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Skagit County commissioners continue to look into Guemes seawater intrusion
The Skagit County Board of Commissioners discussed Monday the proposed amendment to county code regarding seawater intrusion on Guemes Island. The county Planning Commission has recommended that the county commissioners deny adding the amendment related to the drilling of wells for a variety of reasons, including because it felt the amendment was mostly for educational purposes for the county and that the requirements of the amendment should not be placed on homeowners and developers. ...
Court Report
The following are criminal cases heard last week in Skagit County Superior Court: VOYEURISM, DEPICTIONS OF MINOR A 22-year-old Sedro-Woolley man pleaded guilty to 12 charges Thursday, including first-degree voyeurism, second-degree dealing in depictions of a minor and first-degree possession of depictions of a minor. According to court records, in 2022 and 2023 Matosipa Kanim...
Visitors learn about Bowman Bay during Friday event
DECEPTION PASS STATE PARK — Students, educators and volunteers gathered Friday at Deception Pass State Park for Bowman Bay Discovery Day. Environmental groups set up booths and held demonstrations on the Bowman Bay beach for those in attendance. Northwest Straits Foundation Nearshore Program Coordinator and event organizer Ellen Goudie said the goal for the event was to serve as outreach about local restoration and stewardship work. ...
Troopers ask for help locating at-risk Anacortes woman
ANACORTES, WA (MyBellinghamNow.com) – A Silver Alert has been issued for a woman missing from Skagit County. WSP says that 77-year-old Evelyn Smith was last seen in Anacortes on June 23 at around 5 p.m. Troopers add that she is without her medications and may not be able to return home without assistance.
Work on Skagit County wildfire being scaled back
Crews working with heavy equipment at the site of a Skagit County wildfire burning near Highway 530 northeast of Darrington finished their work Friday. The fire, referred to as the Dearinger wildfire, was first reported Saturday afternoon. According to a Thursday news release from the Western Washington Type 3 Incident Management Team overseeing the fire, the excavator and bulldozer helped firefighters build control and contingency lines by efficiently removing fuels,...
Wildfire in southeast Skagit County 50% contained
A Skagit County wildfire burning near Highway 530 northeast of Darrington is 50% contained. The fire, referred to as the Dearinger wildfire, was first reported Saturday afternoon. According to a Thursday news release from the Western Washington Type 3 Incident Management Team overseeing the fire, rain and cooler temperatures have helped the 90 personnel fighting the fire. ...
Skagit County staff hold open house on 2025 Comprehensive Plan Update
Skagit County held the second of three open houses for its 2025 Comprehensive Plan Update on Wednesday at the Sedro-Woolley Community Center. The update will direct the county’s growth and development. It will include guidance for housing, climate mitigation, public health and safety, and accessibility in unincorporated Skagit County. This is the first year that...
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