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Art Shotwell Sep. 19 2016 2 minutes read

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Police Blotter, September 10 - 16, 2016

Sep. 16 2016 7 minutes read

Police took a 61-year-old woman into protective custody for a mental health evaluation after she took a stroller with a young child in it.

Local author translates international bestseller

Art Shotwell Sep. 14 2016 2 minutes read

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Anacortes-based author Jane Billinghurst's latest work is an English translation of an international bestseller by German forester and author Peter Wohleleben called The Hidden Life of Trees. The book was published this week and is already listed as a bestseller on Amazon.com. 

New sewer pipes to be installed

Art Shotwell Sep. 14 2016 1 minute read

As part of the 2016 inflow and infiltration reduction program, the City is moving forward with the 2016 Commercial Avenue Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation Project.

Police Blotter, September 3 - 8, 2016

Sep. 10 2016 7 minutes read

APD received several reports of broken vehicle and building windows on Tuesday, Sept. 6.

Police Blotter, August 27 - 31, 2016

Sep. 6 2016 7 minutes read

Anacortes Police rescued a couple locked inside a min-storage area, then rrested the man and took him to jail. 

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