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Jared Fair is no longer the director of the La Conner Regional Library. His employer, the Library board of directors, announced Fair’s departure Friday, Aug. 26. Hired in early 2020 with the mission to build and open La Conner’s new library building,...

Monday is Labor Day, a holiday unique to the United States It is a day set aside to honor America’s laboring masses, a term – like class – that is out of favor. The rest of the world unites in solidarity May 1st, May Day, International Workers Day....

When the Town of La Conner considers amendments to its Comprehensive Plan this year, it will be lookinng at only one request, from the Port of Skagit, Planning Director Michael Davolio wrote in a summary Aug. 25. No others were received in the two...

The Port of Skagit and Town of La Conner propose happily to move ahead on the Port's elaborate proposal based on a few, token, public meetings and little-to-no community understanding of the near and long term implications of the project. There is...

Dear town residents. The La Conner Municipal Code is in need of major revision. Current practice here is to have the planner suggest piecemeal items for the planning commission and town council. He has spent interminable mind- numbing time on sign...

Friday is the last day to order free at-⁠home rapid antigen COVID-⁠19 tests from the federal government. The COVID.gov website has a banner reading “Ordering through this program will be suspended on Friday, Sept. 2 because Congress hasn’t provide...

Is a commercial airport in Skagit County possible to relieve pressure on SeaTac, the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport? Washington State’s Commercial Aviation Coordination Commission has identified two county sites on their list of 10 possible l...

The Town of La Conner is in line for state funds to help with long-planned upgrades to its nearly half-century old wastewater treatment plant. Town Administrator Scott Thomas told council members at their hybrid meeting Aug. 23 that La Conner’s a...

Customers of Astound Broadband will see price increases of up to $22.44 starting Sept. 28, the company notified the Town of La Conner by email Aug. 25. Fees for services will increase by at least $17.50, with an additional $1 monthly for telephone...

The honorable Patricia Paul was reappointed as a tribal court appeals judge with the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, in Grand Ronde, Oregon in July, her fourth two-year appointment. She is a member of the Inupiaq Tribe. Paul received her law...

At the La Conner Town Council Aug. 23: Planning Director Michael Davolio presented a draft of a proposed impact fee ordinance for review. This would raise funds toward priorities such as acquisition of a fire boat and ladder truck and/or support for...

There is an urgent need for blood donations heading into Labor Day weekend. Donating blood takes about an hour. Encourage a friend to book an appointment with you. Appointments, masks, and photo ID required. A pop-up blood drive is today, Aug. 31, 9...

Great Expectations. It is not just a famous Charles Dickens novel. It is also the mantra of the La Conner High School volleyball program, winner of six state crowns in the past 20 years, including 2019 and 2021. Only the pandemic stood in the way of...

Data was the name of the game – along with a fall sports update – when the La Conner School Board met Aug. 22 in a 90-minute hybrid session on campus. Director of Special Programs Andy Wheeler and Teacher and Learning Director Beth Clothier took lea...

The La Conner Library will close Sept. 1in order to transition to the new La Conner Swinomish Library building at 520 Morris Street. The Library will reopen in October. We are very excited to be moving to the new location and look forward to...

Washington State Poet Laureate Rena Priest reads her poetry Saturday, Sept. 3 at 7:30 p.m. at the Lincoln Theatre. A generative poetry workshop with audience participation follows. Salmon, and its cultural impact on the peoples of the Salish region,...

Due to seasonal low water flow conditions in the Skagit River, the City of Anacortes and Skagit Public Utility District water customers are asked to voluntarily reduce their water usage by 10%. The Washington State Department of Ecology has...

The Swinomish Police Department responded with two vessels Aug. 30 to assist the Anacortes Fire Department with fighting a blaze near the center of the Tommy Thompson Trail trestle, Anacortes Police Department Community Service Officer Brent...