Collisions, DUIs, petty theft flourish this month
Stanwood police responded to the following incidents last week: Driving under the influence • A 29-year-old Camano Island man is being referred for driving under the influence (DUI) after being stopped on Pioneer Highway at SR 532 Aug. 15. Full Story
Getting crabby
Loaded to the gills with crab pots, a small boat sits buoyed in Skagit Bay just off Camano Island's north end. Full Story
Drive hammered and get nailed
Extra patrols are cruising Snohomish County roadways in search of drivers under the influence of various substances now through Sept. 7. Full Story
Scam targets job seekers
After a recent rash of scams targeted local residents, it seems phishing season has come to the NEWS. The Aug. 18 edition of the NEWS contained a classified advertisement for employment paid for by an unknown person. Full Story
B-17, not B-7
In last week's edition of Senior Scene a typo appeared in a headline featuring Stanwood resident Marion Benson. The headline should have read: Woman worked on B-17 bombers. The NEWS regrets the error. Full Story
School board adopts budget
The Stanwood-Camano School Board unanimously passed the 2009-10 budget, which includes reductions determined earlier this year. The district's $48.8 million operating budget includes about $620,000 from the district's reserves, which the school board decided to use to help limit cuts. Full Story
Trucking firm fined $14,500 for oil spill
There may be no use in crying over spilled milk but for one fuel transporter, spilled diesel led to a hefty fine. Washington State Department of Ecology (DOE) fined Olmsted Transportation Co. Inc., of Mount Vernon, $14,500 for a diesel oil spill that covered more than nine miles of Maddox Creek and Big Ditch in Stanwood last year. Full Story
Island County financial outlook brightens with treasurer's report
After cutting back programs and personnel, Island County had its first indication the current economic crisis is starting to subside. "The light's at the end of the tunnel and it's not a train," said Island County Treasurer Linda Riffe. Full Story
Community Transit offers late trips serving the Evergreen State Fair
To make it feasible for county residents to take the bus to the fair, Community Transit is adding late night trips on several routes from the Evergreen State Fairgrounds Aug. 27 through Sept. 7, delivering fairgoers to the main gate all day and taking them home at night. Full Story
2009 Silvana Fair results
This is the final installment of awards and prizes given at the Silvana fair last month. CERAMICS Porcelain, handmade, Carol Crowley swept this category with five blues, an overall, reserve overall and a special. She also took three blues, a merit and reserve best of show in porcelain, other. Full Story
DVDs lifted and DUIs on the rise
Island County Sheriff's deputies on Camano Island responded to the following recently: • A woman living in the 900 block of Port Susan Terrace Road reported the theft of several DVDs from her home Aug. 15. • A 34-year-old man was arrested for assaulting a 68- year-old man at his home on Santa Fe Court Aug. 15. Full Story
Injured pedestrian airlifted to Harborview
A Stanwood man is in serious condition after being airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle early last Saturday morning. Matthew Vandeuren, 20, was lying on Dove Drive near Puffin Court on Camano Island when a northbound 1998 Dodge Stratus driven by a Stanwood woman, age 23, hit him. Full Story
Donate a backpack
When customers buy and donate a backpack at a Haggen Food & Pharmacy store for $9.99 through Sept. 13, Haggen Food & Pharmacy will fill the backpack with $21 worth of school supplies, including paper, pencils, crayons, a binder and a ruler. Full Story
