Founder of Simple Box Storage earns state small business award
***Press Release*** The founder of a Burlington business that started as a high school senior project recently was named the 2019 Small Business Person of…
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Washington State Patrol Seeks Additional Witnesses to Fatality Collision
Skagit County – At 5:35a.m., Washington State Patrol (WSP) responded to a fatality collision southbound Interstate 5 (I-5) at milepost 221. The initial investigation shows…
Illabot Creek restoration earns state APWA project of the year award
***PRESS RELEASE*** Looking at Illabot Creek today, you’d never know the creek channel was once in a totally different location: Straightened out, armored with levees…
Emergency Management Department updating its preparedness plans for natural disasters
***PRESS RELEASE*** How can we better prepare for the impacts from natural disasters? That’s a question the Skagit County Department of Emergency Management (DEM) and…
“Slow Down, Move Over” Emphasis Patrol this Weekend
Olympia, WA – The Washington State Patrol (WSP) will conduct a statewide “Slow Down, Move Over” emphasis from April 26, 2019 through April 28, 2019….
Skagit County residents can dispose of prescription drugs at take-back event
Safely dispose of your unused prescription medication – for free – during the nationwide annual prescription drug take-back event set for 10 a.m. to 2…
Homicide suspect from March 2018, Camano Island Homicide found deceased in California
***Media Release*** A “John Doe” located in the Feather River in Yuba City California has been positively identified via DNA as Jacob GONZALES, the suspect…
Ron Wesen to join leaders in county government for intensive leadership program in nation’s capital
***Press Release*** WASHINGTON, D.C. – Skagit County Commissioner Ron Wesen has been accepted as one of a select group of leaders in county government from…
Poop Smart at the Tulip Festival
Whether your plan this weekend is to head to the tulip fields or head out on a hike. Skagit County is reminding us to #poopsmart….
Boys & Girls Club’s Youth of the Year—A Candidate’s Journey
***PRESS RELEASE*** Kyla Whiton had been preparing for a year. In 2018, she journeyed to Seattle with other members from Boys & Girls Clubs of…