New Anacortes Schools Superintendent Dr Carl Bruner was sworn into office Thursday night and moments later the Board approved a $51-million budget for the coming year.

I grew up north of Ballard, south of Blue Ridge, west of Crown Hill, and just a few blocks from North Beach. Puget Sound and the Olympics filled my bedroom window, along with the forests and the hundreds of houses below us.

Habitat for Humanity, who recently welcomed new homeowners at their 29th Street project, is still looking for applicants for four new cottage units there.

This week, Anacortes Police dealt with a cyber-fraud case with a reported loss of $13,000, talked to a couple having sex, advising them to close their window, and checked out a report of a juvenile “running around” in a diaper.

The epic new drama tells the true story of Hawaiian warrior Ka’iana.

Doctors and public health leaders, including at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, recommend that most people 6 months old and older get the 2025-26 flu vaccine — and it’s still covered by most insurance plans.