A 20-foot depiction of male genitals was discovered painted on H Ave. in front of a church. A smaller, similar picture was painted on the sidewalk in front of the church.

Site preparation work is now under way for a planned 19,000 square foot, one-story, 24-bedroom memory care facility on K Ave., near 34th St. that drew neighborhood opposition when the developer, Lanny Wixson, requested a conditional use permit to build the facility in the R3 residential zone.

In an unusual crime, a Port Townsend couple returned from a ferry trip to discover someone has poured acid on their car, which had been parked at the Ferry Terminal.

Candidates at Wednesday night's forum at City Hall parried over such issues as Tethys, Obamacare, and issues on this November's general election ballot, including charter schools and a 2/3 requirement for the legislature to approve tax increases.

The perfect Valentine gift — a sweetheart deal, in fact — this romantic event includes an assortment of refined indulgences. And, this event benefits the Anacortes Public Library.

The Anacortes Chamber of Commerce has decided to pose a series of questions to the City of Anacortes regarding the use of the hearing examiner on quasi-judicial matters.