Excessive Heat Watch Warning in Effect from Friday Afternoon Through Monday Evening

Art Shotwell 3 minutes read
The National Weather Service has issued an Excessive Heat Watch Warning for our area beginning Friday. Dangerously hot conditions with afternoon highs in the 90s and near 100 are possible for Saturday through Monday.

Biden Quietly Transforms Medicaid Safety Net

8 minutes read
The Biden administration is quietly engineering a series of expansions to Medicaid that may bolster protections for millions of low-income Americans and bring more people into the program.

City receives needed supplies for Water System, proud of community’s conservation efforts  

Art Shotwell 3 minutes read
The City of Anacortes says it is pleased to announce the supply of sodium hypochlorite (chlorine) to its regional water system is now stable and there isn't a need to temporarily reduce water useage because of the shortage.

Police Blotter, June 12 - 18, 2021

Anacortes Police 4 minutes read
Police rounded up two loose dogs after a business owner on Commercial Ave. spotted them running at large near the busy street on Friday, June 18. The dog owner said there were contractors at her house who inadvertently let the dogs out.

Lane changes at the Sharpes Corner

Art Shotwell 2 minutes read
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State Transportation crews are restriping the roundabout at Sharpes Corner. After monitoring traffic volume and traffic incidents since it was completed in 2018, this minor change is expected to improve roundabout operations. 

Critical race theory sparks activism in students

Art Shotwell 5 minutes read
Critical race theory – an academic framework that holds that racism is embedded in society – has become the subject of an intense debate about how issues of race should or shouldn’t be taught in schools.