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Skagit County soon will limit its drive-through testing for COVID-19 to only those who live or work in the county. The change starts in less than a week,…
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Author’s note: I believe in the power of writing. Words on a page travel forward through time, finding people who need them. And, of course, writing heals…
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The 25 people may have gone unclaimed over the past two decades, but Skagit County Coroner Hayley Thompson wanted to be sure they were not forgotten.They…
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For many, Skagit Valley is known for its annual Tulip Festival. And while the million-plus visitors who flock here every year is a remarkable part of the…
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MOUNT VERNON, WASH. — When the Bread Lab was founded eight years ago, it was just that — a lab inside Washington State University’s Mount Vernon Research…
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MOUNT VERNON, WASH. — With more than a million visitors flocking to Skagit Valley every year for the Tulip Festival, it’s easy to think agriculture is the…
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Bouquets, balloons, and hand-drawn posters piled up Monday at the grassy entryway of the Cascade Mall, the small-town shopping center that is the site of…
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In recent years, the Samish River Basin in Skagit County has suffered severe pollution from fecal coliform bacteria. Water polluted with untreated sewage…
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For the second time this month, about 200 berry pickers at a Skagit Valley farm have walked off the job.The workers are striking over pay for the boxes of…
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In Skagit County, a decades-old fight over water rights has come to ahead. County Commissioners are walking away from an agreement they saywas originally…