The Mayor and other government leaders lined up this afternoon for the formal ribbon-cutting dedication of the city's recently-completed water treatment plant, located in the Riverbend area of Mount Verrnon.

The Anacortes Farmers Market resumes this weekend at the Depot Plaza, 7th Street & R Avenue. We will be celebrating Farmers, Mother's and all things local at the Farmers Market this Saturday.

A plan to put struggling schools on a path toward excellence proposed by state Rep. Kristine Lytton was signed into law this week by Gov. Jay Inslee.

The city of Anacortes is one of three local employers to be recognized for safety excellence by the state Department of Labor & Industries.

Cynthia Richardson started painting in her college years, but put as she puts it, "I put my paints away for forty years," only to rekindle an interest in the last few years.

Proposals from four hospital systems in Northwest Washington to affiliate or partner with 3 hospitals in our area, including Island Hospital, are now available on the Island Hospital Web site.