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The market for sold homes in Skagit County has cooled considerably in October and November. Fewer homes were sold and at lower median prices from 2021 and from last summer The median price of sold homes dropped below $500,000 in October, the first...

The American judicial system isn’t always known for its swift action. But Skagit County Superior Court Judge Elizabeth Yost Neidzwski took less than five minutes Dec. 15 to dismiss with prejudice a complaint filed by Shelter Bay residents Wesley a...

When considering activists watching over the community's governance and vocally championing the better future we all want, the dedicated and sometimes seemingly too quiet La Conner Town Council and local school board may not come first to mind. But,...

The Weekly News multi part series on energy transitions has spent many words telling us how we need to wean ourselves off of oil and go green. Admittedly I am no expert on these matters, but after nearly 70 years on this planet I have learned a thing...

SEATTLE — In a massive international and coast-wide decision for wild Chinook and Southern Resident killer whale recovery, Seattle’s federal court issued a landmark opinion Dec. 13 recommending terminating unsustainable commercial salmon harvest tha...

Ana María de Jesús Herrera Guillén Aug. 20, 1929-Nov. 27, 2022 Ana Maria “Anita” Guillén, a long-time resident of the Skagit Valley and widow of Northwest artist Jesus Guillén, died peacefully at the home of one of her sons in Renton, WA, on Novem... Full story

We are Youth for the Environment and People – a cohort of Skagit County teens working to complete a climate action project. Our project will improve food composting at Sedro-Woolley High School and educate about the importance of composting. Here we...

The Kiwanis Club of La Conner has chosen its November students of the month. Kendall Lee is the high school student for November. Her parents are Jason and Dawn Lee. Kendall is a sophomore at La Conner High School. She is her class ASB treasurer....

When it came time for state officials to choose a Washington Interscholastic Activities Association Athlete of the Week for girls’ 2B basketball, the decision was pretty much a slam dunk in mid-December. La Conner’s Josie Harper was the clear cho...

During her three decades at La Conner Schools, Suzanne Marble has established a level of excellence unrivaled satewide. Now the entire nation is aware. Marble, a member of the Washington State Coaches Association Hall of Fame who has guided La...

You couldn’t hide, even if you wanted to. There’d be nowhere to go – and besides, everyone knows who you are. Your entire life has been catalogued, from the moment you were born until probably just a few seconds ago and it will be until you’r...

As we get ready to ring in the New Year the library is looking forward to exciting new events that will happen in the new year. First, we must look back and thank everyone who worked on the Festival of Tiny Trees auction. The event was very...

Bring your kids so they can ring in the new year early with a Noon Year’s Eve celebration at the La Conner Swinomish Library Saturday. Come at 11 a.m. – or earlier. There will be fun craft and ringing in Noon Year’s at 12 p.m....

Democrat Clyde Shavers is the Legislative District 10 Position 1 state representative, defeating State Rep. Greg Gilday (R-Camano Island) in the Nov. 8 election. The Washington Secretary of State’s office certified amended returns from the t...

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