has moved on to head CASA, the Camano Island animal shelter. In her place, longtime La Conner busine...

La Conner School board members went on retreat Monday to plan a path forward for the 2022-23 academic year, addressing a wide range of discussion topics – from finances and goal setting to maintenance priorities and student enrollment–...

Washington’s congressional legislators are stepping in to help Skagit, Snohomish and Whatcom counties blueberry growers challenged by steep Japanese tariffs on frozen berries, a key export market. Recently, Reps. Rick Larsen (D-Everett) and Suzan D...

Summer has been anything but vacation time for Fire District 13 personnel. Service calls, including hospital transports, have continued to follow a six-month upward trend, chief Wood Weiss told fire commissioners during their regular hybrid meeting...

The many achievements and accomplishments of the pioneer Nelson family and descendants have long been heralded. Now members of that family will punctuate their legacy in Skagit County by speaking at the 118th annual Pioneer Picnic on Aug. 4 at...

Tuesday, July 12 1:08 a.m.: Furniture fraud – Caller reporting a theft of furniture. Deputies determined this was a civil issue and the furniture was going to be returned. Maple Ave., La Conner. 2:37 a.m.: Driver deceased – Deputies...

Gunshots were exchanged inside the Walmart in Mount Vernon Sunday, July 17 at 9:50 p.m. The initial investigation from the Mount Vernon Police Department found that a group of 19-year-old males entered Walmart together and had an altercation with a...