No masks needed in Anacortes schools

Art Shotwell 2 minutes read
The state and the Anacortes School District are dropping the mask mandate for students in schools, effective this weekend.

State Transportation Package passes; Guemes Ferry Replacement Project fully funded

Art Shotwell 2 minutes read
Full funding of $14 million for a new Guemes Ferry is included in the just-passed Washington state transportation package.

Continued good COVID numbers ahead of end of mask mandate

Art Shotwell 1 minute read
Skagit County’s 14-day case rate has decreased by 31 percent since last week, and our hospitalization rate has decreased by 58 percent. One new COVID-related death was reported this week.

Police Blotter, February 25 - March 3, 2022

Anacortes Police 7 minutes read
An Anacortes woman was booked into Skagit County jail on several charges, including obstructing law enforcement, in connection with a public domestic argument.

Why Apple, Disney, IKEA and hundreds of other Western companies are abandoning Russia with barely a shrug

Art Shotwell 6 minutes read
Many companies in the U.S. and elsewhere have been quick to sever ties to Russia – going well beyond applying the sanctions ordered by their governments.

The CDC’s New Guidelines on Covid Risk and Masking Send Confounding Signals

Art Shotwell 8 minutes read
The agency’s updated recommendations lower the level of covid risk for most of the country and therefore the need to mask. But some experts question the strategy.