A 16-year-old Anacortes boy caused a brush fire in the 2300 block of R Avenue near the Tommy Thompson Trail by lighting a large firework.

A handful of homes on Fourth St. is at the center of a zoning fight now before the City Planning Commission. 

Priscilla and Frank Michaud, owners of The Store, say they've seen a dramatic drop in business since roundabout construction is blocking easy access to the south end of Commercial Ave.

The School District says it will re-hire 5 teachers who were recently laid off as part of a budget cutting move. Meanwhile, the School Board approved $23,000 in cuts to the School Superintendent's compensation package.

The School Board has accepted the resignation of member Chris Anderson, who resigned to take a position on the Board of Directors for Trinity Lutheran College in Everett. The School Board also announced plans to search for a replacement.

A plan to build a 5-building mixed-use complex where the temporaryoff-leash dog park is located on Ninth St. passed the City Planning Commission Wednesday night and will now go on to the City Council.