Barring any major storm, beginning tomorrow evening, Wednesday, January 25, the PUD will be replacing a bad conductor on a major transmission line serving Camano Island. The PUD estimates the work time to replace this conductor will be five to seven hours, during which time power will not be available anywhere on Camano Island. Full Story
Last week’s storm was bigger than expected, dumping 14 inches of snow in Olympia, about 10 inches in Stanwood and shattering a five and a half decade-old record at Sea Tac: since 1954, 2.9 inches has been the number to beat; last Wednesday, 6.8 inches were recorded. Full Story
Rumors are circulating that Crete Harvey’s property at the corner of 300th Street and 80th Avenue, former site of Harvey Arabian Farms, will soon be handling inpatients instead of horses. Full Story
Charged: Man wields sword at party
Joshuwa Harcrow, 26, of Camano Island, was charged with assault after he brandished a sword and threatened people at a private party earlier this month.
No one was injured. Full Story
Will teens get to vote at 16?
They may not be able to attend an R-rated movie, but soon 16-year-olds in Washington state could register to vote.
Register? Yes.
Actually vote? No. That civic privilege starts at age 18. Full Story
