Driverless truck strikes, derails train
Keys in ignition and no sign of trauma inside vehicle
A northbound freight train came to a halt just past the Miller Road crossing near Stanwood early Thursday morning with a stolen pickup truck wedged beneath one of its tanker cars.
The truck was totaled. Tires splayed out and the steering column sprouted above the flattened roof.
Dangling from the column, in the ignition was a set of keys. Full Story
New city financial planning model
Crystil Robinson, Stanwood’s finance director, demonstrated a new financial planning model for the city council on Thursday.
While looking for a model to adopt, Robinson said she spoke with folks in Marysville, Mount Vernon and Lynnwood. The model she settled on calculates figures spanning seven years – in this case, 2010-2016. Full Story
Warmest January on record
It’s official. January was the warmest on record, for Seattle at least.
The National Weather Service recorded an average temperature of 47 degrees for January, nearly 7 degrees warmer than the normal average and half a degree higher than the previous record set in 2006. Full Story
On the future of the Camano Island Library Pilot Project
Guest Editorial
Nearly three years ago, Sno-Isle Libraries stepped out with something new on Camano Island – a pilot project library. It was an opportunity for both the library district and the community to test the viability of local library service on Camano Island. Both in terms of library use and community feedback, the pilot project is a success beyond our expectations. Full Story
Herbert E. Thayer Jr.
Dec. 26, 1932 – Jan. 23, 2010
Herbert E. Thayer Jr., 77, longtime resident of Camano Island, died Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010, from cancer which he had been battling for about a year. Full Story
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