For nearly four years, Stanwood Mayor Dianne White has led the city through unprecedented growth, natural disasters and economic decline. During a town hall meeting Wednesday evening, White talked about overcoming challenges and charting a prosperous future. Full Story
The interpretive center at Cama Beach State Park has a whale of a story to tell, thanks to a new exhibit of a young gray whale skull. The skull of a year-old male gray whale that washed up on local shores four years ago is displayed along with its baleen in a glass case at the center. Full Story
Etched in stone
Garrett Price, a student at Port Susan Middle School, places a flag in front of a veteran's tombstone at Anderson Cemetery in Stanwood on Friday. Mrs. Full Story
Rumors that the state ran out of money to pay school districts turned out to be true. However, the state plans to use federal stimulus funding to make up the difference, said district Supt. Jean Shumate, Ed.D. Instead of receiving $2.3 million from the state during the last part of the school year, that money will come from the federal government. Full Story
New state budget flawed says Bailey
State Rep. Barbara Bailey (R-Oak Harbor) categorizes the recent legislative session as a missed opportunity. The Legislature failed to use the challenging situation as a chance to reshape the government, she said. The passed budget, recently signed by the governor, was something Bailey found herself unable to support. Full Story
