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September’s start matched August’s end for increasing new coronavirus cases in Skagit County, with 394 new cases Aug. 30-Sept. 3, a 10% increase from Aug. 23-27. There were 10 new COVID-19 patient hospitalizations Sept. 1 alone, and 16 for the wee...

Anyone eating out – that is, indoors – at a restaurant or bar in Jefferson and Clallam Counties must provide proof they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Doctor Allison Berry, health officer for Jefferson and Clallam counties,...

Help, please, with offering a way out of our collective predicament at all societal levels, from church congregations through school districts, fire departments and as county, state and national communities. Everywhere there is a downward spiral as...

Just a note of appreciation and admiration of Craig Barber’s photos of the harvesting workers printed in the La Conner Weekly News of September 1. They are beautiful and respectfully recorded. Often photos of workers are shot well-meaning to r...

What a beautiful photograph of carrot harvesting on the front page this week! I had to do a double take: is this a famous painting, or is it a photo? It was reminiscent of a great piece of art, “The Gleaners” perhaps, only more colorful, with mor...

In response to a letter sent to the La Conner Weekly News Sept. 1, it occurs to me that our political positions may have become too staunch. (Defined - loyal and committed in attitude.) Reading Mr. Hageman’s letter one can see he places himself a...

Don Kruse, long-time resident of La Conner and owner of Skagit Sun Berries was one of five farmers gathered in 1989 to discuss serious development challenges that faced farmers and farming in the Skagit Valley. The chat around that table led to the...

She is still at it. Just last week, Alexandria Ocasio Cortez mentioned it again: taxpayers should make reparation payments on behalf of those who were slaves in the 1800s. My question is this: to whom, exactly, should these payments be made? The...

This letter is a sincere thank you to the Honorable Representative David Paul and his legislative assistant, Mayzie Shaver. Sometimes we are so dismayed by the polarization of national politics, that we forget those unsung heroes who represent us at...

After more than a year of remote and hybrid learning, La Conner schools resumed in-person instruction last week by helping students – though still masked and socially distanced due to COVID-19 – get back into a normal campus routine. To...

Having turned the page on the Labor Day holiday, La Conner High sports teams are poised to get down to business this week with the return of their regular fall sports schedules. The La Conner High volleyball team, which won State 2B crowns in 2018 an...

When Chenoa Urness heard that channel-side space in the Pier 7 building was available, she jumped on it. “It was now or never,” said the Stanwood resident and former social worker for Indian Child Welfare in Snohomish County. Then she spread the wor...

Monday, August 31 10:25 a.m.: Broken window policing – Caller reported a cold vehicle prowl. Window broken out of vehicle, nothing missing. Josh Green Lane., Greater La Conner. 6:06 p.m.: Check I.D. – Caller reported check fraud. The...