“More than a Million” was the refrain at the Kick-off event for the United Way of Skagit County’s 2010 Campaign. Over 200 people crowded into the Cottontree Convention Center recently to learn about the campaign and watch the parade of Pacesetter checks.

A 44-year-old Anacortes man is facing drug charges after an officer discovered he was in possession of a small amount of drugs.  The officer stopped the man in the 1300 block of 11th St as he was riding a bicycle well after dark without any type of light.  

The City Council has okayed a 30-year contract to sell as much as 5-million gallons a day of city water, about a quarter of the current city deliveries, to Tethys Enterprises Inc., based in Everett, for use in a proposed bottling plant.

Anacortes Police arrested a driver after stopping him for texting while driving. The man was driving with a suspended license and had marijuana in his car.

A few of an estimated 2,000 riders climb M Ave. in Anacortes Saturday morning as part of the Bike MS Ride. The ride, a fundraising event for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, is an annual 2-day event through Skagit, Whatcom and Island Counties.

Construction work just south of Anacortes Marina could cause some middle-of-the-night noise in the coming couple of months. The City Council Monday okayed a request by MJB to allow noise from 10pm to 7am for up to 29 nights.