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  • Fentanyl tainted envelope mailed to Skagit elections

    Bill Reynolds, La Conner Weekly News|Updated Nov 16, 2023

    Courthouse drama is nothing new in Skagit County. But what is new is the tact taken to disrupt the counting of 2023 general election ballots at the county auditor’s office in Mount Vernon last Wednesday, Nov. 8. Ballot counting stopped for a period upon receipt in the mail of a white powdery substance by county elections workers. It was later confirmed to contain trace amounts of fentanyl, a controlled substance that can cause respiratory distress and death. The Skagit County Sheriff’s Office was alerted just before noon and...

  • Ryan Booth featured in film documentary

    Bill Reynolds, La Conner Weekly News|Updated Apr 28, 2022

    Ryan Booth can check several boxes on his resume: National Park Service ranger, Washington State University assistant professor of history, and Fulbright Scholar, to name a few. Now add film star to the list. Booth, a 1995 La Conner High School graduate, provides expert commentary in several segments of a new documentary about Black soldiers who served in the U.S. Army more than a century ago. "Buffalo Soldiers: Fighting on Two Fronts" premiered last weekend at the Seattle...