An Oak Harbor woman was hospitalized for injuries when her car went into a ditch on Heart Lake Road, then back onto the road facing the wrong way.

Artist Mary Ennes Davis has been commissioned to create a public art installationat the new high school which will include the history of the school, the significance of the location of Anacortes, and reflections that represent the uniqueness of the schools, prominent Anacortes figures and early days of the town.

A coalition of seven local and regional environmental organizations are appealing Skagit County’s approval of a new chemical project at the Andeavor (formerly Tesoro) refinery on March Point.

A man’s body was recovered from the water off shore at Washington Park on Thursday afternoon.

Sharpes Corner roundabout construction starts next Monday and will last into early summer, so drivers and cyclists should be ready for delays caused lane closures. 

A planned extension of the Guemes Channel Trail, for pedestrians as well as bicyclists, between downtown and the state ferry terminal has broad community support, according to a just-released report on two recent visioning workshops.