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Ballots for WA’s 2025 general election are due Tuesday. What you need to know

Washington State Standard Nov. 2 2025 5 minutes read

2025 1103 election

Voters across Washington will decide nearly 3,000 races in Tuesday’s election.

WA directs state dollars to food banks as SNAP funding cliff nears

Washington State Standard Oct. 29 2025 3 minutes read

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Washington state will give food banks $2.2 million per week as they deal with the potential end of food stamp benefits due to the ongoing federalgovernment shutdown. 

Democratic AGs, governors sue Trump over SNAP benefits as shutdown hits day 28

Washington State Standard Oct. 28 2025 6 minutes read

2025 1028 usda snap

Washington Attorney General Nick Brown was among the nearly two dozen attorneys general who filed the lawsuit over the suspension of SNAP benefits.

Police Blotter, October 17 - 23, 2025

Anacortes Police Oct. 28 2025 3 minutes read

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Anacortes Police this week logged a bank fraud report, checkout a swimmer in the Guemes Channel, and arrested and jailed a suspicious man on the Guemes Trail who had been reported by several people.

Sticker shock: WA health insurance buyers confront steep price hikes

Washington State Standard Oct. 22 2025 5 minutes read

2025 1022 health insurance

Expiring federal tax credits are driving an average 21% increase in rates on the state’s health benefit exchange as open enrollment nears.

Police Blotter, October 10 - 16, 2025

Anacortes Police Oct. 20 2025 4 minutes read

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This week, a woman reported to police that someone has been casing her neighborhood in the wee hours of the night. Anacortes Police also investigated a reported car theft which turned into a repossession.

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Upcoming Events

11 Mar
Rebels in the Wild 
Date Wed., March 11, 2026 6:00 pm
11 Mar
Delta Promenade
Wed., March 11, 2026 6:00 pm
14 Mar
Friends of the Library Book Sale  
Sat., March 14, 2026 10:00 am
14 Mar
Maritime Program: Navy & Merchant Vessels 
Sat., March 14, 2026 2:00 pm
14 Mar
Cascadia Groove
Sat., March 14, 2026 7:30 pm
16 Mar
Writing Circle 
Mon., March 16, 2026 6:00 pm
17 Mar
Essential Element Ukulele Band
Tue., March 17, 2026 5:00 pm
18 Mar
The Light of Anacortes
Wed., March 18, 2026 6:00 pm

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