A street construction closure will block vehicle access west on 5th Street at O Ave from Wed., May 22nd for about one week.

Anacortes became the final city to sign on to a proposed Tourism Promotion area which will use an new $2 hotel room tax to creat a Skagit Tourism Bureau to help promote Skagit County.

Three of the four young winners of the city's Safety Poster contest pose for their picture with adults including Mayor Dean Maxwell at Monday night's City Council meeting. From left to right, Alex, Carolyn and Julie, all students at Fidalgo Elementary School. Missing was Kody, a winner from Mt. Erie Elementary.

The City of Anacortes and the city's new water treatment plant were honored for workplace safety excellence by the Department of Labor & Industries at Monday night's City Council meeting.

A man living in an apartment called police on Wednesday to report he was trapped because someone had nailed a large piece of plywood across his front door in what may have been a rent dispute.

The five-day filing period for candidates for the upcoming election ended on Friday and there were no surprises. Three are challenging Mayor Dean Maxwell for Mayor, including the previously-announced Laurie Gere, Mitch Everton and Brian Geer.