A teenager from Sedro-Woolley is suspected in the theft of a cash box containing $500 from St. Mary’s Fest event at St. Mary’s Catholic Church.

The 101-year old schooner Adventuress, which is back in Anacortes Friday for sailings for local school kids and the Anacortes Schools Foundation, has regained a bit of its history with the return of the ship’s original bell.

The City Council, on a 6-1 vote, approved a shoreline permit for Banana Belt Boats, even as some Council members agreed it wasn’t the best use for the shoreline property.

The City Council heard requests during a Monday night public hearing that the city lift the nearly year-old ban on recreational marijuana businesses in Anacortes.

With the Police chief looking on, a Anacortes Police Officer who was instrumental in saving a crew member stuck on a capsizing $10 million yacht, was honored by Mayor Gere.

After four years of planning how to best protect this special place, Kiket Island is now open to the public, at any time of the day.