La Conner Weekly News

04/02/2025

3 desks can be taken for FREE at the office, 119 North Third Street. Tell your friends. They will go to the transfer station if no one takes them. That will be sad. I have called all organizations and all have said they are not taking desks.

03/22/2025

Come get a piece -- or several pieces -- of the la Conner Weekly News (office). Everything must go. Selling desks, chairs, computers, monitors, tables, office equipment and supplies and more. All day Saturday, Sunday afternoon and all next week. Bargains galore!
119 North Third Street, La Conner.

12/06/2024

This didn't turn out the way anybody wanted it to. The final edition of the La Conner Weekly News will be Dec. 18.

The effort by the La Conner Community News group to purchase the La Conner Weekly News and secure its future into 2025 and beyond appears to have fallen short, but not for lack of effort. Unless an angel investor comes forward in the next two weeks, the final issue of the La Conner Weekly News under...

01/31/2024

La Conner's 4th Annual Birding Festival is this weekend as well as the La Conner Fiber Arts & Quilt Museum's exhibit Birds of a Fiber. Read all the details in this week's paper. (Photo by Rosi Jansen of Fine Feathered Friends).

https://www.laconnerweeklynews.com/story/2024/01/31/a-and-e/la-conner-birding-festival-landing-in-maple-hall/10079.html

01/30/2024

Did you see the story about LWN on the Genuine Skagit Valley blog? Featuring our own Ken Stern, Owner, Publisher & Editor.

01/30/2024

It will be cold comfort to the family whose relative was found in the Swinomish Channel mid-day Tuesday, Jan. 23 but perhaps allow the start of a grieving and healing process. Employing a remote operated underwater vehicle supplied by the Seattle Harbor Patrol, staff from the Skagit County Sheriff.....

01/10/2024

The search for a missing woman in the Swinomish Channel is ongoing as of Tuesday afternoon:

The popular La Conner waterfront, usually a place for leisurely board-walk strolls, outdoor dining and festive selfie photography, became a grim scene last week as a search was undertaken in Swinomish Channel for a missing 27-year-old Kirkland woman. Several search and rescue agencies from throughou...

01/09/2024

Search and rescue activity on the Channel. Authorities have been searching for a missing woman since January 1. We'll have an update in Wednesday's paper.

12/27/2023

Who doesn't know Tami Mason? La Conner's WaFed Customer Service supervisor has been giving back for more than 30 years.

https://www.laconnerweeklynews.com/story/2023/12/27/news/local-banker-invests-in-community-volunteerism/9926.html

12/27/2023

Want to read a heartwarming story about a rescue? Check out this week's issue:
https://www.laconnerweeklynews.com/story/2023/12/27/a-and-e/it-was-a-dark-and-stormy-night/9941.html

12/20/2023

Did you see these Skagit Valley Farm workers harvesting Brussels sprouts on 12/18? Our production manager Nancy Crowell caught them and shot some photos before heading to the office to work on our latest issue, out today.

12/20/2023

Agritourism is a hot topic in the Skagit Valley these days. Catch up on the latest in our Dec. 20 issue.
https://www.laconnerweeklynews.com/story/2024/12/20/news/county-planning-commission-says-no-to-easing-agritourism-rules/9888.html

12/20/2023

Have you seen Brussels sprouts being harvested before? If you got up early on 12-18 and drove down La Conner Whitney Road you would have been treated to the sight of crews from Skagit Valley Farm harvesting the popular vegetable. Skagit Valley Farm is the largest producer in the state. Photos (c) Nancy K. Crowell

12/13/2023

It rained on our boat parade, but the intrepid captains of the Swinomish Yacht Club persevered and put on a show for onlookers on a cold, wet dreary night that called for some cheer. Photo (c) Nancy K. Crowell
https://www.laconnerweeklynews.com/story/2023/12/13/news/mother-nature-rains-on-2023-boat-parade/9858.html

12/08/2023

https://www.laconnerweeklynews.com/story/2023/12/06/news/santa-stops-in-for-rotary-breakfast-gilkey-square-tree-lighting/9834.html

Santa came to La Conner last week to meet children who are anticipating another visit from him in a few weeks. Photo by Sarah Walls. Cedarbrook Studio

11/29/2023

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11/29/2023

The holiday spirit is here! Check this week's events calendar for scheduled events, including the upcoming lighted boat parade. And relish the spirit of the season with the colorful lights already brightening the town as we head toward the shortest day of the year. photo by Nancy Crowell

https://www.laconnerweeklynews.com/story/2023/11/29/calendar/community-events-calendar/9830.html

11/22/2023

Have you seen the 2024 Tulip Festival poster by photographer and retired physician Gary Brown? Photos by Nancy Crowell
https://www.laconnerweeklynews.com/story/2023/11/22/news/2024-tulip-festival-poster-unveiled-plans-underway/9791.html