The city says the campground at Washington Park, which has been open, will close effective immediately.  

Still, medical experts say, it’s not a black-and-white decision of either go on a ventilator or die.

Skagit County Public Health says that its study on the Skagit Chorale COVID-19 outbreak has been published by the CDC, the Centers for Disease Control. The study emphasizes the high-transmissibility of COVID-19 and explains new findings about the outbreak event.  

Anacortes Police were on the case when they checked out two phoned-in reports of animals, an elephant seal and a small fawn, close in to humans.

The City of Anacortes has decided to cancel a number of public events this summer following the recommendation of the county Public Health Officer.

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