Richard Grosvenor did just what just about anyone would do when they come face-to-face with a deer in Washington Park on a summer day: he pulled out his camera and got an unforgettable shot.
It now appears that Anacortes Democrat Kris Lytton will face Mount Vernon Republican Mike Newman in the November General Election for the Position 1 seat in the 40th Legislative District. Skagit County updated its vote tally Monday afternoon.
Four teenage boys were picked up by police after a report that they were firing Airsoft guns in the roadway, at passing cars and a woman and child on a bicycle.
Island Hospital is moving ahead with new expansion plans that include construction of a new Medical Arts Pavilion and a new entrance on Commercial Ave., thanks in part to a city agreement to trade a one-block stretch of 25th St. to the hospital district in exchange for improvements.
The School Board has approved a $26.6 million budget for the coming school year, with revenue expected to be about $26 million, with no cuts in staff.
Anacortes Democrat Kris Lytton continues to lead the voting for Position 1 in the 40th Legislative District, but just who else will join her in the general election race is still unclear. The top two vote-getters in the primary move on to the November general election.
