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Assessora s Office says some home values down 10%
Assessor's Office says some home values down 10% 1 Comment 383 views Kimberly Jacobson Anacortes American November 18, 2009 - 08:00 AM ANACORTES - Anacortes residents could see their home assessments drop as much as 10 percent this year when letters arrive from the Skagit County Assessor's Office.
Subway gets a footlong in door of Evergreen schools
Heritage High School students line up at the new Subway sandwich shop on campus.
MV Schools consider 2 levy requests for spring ballot
Mount Vernon School Board members appear poised to place two levy issues on the spring ballot they say would not increase property taxes.
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COLLEGE FAIR: ANACORTES - Anacortes Home Education Partnership and Cap Sante High School will offer a "Focus On Your Future" college fair from 12:30 to 2 p.m. at Lindgren Hall, 15510 Rosario Beach Road, Anacortes.
Sen. Cantwell visiting Skagit Delta project
Sen. Maria Cantwell's office says she'll be in the Skagit Delta near Conway, Wash., on Saturday visiting The Nature Conservancy's Fisher Slough project.
The Burlington-Edison School Board will hear a report Monday from consultant John Fotheringham.
Tolku Yeshi Gyatso leads a walking prayer chant Aug. 10 at Camp Brotherhood, where members of a variety of faiths converge in a summit annually for prayer and workshops.
Deputy's memorial run benefits animals
Slain Sheriff's Deputy Anne Jackson has received the highest honors at a state and national level for the service and sacrifice she made trying to protect Skagit County on Sept.
I-5 work will close lanes at night north of Stanwood
A well-worn stretch of I-5 straddling both sides of the Snohomish-Skagit county line is being resurfaced for the first time in a generation.
Ride for a reason: Veteran gets on his bike for ALS fundraiser
At some point during the annual two-day, 84-mile cycling event, nearly every rider finds one moment to reflect on the meaning behind all the hours of peddling.
Bids for road project funded by stimulus
Bids opened Tuesday for a Mount Vernon road project funded by the federal stimulus program came in below the city's cost estimate.
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Comment period on county code extended
The deadline for public comments on proposed changes to Skagit County's development code has been extended to July 21.
1,600 cell phone-driving tickets in first year
It's been one year since the law banning the use of hand-held cell phones n Washington took effect.
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Girl raped in Burlington home, police say
A 14-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a stranger who entered her home Tuesday morning, according to the Burlington police.
Another $250 million hit to state budget
Higher demand for government services, particularly health programs, is pushing Washington's state budget deeper into the red amid the lingering recession.
Summer theater camp in Conway has sessions for kids and teens
Aspiring young actors who can imagine themselves in the musical "Pippi Longstocking" should sign up for the Multicultural Education in the Theatre Arts summer camp.
Suspect pleads not guilty in soldier's death
A Muslim convert who already was under federal investigation pleaded not guilty Tuesday in what police called a likely "political and religious" attack that killed a young soldier at a military recruiting center.
Skagit County Sheriff's deputies check out a pair of culverts in Conway on the east side of Interstate 5, which they believe was the escape route used by a fleeing burglary suspect Wednesday afternoon.
MV youth writes winning hand hygiene ditty
Kyle Wolden of Conway listens as his own song plays on the musical dispenser at Seattle Children's Hospital.
Photos and fused glass on display in Conway farmhouse
A Marysville photographer, Ilene Ellickson-Schairer is joining Lin McJunkin in a spring art show called Photo In - Fusion, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m., May 2 and 3 at McJunkin Glass Studio,18529 Main St., Conway.