The Anacortes School Board is placing two levies on the ballot on February 13, 2018 to maintain support for local schools. Both measures are replacement levies, taking the place of expiring levies approved by voters in 2014.

There will be no garbage service on Monday, December 25, 2017. We will collect Monday and Tuesday customers on Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2017.

A-1 Auto Transport is a national leader in the auto transport industry that has recently decided to expand its scholarship program to all Washington college students.

Six local and regional environmental organizations have filed an appeal of the Skagit County Hearing Examiner’s approval of the Shoreline Substantial Development Permit for the Andeavor (formerly Tesoro) Anacortes Refinery petrochemical expansion project.

Uh, oh, someone stole some Christmas lights and now the police say Santa will hear from them if the thief is located.

Without water quality protections in place, Cooke Aquaculture Pacific (Cooke) has repeatedly cleaned dirty equipment and discharged polluted wastewater into Puget Sound. Cooke operates commercial Atlantic salmon net pens in Washington state.