NEWS
(SKAGIT COUNTY)- Skagit County’s median home sales price narrowly rose in 2025 for the 15th consecutive year, according to a report prepared by broker Adrik Brashear of Northwest Washington’s The Muljat Group. The median sales price, the point at which half of the homes sell for more and half sell for less, increased by only 0.9% last year in Skagit County to $585,900. Among its most populous communities, Anacortes leads with a median sales price of $743,120 for all 2025 sales, followed by Burlington, $603,000; La Conner, $597,500; Mount Vernon, $570,000; and Sedro-Woolley, $519,450, according to a news release. Brashear said 1,296 Skagit County homes were sold (read more)
(ROCKPORT)- Emergency repairs to a section of State Route 530 about 8 miles south of Rockport damaged by recent floods are expected to begin Monday, Dec. 29. Contractor crews will build a temporary gravel bypass road along the east shoulder near milepost 59 of SR 530. Local traffic will alternate using the bypass road, creating a work area for crews to rebuild the embankment and backfill the roadbed with gravel. Crews will then pave and stripe SR 530, according to a news release from the Washington State Department of Transportation. Work is expected to take about a month, meaning essential traffic should be restored in (read more)
(SKAGIT COUNTY)- Skagit County Commissioner Lisa Janicki has announced her retirement effective January 2, 2026. Commissioner Janicki’s current term representing District 3 ends on December 31, 2026. With the decision to retire before the end of her elected term, a nomination process was conducted by the Skagit County Democrats to replace Commissioner Janicki. The candidate ultimately nominated to the vacant seat will serve until the November general election results are certified. The District 3 commissioner seat will be on the ballot November 2026 and the newly elected commissioner will take office as soon as the election results are certified, according to a news release from (read more)
(NAS WHIDBEY)- The United States Navy has completed the Final Amended Analysis to the Final Environmental Impact Statement for EA-18G “Growler” Airfield Operations at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island Complex, Washington, September 2018, pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act, Administrative Procedures Act, and the orders of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, and has filed the Final Amended Analysis with the District Court, according to a news release from NAS Whidbey Island. The Amended Analysis (1) updates greenhouse gas emissions calculations and explains the basis for those calculations; (2) clarifies and expands on the analysis (read more)
(SKAGIT COUNTY)- The Skagit Board of County Commissioners (Board) will hold a public hearing on December 29, 2025, at 11:30 a.m. regarding an extension of adopted Ordinance #O20250001, an interim ordinance temporarily prohibiting the acceptance of new permits for event venues on Skagit County agricultural land. The interim ordinance, effective January 14, 2025, clarifies that permissible tourism-related activities on Skagit farmland do not include permanent businesses hosting large events, such as weddings and concerts. RCW 36.70A.390 and RCW 36.70.795 authorizes the Board to renew a moratorium, interim zoning map, interim zoning ordinance, or interim official control for one or more six-month periods if a (read more)