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Effective September 27, 2023, and until further notice, residential yard, and land-clearing fires are again permitted in areas within unincorporated Skagit County.     Within unincorporated Skagit County, burn permits are still required for piles exceeding four feet by four feet. Burn permit requests may be submitted by phone at 360-416-1840 and will be processed in the order ...read more

Sedro Woolley, WA– Effective Friday, September 22, the burn ban is lifted on all lands within North Cascades National Park Service Complex. This includes all National Park Service lands and campgrounds in Stehekin, along State Route 20 and the Ross Lake area.    Campfires are allowed in designated areas only in both frontcountry and backcountry campsites. Keep campfires ...read more

Burlington-based TRICO Companies is proud to welcome Nicholas Fresch as Senior Project Engineer. With more than 8 years of experience in the construction industry, Nicholas began as a Carpentry Apprentice and moved into Drafting, CNC Programming and Millwork Fabrication/Design. Subsequently, he transitioned into Project Management and Engineering as a Specialty Subcontractor. During 10 years of ...read more

BELLINGHAM (September 18, 2023) — WECU has announced it will award a total of $125,000 to four local nonprofits as a part of its Education First Grant Program. The four nonprofits are Children of the Valley, Skagit Valley Community College's Manufacturing Technology Program, Whatcom Dream, and Whatcom Center for Early Learning. The grants will be allocated over a two-year period. “These ...read more

(Mount Vernon, Wash.) –– Skagit Valley College biology students Siobhan Gross, Lauren Rudge, and Isabella Clement received third place in the 2023 National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT) Course-Embedded Student Research (CESR) Virtual Poster Competition on August 2.     Their project, titled "Development of an Effective DNA Isolation Protocol to Detect Goldfish DNA in a Controlled ...read more

Finney Creek Road at the Upper Finney Bridge, which was built in 1952, has been closed for construction since the summer of 2022. The road has now been reopened at milepost 4.62 after the bridge was retrofitted to strengthen and increase the bridge's structural integrity and capacity to accommodate logging trucks and other heavy equipment. Completion of the project was delayed due to harsh ...read more

Sedro Woolley, WA – With cooler temperatures, higher humidity, and light rains over several days, the Sourdough Fire has had minimal growth and low areas of heat. The fire remains at 6,234 acres with 25% containment.    Firefighters continue to monitor for fire spread on the western flank near the 2015 Goodell burn scar and on the eastern flank in the Sourdough Creek drainage. Crews will utilize ...read more

MOUNT VERNON – EDASC is continuing its efforts to support businesses with their workforce concerns by hosting the third annual Skagit Workforce Summit, 2:30-5:30 p.m. on Sept. 20 at the Northwest Career & Technical Academy. Employers will get up-to-date information on industry employment trends and learn how to connect with educational institutions at all levels to build pipelines of skilled ...read more

Skagit County’s Farmland Legacy Program has finalized two farmland preservation projects this August, permanently protecting another 60 acres of farmland from development. The La Conner farmland is managed by two families—the Rings and the Lillquists—each of whom are descendants of Isaac Dunlap who served as Skagit County’s first County Commissioner in 1889. Together, all 60 acres are leased to ...read more

Unsafe levels of Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (PSP) toxins have prompted the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) to close all beaches in Skagit County to recreational harvesting of all species of shellfish. All species of shellfish means clams (including geoduck), oysters, mussels, scallops, and other invertebrates such as the moon snail. Crab meat is not affected, but “crab butter” ...read more

The Planning Commission works with the Planning and Development Services Department and advises the Department and the Board of County Commissioners on proposed land use plans and regulations in unincorporated Skagit County. The Planning Commission consists of nine members (three from each Commissioner District) and usually meets twice monthly in Mount Vernon at the Commissioners Administrative ...read more

                                                                           FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:        Steph Rees Burlington Chamber of Commerce 360-757-0994 steph@burlington-chamber.com       The Burlington Chamber of Commerce has two open employment opportunities.  Burlington, WA: The Burlington Chamber of Commerce seeks a Marketing and Tourism Specialist and a Membership ...read more