Anthony’s at Cap Sante Marina in Anacortes hosted their annual Community Benefit Dinner for the Anacortes Rotary Club earlier this month where they helped raise $20,000 to go towards community and educational programs in Anacortes.
A new exhibit at the Anacortes Museum called Extra! Extra! The Early Years of Anacortes Newspapers calls attention to the role of newspapers and journalists on Fidalgo and Guemes islands. It also celebrates the new online availability of the first 40 years of Anacortes newspapers.
One driver on highway 20 clipped another driver while passing causing one vehicle to spin, roll over once, and land on all four wheels.
An officer investigating an expired vehicle license plate warned the owner not to drive it until he got new plates, but he also ended up booking the owner’s son and the son’s girlfriend on arrest warrants.
After a year of research, outreach and surveys, the Anacortes School Board Thursday unanimously approved later school start times for students in middle and high school.
Annual maintenance will take the Guemes Island Ferry out of service beginning Sunday, Feb. 24. The vessel is expected to return to service by 6:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 19.
A string of crashes involving icy road conditions were investigated by the Police this week.
An unoccupied Anacortes Police vehicle and another vehicle were damaged by a hit-and-run driver during snowy and icy conditions on Wednesday night.
Anacortes Police report that a minivan sustained damage when it slid across a street and slammed into a curb.
Skagit County Public Health reports the first three confirmed flu-related deaths in the county for this flu season. Two of the deaths were males, and one of the three deaths was an individual younger than 65.
