Mayor calls on community for support
Mayor Dianne White focused on a “can do” attitude for Stanwood in her state-ofthe city address Thursday.
Her take home message: “We need to work together.” Full Story
Mission teams from Camano still on track to leave for Haiti
After a devastating 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit Port-au-Prince, the capital city of Haiti last Tuesday, leaving an estimated 100,000 dead and survivors clamoring for water, food and shelter, questions arose whether a local mission trip to Haiti could depart as planned. Full Story
Chambers setting up visitor information center
Exit 212: Stanwood/Camano Island.
Food, fuel… Great Northwest Glass Quest and Port Susan Snow Goose and Birding Festival.
If the Stanwood-Camano Island 2010 Winter Tourism Committee (WTC) could change the sign along Interstate 5, they would. Full Story
Reardon requests review of complaint policies
In the wake of former Snohomish County Planning Director Craig Ladiser’s termination, Executive Aaron Reardon requested authorization to hire an outside special deputy prosecutor to conduct a formal review of policies and procedures regarding workplace complaints. Full Story
Road work on Silvana Terrace
One lane of Silvana Terrace Road, between Firwood Drive and 46th Place NW, will be closed for 24 hours a day for eight days, from 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 19 through 5 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 26 when Snohomish County Department of Public Works will repair the subgrade.
For information call
425-388-6453.
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Argument over tattoo results in man being shot
An altercation at a home in the 1400 block of Kayak Point Road resulted in a Stanwood man shooting his brother in the leg last Sunday afternoon.
Snohomish County sheriff deputies were called to the home where the brothers live with their parents. Full Story
High winds push down trees, put out power
Sunday night and Monday morning’s high winds kept the area’s fire, road, and PUD crews busy.
Levon Yengoyan, assistant chief of operations for Camano Island Fire and Rescue, said his crews started getting calls about 1:30 a.m. Monday morning. They responded to downed trees and power lines with the help of road maintenance crews and the PUD. Full Story
Bartell Drugs in Stanwood avoids the cut
Bartell Drugs in Stanwood will continue filling Medicaid prescriptions, for now.
Fifteen other locations throughout Snohomish and King counties have discontinued the service, effective Feb. 1, due to reductions in compensation from the state.
Pharmacies are paid by private insurers and Medicaid for prescriptions, based on an industry pricing standard. Full Story
Up the river and over the hill, a new hospital is opening in Arlington, but it looks more like a convention center or hotel.
“That was our goal,” said assistant administrators Connie DiGregorio and Heather Logan.
“We wanted the hospital to be warm and inviting,” said DiGregorio, who commutes daily from Camano Island. Full Story
Sheriff hosts meeting on the release of a sex offender
The Island County Sheriffs Office has released information about the release of a sex offender, who will be living on Camano Island, and a meeting is planned at Madrona Fire Station, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 27, at 916 W 5th St. Camano Island to answer peoples’ questions. Full Story
