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Plan to expand WA’s tugboat escort requirements for oil tankers stirs pushback

Salish Current Aug. 13 2025 9 minutes read

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Oil spill risk and orca protection in waters between San Juans and Bellingham, Anacortes figure in debate.

State issues million-dollar penalties to both Anacortes refineries for dangerous waste violations

Anacortes Now Aug. 5 2025 3 minutes read

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The state Department of Ecology today fined both Anacortes refineries, HF Sinclair and Tesoro, more than one million dollars each for violating dangerous waste laws.

WA public employee union sues state following failed contract vote

Washington State Standard Nov. 26 2024 4 minutes read

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Members of the Washington Public Employees Association rejected a contract proposal in September and are now at odds with the state over how to proceed.

Elves Night Out this Weekend

Anacortes Now Nov. 21 2024 3 minutes read

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Kick off the holidays with your friends and neighbors and shop downtown Anacortes merchants this Saturday.

Battery farms, the energy industry’s new darling, line up to enter Skagit Co. and Whatcom Co.

Washington State Standard Sep. 5 2024 10 minutes read

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But some communities don’t want to be neighbors with the proposed fields of big batteries.

Federal court orders higher pay for foreign guest workers in WA orchards

Crosscut Jul. 23 2024 5 minutes read

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The Burlington-based farmworker union continues to pursue the lawsuit addressing how wages are set for orchard workers.

Local small business honored by Small Business Administration

Anacortes Now May. 1 2024 4 minutes read

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The Small Business Administration is honoring Good Bagels Cafe in Anacortes and the two brothers who built the business.

  1. Guemes Island Ferry workers win substantial raises
  2. Planner position open at Samish Indian Nation
  3. Local Papa Murphy's celebrates 20 years
  4. Cooke Aquaculture will pay full $332,000 penalty for fish pen collapse
  5. NW Career & Technical Academy offering free Summer Session

Upcoming Events

25 Oct
Powerhouse
Date Sat., October 25, 2025 7:30 pm
27 Oct
Library Book Club
Mon., October 27, 2025 7:00 pm
28 Oct
Library Halloween Party
Tue., October 28, 2025 4:00 pm
29 Oct
Pension King & the Dependents
Wed., October 29, 2025 6:00 pm
29 Oct
LibraryTrivia Night: Tales & Terror
Wed., October 29, 2025 6:00 pm
1 Nov
The Naughty Blokes
Sat., November 1, 2025 7:30 pm
5 Nov
Whistle Lake Jazz Quartet
Wed., November 5, 2025 6:00 pm

Recent Stories

  • Sticker shock: WA health insurance buyers confront steep price hikes October 22, 2025
  • Police Blotter, October 10 - 16, 2025 October 20, 2025
  • 10 effective things citizens can do to make change in addition to attending a protest October 20, 2025
  • Second 'No Kings' Protest in Anacortes draws a big crowd October 18, 2025
  • Police Blotter, October 3 - 9, 2025 October 14, 2025
  • Here, Kitty Kitty October 09, 2025
  • Police Blotter, September 26 - October 2, 2025 October 07, 2025
  • River of Life October 02, 2025
  • Art Walk this Friday Evening October 01, 2025
  • Police Blotter, September 19 - 24, 2025 September 30, 2025
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