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Public Hearing Thursday for School Bond Proposal

Art Shotwell Oct. 22 2014 2 minutes read

The School Board has set a public hearing for Thursday evening to consider a proposed $88-million bond issue to renovate the high school and make minor elementary school improvements.

Guemes Ferry May Return to Service Saturday

Art Shotwell Oct. 22 2014 1 minute read

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The Guemes Island Ferry was scheduled for sea trials Wednesday with a return to service on Friday, but…sea trials have been moved to Friday.

City Surveying Non-Resident Workers

Art Shotwell Oct. 21 2014 2 minutes read

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Who knew? It's estimated that two-thirds of the people who work in Anacortes don't live here and the city wants to know why, so the city has launched an online survey, hoping for answers.

Police Blotter, October 10 - 16, 2014

Oct. 18 2014 4 minutes read

The 2:00 am call to Police was for possible shots fired near a church on J Ave.

Shell Railyard Hearing Packed

Art Shotwell Oct. 16 2014 1 minute read

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More than 100 people, many of them Shell employees, squeezed into the meeting room at the library Thursday night for a public hearing involving Shell’s request to construct a crude-by-rail offloading yard at their March Point refinery.

New Documentary About Fidalgo Bay Cleanup

Art Shotwell Oct. 16 2014 1 minute read

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The Friends of Skagit Beaches has premiered the first of four new short documentaries about cleaning up Fidalgo Bay.

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