City Seeks Public Input on Fireworks City Council is seeking public feedback from Mount Vernon residents on how fireworks are regulated within city limits. Currently, according to city code, fireworks purchased at stands within city limits—often referred to as “safe and sane” fireworks—can be used one day each year, on July 4th from noon to…

COVID-19 Emergency Grants for Small Businesses Over the last year, Washington State has provided small businesses throughout the state with more than $125 million in grants to address the economic outfall of COVID-19. This effort continues with a new round of grant opportunities being managed by the Washington State Department of Commerce. Working Washington Grants:…

Heritage Flight Museum Set to Begin Expansion After years of planning and preparation, the Heritage Flight Museum is ready to break ground on their much-anticipated expansion, adding more space for aviation exhibits, historical artifacts, and maintenance facilities. Heritage Flight Museum was founded in 1996 by Apollo 8 astronaut William Anders and his wife Valerie and…

Skagit Women in Business Announces The Great Skagit Scavenger Hunt – Fun with a Purpose – to Benefit the SWIB Scholarship Fund The Great Skagit Scavenger Hunt will be held Friday, April 16 – Sunday, April 18 to benefit the Skagit Women in Business scholarship fund. While many charitable fundraisers have been sidelined or gone…

Skagit Valley Family YMCA Presents Healthy Kids Week  

Express Employment Professionals is Hiring a Healthcare Manager

Skagit Transit Launches New Features – Never Miss a Bus Again Skagit Transit is introducing a new features to make riding the bus more convenient.  Riders now get real time bus arrival information on all of Skagit Transit’s bus routes. No longer do bus riders need to wonder when their bus will arrive. Riders can…

Familiar Faces Moving into Port of Skagit Restaurant The restaurant at Skagit Regional Airport is reopening with new operators, but they are not new to the Skagit Valley. Spinach Bus Ventures, the team who owns Tulip Town, Skagit Acres and the Fairhaven Mill is moving into the restaurant space at the Port of Skagit, bringing…

2021 Artists’ Studio Tour on San Juan Island The Artists’ Studio Tour on San Juan Island We will return on June 5th and 6th 2021! We are excited to be including both returning and new island artists with this year’s tour. We want to celebrate with our island residents, and thank them for their support…

Representative Rick Larsen Tours Port of Skagit Projects U.S. Representative Rick Larsen visited the Port of Skagit on March 5th to see projects underway in maritime manufacturing, aviation expansion and value-added agriculture. The day included tours and conversations with representatives from Island Grown Farmers’ Cooperative, Corporate Air Center, Systima Technologies, Dyberg Aviation and Mavrik Marine. …