Mayor Dean Maxwell solidified his victory over challenger Steve Sonnenberg as new Anacortes election results were released Wednesday evening. Karl Yost continues to hold a narrow lead over Bob Hyde in the lone contested School Board race.

Mayor Dean Maxwell was relaxed as he waited at Gere-a-Deli for the first election returns, which gave him an easy 2-1 victory over challenger Steve Sonnenberg.The Yost-Hyde School Board race is too close to call.

Half a dozen Old Town residents urged the City Council to okay proposed zoning and Comprehensive Plan changes for a one block area of Old Town.

The City Council has okayed a conservative $38 million city budget for next year that includes a one percent increase in the city's property tax levy, the maximum allowed by law without having to put the hike to a public vote. 

A little Super Hero gets a treat from an employee at Island Home Collection Saturday as downtown merchants welcome kids to trick-or-treat. The weather was good and the sidewalks were filled with kids.

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Several teenagers face possible charges of malicious mischief in connection with the vandalism of the high school this past week. One teen said they were bored.