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A federal judge has ruled that it is legal for public agencies to collect taxes from non-Indians who lease tribal land. For three years, this newspaper has been following a lawsuit in the U.S. Central District Court of California brought by the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians against Riverside County. That case closed last week when U.S. District Judge Dolly M. Gee ruled in favor of the county and a local water agency that joined the suit as a defendant. “The county is pleased that the court carefully balanced the issues and determined t...
Cake for breakfast, and recognition for three people, made Fire District 13’s regularly scheduled morning meeting a special day. Firefighter Tony Curran was named one of four people to receive EMS Provider of the Year from Skagit County Emergency Services on Thursday. According to a press release from Fire District 13, during the last year Curran has responded to 411 emergency calls, assisted transporting 116 people to hospitals and assisted paramedics in four successful CPRs. “I try my hardest...
Here is a convenient opportunity to help a family. Our community partner, Pioneer Market, has kindly initiated the Give a Gallon program. This is how it works - At the Give A Gallon poster in the dairy aisle are cards. Take a card to those friendly Pioneer cashiers to buy a gallon of milk for a local food bank family. Food Bank Monday one of our faithful food bank volunteers comes to Pioneer Market to pick up the Give A Gallon milks purchased the previous week. These milks are then distributed to thankful families that day. Each Monday...
Monday June19 3:20 p.m.: Batty teens – Boys were walking around the back entrance of a church on Fir Island Road, Conway with a baseball bat. Deputies arrived to check on them but were unable to locate the youth. 7:03 p.m.: Multitasker – A “suspicious” man was reported riding a bike while walking his dog on Fir Island Road, Conway. Deputies could not locate the man. Tuesday June 20 9:58 a.m.: Financial snoop – A person on N. Sixth Street, La Conner received a suspicious call from someone in Texas who claimed that they wer...
