Free tours of Bellingham waterways and water utilities
by Stefanie Cilinceon, Public Works Community members are invited to six tours offered during Whatcom Water Week to learn about Bellingham’s vital freshwater creeks and the…
Articles by Jane Sanders
Special Gift for Skagit Special Olympics
Shared via Skagit Community Foundation When Tim Holloran retired as the Skagit County Administrator, he asked that any honoriam gifts be directed towards the purchase…
Sound Horsekeeping Resources
If you have horses or other farm animals, or know someone who does, this post is for you. Keeping farm animals can be expensive. That’s…
Summer camp heals children’s grief
By: Mary J McGoffin (Photo of Skagit County youth who attended Camp Willie through The Landing and United General 304) Fourteen years ago, Sandi Sims…
Skagit Animals In Need
Skagit Animals in Need (S.A.I.N.) is an all-volunteer organization that supports the Skagit County Sheriff’s Office (S.C.S.O.) and its legal efforts to protect horses and…
Mount Vernon Fire Department ‘Levels Up’
***Press Release*** MOUNT VERNON—Property owners in the city of Mount Vernon may soon benefit from the results of the Mount Vernon Fire Department’s most recent…
Mount Vernon man rescued from his apartment
**Press Release*** MOUNT VERNON—At 5:39pm on Thursday July 25, Mount Vernon Fire Department units were dispatched to a medical call at a residence located at…
Mount Vernon Police Chief Jerry Dodd Retires
***Press Release*** MOUNT VERNON–After 40 years of service to Mount Vernon residents, Chief Jerry Dodd retired on July 12, 2019. “The Mount Vernon Police Department,…
Weapons Offense Investigation
***Press Release*** On June 6, 2019 at 10:07pm, Mount Vernon Police responded to the 16000 block of Blodgett Road in South Mount Vernon, after receiving…
SICBA HONORS MEMBERS AT ANNUAL AWARDS BANQUET
***Press Release*** The Skagit/Island Counties Builders Association held its Annual Awards Banquet at Greenfield Farm & Gardens in Anacortes on May 21, 2019 to honor…