The state Health Department has added Samish Bay to the list of area closed to recreational shellfish harvesting. The reason: poisonous algal blooms in the area. The state has found elevated levels of toxin in shellfish there.
The City Council Monday night approved the proposed Parks & Recreation Comprehensive Plan after reviewing new changes proposed by Parks Director Gary Robinson.
Anacortes Family Shelter director Eric Johnson receives a check for $12,000 from Soroptimist President Barbara Larson during Sunday's open house for the just-completed family shelter, located on 27th St, just west of Commercial Ave.
Five vehicles parked at the Cap Sante Marina had windows broken out of them on Thursday night. The Security guard alerted police after he heard a car alarm go off in the parking lot and discovered the damaged vehicles.
New this week at the Anacortes Cinemas: The Informant: Matt Damon is a slippery corporate whistler who fancies himself 0014 because he's "twice as smart as 007." Also on screen here: 9, Whiteout, & Inglourious Basterds.
A dozen community leaders use a dozen gold-colored shovels to break ground just south of Cap Sante Marina for a new Northwest Career & Technical Academy, a joint venture involving Skagit County high schools and Skagit Valley College.
