The Samish Indian Nation have announced that it has hired Debra Jones as its health director. Jones, a member of the Samish Indian Nation, will be responsible for managing the range of services that are offered to serve the health and wellness needs of Samish Tribal Members. 

Island Hospital is implementing a new electronic medical-record (EMR) system that will be operational beginning May 1.

There are two strange-looking depressions on top of a hill just east of the Baker Dam in Concrete. And evidence of a massive prehistoric landslide near Cultus Mountain, east of Mount Vernon. You wouldn’t know it from looking at aerial maps, though.

The Seattle-based band Alki Jones will be playing at the historic Brown Lantern this week.

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.