Burlington News Archives

Hundreds of fifth-graders got their first glimpse of a college campus Tuesday. Cyndie Shepard hopes it won't be their last.

WOOLLEY Douglas Hutter, licensed funeral director and embalmer, and Jim Cannon, apprentice funeral director, have joined the staff at Lemley Chapel, 1008 Third St.

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.

Skagit Valley Hospital volunteer Bonnie Lamont of Burlington directs Maria Viscalla, 68, of Mount Vernon, to her destination Thursday after screening her at one of the hospital entrances.

More than 10 percent of the nearly 66,000 Skagit County voters eligible to participate in the Nov.

The Burlington-Edison School District has hired an attorney to review a 2007 land purchase that has helped set the stage for a possible state takeover of the district's finances as early as August 2010.

This weekend's gully-washer kicked off Northwest Washington's wet season, sending a rush of water down the Samish River toward the Samish Bay shellfish beds.

The City Council unanimously approved an agreement Wednesday that would allow Mount Vernon residents to use the Anacortes library and vice versa.

U.S. Sen. Patty Murray says Washington will receive $2.9 million in federal aid to promote and market the state's specialty crops.

The Skagit County Public Utility District has cut six employees and will keep five vacant positions open as it aims to cover a revenue gap this year and get ready for a deficit that could span the next four.

A young couple was arrested Saturday morning after a verbal confrontation over an eviction notice on Whitmarsh Road turned into an assault with a knife and then a shovel and a car.

Posted by: Northwest Board of Basketball Officials Phone: 360-318-9275 Email: Website: http://www.northwestboard.com People interested in officiating girls basketball games are invited to attend a meeting Oct.

Director Brad McDavid stopped by to let us know the Husky Band will be performing at Friday's Mount Vernon versus Burlington-Edison high school game at Roland Kirkby Field in Burlington, Wash.

A 69-year-year pilot is dead after a small plane crashed at the Skagit County Regional Airport near Burlington.

A 69-year-old pilot from Bow, Wash. was killed today in a plane crash near the Skagit Regional Airport.

Fire District 6 residents feared for their safety earlier this year. The district appeared on the verge of splitting with Burlington, its longtime fire protection partner, and residents worried response times would suffer.

The city's only contested council race is a rematch from 2005. But this time Burlington Planning Commissioner Steve Sexton and City Councilwoman Helen Doyle aren't running in Ward 6, the post to which Doyle has been elected three times, most recently with 61 percent of the vote.

Police have a man in custody after a early morning standoff in Mt. Vernon Wednesday.

But filling out the form, or getting a knock on the door from a census taker, can spark anxiety in some families, especially those who come from countries with oppressive regimes, Nickels said.

Bryan Cronk, of Northwest Chipping and Grinding out of Bellingham, clears wood debris Tuesday from the outside of the Transform building off Bay Ridge Drive.

When Renee Roske showed up in court here on Monday, she already had obtained Snohomish County pet licenses for the six dogs she hoped a judge would return.