As spring brings warmer nights and longer days, improvements along the SR 532 corridor are picking up speed. Full Story
School district questioned on reserves, reductions
Concerns from citizens attending the final Stanwood-Camano School District community budget meeting last Monday centered on how the district goes about using and allocating funds, as well as how the district makes decisions for reductions. Here is a sampling of the questions with a summary of the responses.
What is the reserve fund and what can it be
used for?
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Infection from salmon threatened fisherman’s life
Angler Gary Christensen of Marysville knows local waterways throughout the region. He often fishes for salmon with friends on the Stillaguamish River near Stanwood.
Late last year, he was having an exceptionally successful day on the Skagit River outside of Concrete.
The silvers (coho salmon) were biting in bunches. Full Story
Many years, Rick Williams, a fourth generation Stanwood farmer, plants winter wheat as a cover crop, to be plowed under when it’s time to put peas in the ground.
This year, there’s a little more riding on that winter wheat. Full Story
