Anacortes schools report vandalism to school property

Art Shotwell 1 minute read
Vandalism, graffiti, and stolen property is taxing the district’s already limited resources, in what appears to be related to a current TikTok trend encouraging vandalism on school property. 

A pediatrician explains a spike in ear infections this summer after COVID-19 restrictions lifted

Art Shotwell 5 minutes read
This summer, with the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions, we have seen a return of many respiratory viruses, and with them, middle ear infections.

Ask KHN-PolitiFact: Is My Cloth Mask Good Enough to Face the Delta Variant?

7 minutes read
Public health experts increasingly urge people to upgrade to surgical masks, but also maintain that cloth masks still offer protection.

Police Blotter, September 11 - 16, 2021

Anacortes Police 8 minutes read
A police officer narrowly missed a head-on crash with a wrong-way driver on highway 20 this week.

Washington Farmland Trust & Viva Farms to host a virtual benefit concert for local farms

Art Shotwell 3 minutes read
Washington Farmland Trust and Viva Farms will come together for the second year in a row to host Love the Land, a virtual benefit concert for local farms featuring The Decemberists as the headlining act.

Skagit County not connected to recent door-to-door “Elections Integrity Audit”

Art Shotwell 2 minutes read
County government, including the Skagit County Auditor, say they are not involved with this GOP project. Skagit County Elections staff will never come to your home.