In another in a series of Career Education events, the Northwest Career & Technical is hosting a Career Manufacturing Industry Night in Anacortes this Wednesday.

Skagit County Health Department is changing direction and will be ending clinical services such as immunizations, in part as a resulf of the Affordable Care Act.

The city has reached new three-year tentative agreements with unions representing the Police and Fire departments with wage hikes of 6 percent for firefighters and 7.5 percent for non-commissioned police officers.

The upcoming February 10 school bond election should not take anyone by surprise. What might surprise many, however, is the effort behind what the public sees: the effort of current high school students.

The annual Anacortes Salmon Derby, scheduled for late March, has been cancelled as Derby organizers received the official announcement of a severe curtailment of opportunity in the area around the San Juan Islands called Marine Area 7.

The long-anticipated "Aerie" sculpture by Merrillee Moore is scheduled to be installed at the Commercial Ave. roundabout this Saturday, with a dedication coming two weeks later.