An 11-foot dinghy, outboard motor on a trailer was stolen from a Skyline Way parking lot sometime in the last 2-1/2 months.

The Anacortes non-profit group that offers American sign language classes to the public is holding their first deaf social this weekend.

Anacortes Police have made the unusual move of offering a reward for information about whoever has damaged police vehicles on three seperate occasions.

With the recent loss of a major food processor, local agricultural leaders are concerned about the long-term viability of their industry, prompting the County Commissioners to schedule a work session on the future of agriculture in Skagit County.

The Anacortes Chamber of Commerce has put out a call for a Christmas Tree for the city's annual tree lighting early in December.

Island Hospital has apparently appointed eight local residents to a new ad-hoc Community Advisory Committee to increase community interaction with the hospital's Board of Commissioners.