Mount Vernon
Skagit killer could move from hospital to prison
MOUNT VERNON -- A judge is expected to decide whether the gunman who killed a sheriff's deputy and five other people during a 2008 spree should be moved from a state psychiatric hospital to prison.
Date: 05/20/2012 | Northwest
Inbox: Rails, liquor, lean factories, Mount Vernon
Working on the railroad
Date: 05/10/2012 | Bizblog
Mount Vernon bans panhandling
MOUNT VERNON -- The Mount Vernon City Council has approved a ban against panhandlers on streets.The ordinance approved Wednesday bans interactions between pedestrians and vehicles.
Date: 05/10/2012 | Northwest
Prep baseball: Mount Vernon 7, Shorewood 0
MOUNT VERNON -- Mount Vernon remained unbeaten with a win over Shorewood in a 3A District 1 tournament semifinal game. The Bulldogs advance to play Mountlake Terrace in the title game on Saturday at 2 p.m. at Everett Memorial Stadium. Shorewood plays Ferndale in a loser-out game on Wednesday at 4...
Date: 05/08/2012 | High Schools
Prep baseball: Mount Vernon 3, Shorecrest 1
MOUNT VERNON -- Mount Vernon pitcher Chris McDowell struck out seven and allowed four hits to earn the victory for the Bulldogs over Shorecrest to advance in the 3A District 1 tournament. Ted Weber batted 2-for 2 to lead the Scots in the loss.
Date: 05/05/2012 | High Schools
Phillies pitcher honors Mount Vernon teacher
MOUNT VERNON -- Philadelphia pitcher Kyle Kendrick is remembering a former teacher of his from Mount Vernon during the Phillies' annual Teachers Appreciation Night.Arlene Moore taught Kendrick at Lincoln Elementary School. She also taught at a middle school and high school.
Date: 04/05/2012 | Northwest
State baseball rankings
A number of local teams ranked in top 10 in state
Date: 04/02/2012 | Prep Zone
Voices of the mill
A Kimberly-Clark worker wonders what to do next (video)
Date: 03/29/2012 | The Last Smokestack
Mount Vernon man fatally shot by U.S. marshals
MOUNT VERNON -- Deputy U.S. marshals fatally shot a 26-year-old Mount Vernon man on Thursday after the man opened fire on them, a city police officer said.
Date: 02/23/2012 | Northwest
2 Mount Vernon men sentenced to prison for murder
MOUNT VERNON -- Two Mount Vernon men have been sentenced to a combined half-century in prison for killing another man in a robbery gone awry.
Date: 01/25/2012 | Northwest
Wesco shakeup
Wesco 3A, 4A will have different looks next sports season
Date: 01/06/2012 | High Schools
About $5K missing at Skagit Co. Treasurer's Office
MOUNT VERNON -- An employee at the Skagit County Treasurer's Office is on paid leave while the Mount Vernon Police Department investigates a possible theft of property tax payments.
Date: 12/02/2011 | Northwest
Burlington man accused of raping disabled boy
MOUNT VERNON -- A man accused of raping a developmentally disabled boy at the Mount Vernon Boys & Girls Club pleaded not guilty Thursday in Skagit County Superior Court.Eduardo Martinez 22, of Burlington, worked at the club.
Date: 11/04/2011 | Northwest
Mount Vernon High School football coach arrested
MOUNT VERNON -- Mount Vernon High School head football coach Jaxon Schwiekert was arrested Tuesday for investigation of domestic violence.
Date: 11/02/2011 | Northwest
Mount Vernon man detained in Ore. slaying
CORVALLIS, Ore. -- Police in Washington state have detained two people in the murder of a Corvallis man whose body was found last month in a grove of trees. They are expected to be extradited to Oregon.Two men already face charges.
Date: 10/06/2011 | Northwest
Potatoes au gratin, 80 feet by 8 feet, could mash old record
All eyes will be on Mount Vernon on Saturday.That's when a spirited group of potato devotees attempts to produce the largest potatoes au gratin during the "Spirit of the Spud" event in downtown Mount Vernon.
Date: 09/19/2011 | Life
Mother cited in I-5 crash near Mount Vernon
SEATTLE -- The Washington State Patrol says the woman whose van overturned on Interstate 5 at Mount Vernon, ejecting her 3-month-old baby, will be cited for improper lane travel and a child seat violation and fined $248.
Date: 08/12/2011 | Northwest
Driver for Camano senior center helps out in crisis
Roger Kessler was the man of the hour for my family.Actually, he was the man of a very long day.My mom, Yvonne Brayton, took a tumble at her home on Camano Island. My folks live next door to my brother, Terry, and his wife, Donnie.
Date: 08/10/2011 | Local News
Body found along Skagit River near city park
MOUNT VERNON -- Police said a Mount Vernon city parks employee found the body of a man along the Skagit River near Edgewater Park on Sunday morning.Mount Vernon Lt. Jerry Dodd said the man has not been identified and an autopsy is scheduled for late this week.
Date: 07/03/2011 | Northwest
Mount Vernon pizzeria stands the test of time
MOUNT VERNON -- When it opened a couple of decades ago, Pacioni's Italian Restaurant was a gastronomic anomaly for Skagit County. It sold handmade Neopolitan-style pizzas to eaters accustomed to the greasy-cheezy things churned out by the corporate pizza dispensaries and their hordes of...
Date: 06/03/2011 | Entertainment
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