An Anacortes Police officer helped a 93-year-old woman get her water turned back on after a city employee requested a welfare check after the water was turned off.

A 19-year old driver totaled his car and completely destroyed a light pole in a crash on Commercial Ave that occurred as he was texting, according to this week’s police blotter.

A traffic accident at the new Sharpes Corner roundabout, as drivers learn the rules of the road.

At 8 p.m. Monday (July 9), crews from Lakeside Industries will start work to pave the four-lane stretch of SR 20 Spur between Sharpes Corner and the Commercial Avenue roundabout.

City Parks Director Gary Robinson announced in a heartfelt note that he is planning to retire after being with the city for 33 years. 

Anacortes Police cited two motorists for driving with licenses that had been suspended nine years ago. One was stopped for speeding through the 35 mph Sharpes Corner roundabout construction zone at 65 mph.