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
Local family sparks $75,000 in aid for Haiti
The 7.0-quake that rocked Haiti sent waves of heartache around the globe.
For Camano Island resident Jennifer Larson and her family, the news “really hit home.”
She and her husband, Aaron Larson, adopted a young Haitian boy in December 2008 from an orphanage outside of Port-au-Prince supported by the nonprofit Chances for Children. Full Story
Early deadline notice
The Stanwood/Camano NEWS
has announced early deadlines for the Feb. 16 edition of the NEWS
and Advertiser.
All display ads requiring a proof need to be in before noon, Wed., Feb 10. All other display ads must be in before 3 p.m. Please call early to reserve space.
All classified ads need to be in by 4 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 10. Full Story
