One member of the City Planning Commission, Sheri Muntean, resigned Thursday, saying “This was one of the hardest decisions I've ever had to make, as this City and working on the Commission are both very important to me.”

Both tax levies proposed by the Anacortes School District are passing with a solid majority. The replacement levy for educational programs, maintenance and operations is passing by a 74% to 26% margin, while the technology levy is passing by just a hair less, a margin of 73% to 27%.

Mayor Laurie Gere has laid out a plan to involve the community in the city’s 2016 Comprehensive Plan update process, which starts this year.

A new bill from State Senator Kevin Ranker hopes to assure that subscribers to alert services in need of medical attention will get it during future emergencies.

The Legislature is already hitting cut-off deadlines as this short session approaches the half-way mark.

A 28-year-old Anacortes man was arrested for public indecency after he was seen urinating on the side of a Commercial Ave. business in full view of several customers. The story doesn’t end there…