- ....Breaking News.MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) - The Washington Transportation Department says 67,000 vehicles a day used the stretch of Interstate 5 through Mount Vernon that is now blocked by the collapse of the Skagit River bridge. Mount Vernon is about 60 miles north of Seattle and 40 miles south of the Canada Border. The roadblock on both directions of I-5 is expected to cause a major disruption in trade and tourism between Seattle and Vancouver, British Columbia. The Transportation Department has set up detours. The closest is within sight of the I-5 bridge and mostly used for local traffic between Mount Vernon and Burlington. The department also is recommending detours using Highway 20 and Highway 9 that add tens of miles to a trip. Officials are urging drivers to avoid the area if possible. .. ...

01/23/13 Entiat Expecting Exponential Growth (Audio)



The day may not be far off when you think of Entiat as more than a town you drive through to get to Chelan. Plans are underway for a major waterfront development for Lake Entiat, according to Mayor Keith Vradenberg; the city is in line for grant funding from the North Central Washington Economic Development District, and has received a one-million dollar grant for developing a trail toward the north end of town. Vradenberg says the centerpiece of the project is a 20-acre marina development...


If all goes well during the permitting process, Vradenberg says work could begin this fall, with a projected completion date of fall 2014.

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