Anacortes home sales are still below a year ago, but continuing a rebound started last month. Prices are still low here, too.

The School Board made the decision to cut teacher staffing, a decision that one board member called “the most difficult decision.” 

The Mayor has presented awards for the preservation of three Anacortes buildings; one home and 2 downtown businesses.

The City has reached an agreement to allow AT&T to build a cell tower in Skyline. The 65 foot tower will be disguised as a flag pole at the fire station at Sunset Ave. and Anaco Beach Rd.

School administrators and the school board have some hard choices to make this week as they look at staff cuts because of a projected budget shortfall.

An Anacortes man was uninjured when the pickup he was driving struck a deer that ran into the road on Highway 20 near Old Brook Lane, just south of Sharpes Corner. The deer died as the result of the Apr. 24 accident.