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Mayor Laurie Gere has appointed Jonn Lunsford as city Parks & Recreation Director following the retirement of Gary Robinson

For the second week, Police tackled several reports of mail and packages being stolen. In one case, mail was found at a forest lands trailhead.

It’s the Holiday Season and that means residents need to watch for package deliveries. One resident reported multiple thefts.

Police had to chase down a DUI driver from Cap Sante to a location on T Ave. But, when the driver stopped, he jumped out and police got into a short foot pursuit.

Several cases this week of drivers caught driving with suspended licenses, but in one case a driver was stopped after being spotted exceeding the speed limit.

Enough snow has fallen in the North Cascades that avalanche chutes are full and, for traveler safety, the 37-mile seasonal stretch of State Route 20, the North Cascades Highway, will close at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 28. 

The baseball diamond at Ace of Hearts Rotary Park on H Ave. has been vandalized several times recently, according to reports from the city’s Parks & Recreation Department.

An Anacortes Police officer counseled a teenager on making better life choices after he was caught stealing lighters from a local retailer.

A Mount Vernon man was arrested and booked into county jail after he was stopped on Highway 20 driving a stolen vehicle.

The Veterans Memorial Plaza at the high school will be open on Veterans day, to show appreciation to all the brave men and women who have served, and continue to serve, our country.