The city opened its Emergency Operations Center Wednesday morning as part of a drill simulating an earthquake, followed by a seprate drill on Thursday.

Joseph Campbell wrote about the Hero's Journey, the stages that people go through as they grow and expand in consciousness.

The City of Anacortes will hold an emergency response drill on Wednesday from 9 am until noon, to practice the City's response plan as part of the city's participation exercises in the Great Washington ShakeOut.

Crews are scheduled to start repaving part of 34th Street on Monday.

A one-hour hike at Heart Lake ended with a loss of $800 in vehicle damage and property in a vehicle break-in.

Solar power is coming to the Anacortes Library, thanks to a community group which will install a system similar to this one installed on the Middle School last year.