Rainy season is here: How to get Skagit flood alerts, and the rules for fall yard burning
After last winter’s flooding, the county wants every household signed up for emergency alerts. Plus what you can and can’t burn now that the ban is lifted.
Mount Vernon
Trick-or-treat, trunk-or-treat and a haunted forest: Skagit’s Halloween lineup
Downtown Mount Vernon and downtown Anacortes open their doors to costumed kids, Burlington hosts a free fall festival, and Anacortes Parks will scare you silly in the woods.
Skagit voters: Oct. 26 is the deadline to register online or by mail for the Nov. 3 election
Ballots are out. Here is where to drop yours, the deadlines that matter and the local races and measures you will see.
Mount Vernon teen detained after online threat toward Mount Baker Middle School
A 14-year-old was detained Friday after a post online appeared to threaten Mount Baker Middle School. Police say they believe he acted alone.
Division Street Bridge to close fully for two weeks, then reopen before Thanksgiving
The state plans a two-week shutdown of the Division Street Bridge starting as early as Nov. 1, trading a short, full closure for a reopening…
Mount Vernon Police Arrest Three after serving a Warrant
According to a Press Release from MVPD: On April 20, 2023, at approximately 9:25 am, the Mount Vernon Police Department attempted to serve a search…
A Sense of Place
My grandfather’s house sits on the corner of Highway 20 and Highway 9. Rite-Aid, Dairy Queen and AM/PM Minimart share the intersection. Only the old,…
Skagit Valley College to host 3rd annual OktoberFest
Mount Vernon, WA- Skagit Valley College will host their 3rd annual OktoberFest Thursday, October 4. Skagit Valley College Professional/Technical Programs and SVC Foundation will team…
Skagit Valley College’s Athletes of The Year
Mount Vernon, WA- The Skagit Valley College Athletic Department has announced the male and female Athletes of the Year for 2017-2018. The Athlete of the…
Mount Vernon Police Department Responds to Threat Made Against Local School
According to a press release from the Mount Vernon Police Department, officers and detectives responded to reports of an alarming Snapchat post that had circulated…