This Saturday's Farmers Market has been cancelled because high winds and rain are forecast for this weekend.

Mayor Gere is proposing a 9% increase in city spending for the coming year, as part of a two-year budget for the city. Next year's budget would be $60.9 million, with the spending in 2018 at about $60.6 million.

The school district plans to sell advanced tickets only to this Friday’s Homecoming Game and opening of the new Seahawk Stadium.

Using social media, Anacortes Police helped recover a vehicle that was reported stolen from the state ferry landing.

A new Veterans Memorial Plaza was dedicated at the high school during a ceremony this week. It will act as a replacement for the old War Memorial Field which will be the site of a new high school building.

Shell's March Point refinery is suspending permitting of its planned crude-by-rail project. The current global crude oil market and the tight capital environment make this project non-economic at this time.