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Members of the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community re-elected two incumbents and turned out one incumbent in its Senate election held on Sunday. Brian Porter, who serves as vice chairman of the 11-member tribal governing body, ran unopposed and garnered 267 votes for his position 3 seat. Incumbent Kevin Paul, who was challenged by Melissa Edwards Miller, was handily re-elected to his third six-year term with 214 votes to Edwards’ 87 for Senate Seat 4. Incumbent Tandy Wilbur, a 15-year Senate veteran, was defeated on Sunday by Joseph Williams, w...
More than 90 voters on the northeast end of Fire District 13 on Friday submitted a petition to the county auditor seeking to withdraw from that district and join neighboring Fire District 2. David Cunningham, county elections supervisor with the auditor’s office, said the county has 10 days — until March 14 — to determine whether the petition meets legal requirements set out by state law and validate the signatures. Voters in the Channel Drive neighborhood, as well as voters on Downey Road and along McLean Road to the border of Fire...
Monday Feb 29 12:13 a.m.: Show boating – There was a report of a boat being driven recklessly on the Swinomish Channel in La Conner. It was gone when deputies arrived. Tuesday March 1 10:29 a.m.: False alarm – An alarm went off at a home onChannel Drive north of La Conner, but the alarm company cancelled the law enforcement response. 4:50 p.m.: Theft – a 36-year-old woman reported that her medication had been stolen, 900 blockMaple Avenue, La Conner. 10:47 p.m.: Swerve – A 23-year-old woman was arrested for reckless...
