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Board sees progress on disaster plan
Working with several documents the past few weeks, members of the Town Emergency Management Commission are now on the same page. The local advisory board, which is developing a Community Emergency Management Plan for La Conner, has moved closer to...
Planning commission seeks more data on First St. traffic and parking
There’s no dead end when it comes to debating the future of S. First Street. The oft-discussed topic was again the focal point among town residents and planning commissioners during a 90-minute public meeting April 2. The last word on the subject s...
Concrete leaders to be honored at 2024 Pioneer Picnic
The Skagit County Pioneer Association has cemented the lineup of honorees for its annual summer picnic in La Conner, one weighed heavily with civic leaders based in Concrete. Concrete Herald editor-publisher Jason Miller, Valerie Stafford of the Con...
Paving will limit parking at Deception Pass State Park
OLYMPIA — Parking at Deception Pass State Park is reduced while it is under repair from winter storm damage. In January, the West Beach parking lot was damaged in several areas and littered with large debris. There will be limited day-use parking a...
Comment on stormwater management plan
Skagit County is soliciting public comment on the draft 2024 Stormwater Management Program Plan through 4:30 p.m. Friday, April 19. The Stormwater Management Program Plan, which is updated annually, informs the public on the county’s Stormwater M...
Help town with First Street survey
The Town of La Conner seeks input from community members about South First Street. A survey is on its website at townoflaconner.org. Click on “Alert” at the top of the page. The nine questions will take about five minutes to complete. www...
Olympic Pipeline spill response is considered complete
Spill responders have completed the emergency response to the Dec. 10, 2023, gasoline spill from the Olympic Pipeline in Conway. The Unified Command leading the operation has ensured that no...
State parks free on Earth Day, April 22
In honor of Earth Day, Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission offers a free day at all state parks Monday, April 22. Visitors will not need a Discover Pass for day-use visits. A Discover Pass will be required to access lands managed by the...
Salmon served up with smiles
The Mount Vernon Kiwanis Club Salmon Barbecue is always a popular event during the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival. The club serves a salmon dinner six days a week during the Tulip Fe...
News and media literacy: Is it fact or propaganda?
Do you know fact from propaganda when you see or hear it? Learn more at the April 29 forum “News & Media Literacy: Informed or Influenced?” The League of Women Voters of Skagit County offers its second program in their series of voter education, par...
Town wants public feedback on uses for Jenson property
Town of La Conner staff are planning a community mingle about the best use for the Jenson property. The date may be April 25 but no information has been posted on the town website as of April 8. “Town officials over the next few months will begin e...
Comment on management plan for Skagit Wildlife Area
OLYMPIA — Public input on a draft management plan for the Skagit Wildlife Area is sought through 5 p.m. Monday, April 22, by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. Once finalized, the Skagit Wildlife Area plan will guide stewardship for t...
La Conner schools to lose its superintendent
La Conner School District Superintendent Will Nelson, the face of the local district for the past three years, is about to do an about face in terms of his professional career path. Nelson announced in an email to district staff last Friday that he...
Multitude of delays snag Snapdragon Flats development
A complex building project requiring the necessary permits from two separate permitting entities, a geology study, weather and possible staffing shortages – to say nothing of carving out a rock w...
Skagit Transit hears input on long-range plan
The public is getting a chance to tell Skagit Transit where to go – in a polite way, of course. The area's public transportation system, which last year celebrated its 30th anniversary, is hosting a...
Anacortes Food Co-op reopens with growth spurt
Food co-ops in our communities offer amazing examples of thinking globally while acting locally to create a more sustainable world in people’s home towns. The Anacortes Food Co-op is doing exactly t...
State Rep. Paul visits La Conner, addresses key issues at public forum
Five years ago, 10th District State Rep. Dave Paul successfully lobbied his colleagues in Olympia to provide funding to build the La Conner Swinomish Library. Paul was at the library for a March 27...
2024 Tulip Festival poster unveiled to council
It was only fitting that town officials would meet at the La Conner Civic Garden Club building for a report on the 2024 Skagit Valley Tulip Festival. The local floral extravaganza, which enjoys global popularity, was previewed by Nicole Roozen, the f...
Parks commission sees new trees lining Morris Street
The La Conner Parks Commission wants to do more than plant seeds for La Conner’s future landscape. The five-member advisory board wants to plant trees, more than a dozen of them along Morris Street, at no cost to the town. Commission members Ollie I...
Tribe gets $700K grant for salmon habitat improvement
The Swinomish Indian Tribal Community has received a $701,000 grant through the 2023 National Fish and Wildlife National Coastal Resilience Fund to plan for Skagit River salmon habitat improvement and flood resilience. The Tribal Community will...
Eyewitness reports on aged pole replacement
Linemen for the county? Well, not exactly. When the Pedrozas and their neighbor on S. Second Street noticed the power pole outside their house was looking suspect in mid-March, Rene called Puget...
Why, it's a murder!
A storied chapter from La Conner's past, often spoken in hushed tones, was revisited with screaming headlines on March 23. This year's La Conner Chamber of Commerce Murder Mystery, set during the Proh...
2025 murder mystery script is in the works already
Crime won’t be taking a holiday in La Conner anytime soon – at least in terms of the town’s popular murder mystery event. Former Weekly News reporter Nicole Jennings co-wrote the Prohibition Era murder mystery script with her mom, Chris Jenni...
Four years of COVID-19 in La Conner
Monday was the four year anniversary of Gov. Jay Inslee’s March 23, 2020 emergency proclamation in response to the emerging coronavirus pandemic. He imposed a “Stay Home – Stay Healthy Order throu...
