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Comp Plan hearings set for January

Art Shotwell Dec. 18 2015 3 minutes read

The ;city has set a series of pubic hearings in January on a proposed 2016 Comprehensive Plan, the bludprint that guides the city’s growth over the next 20 years.

Verizon to expand cell phone coverage here

Art Shotwell Dec. 17 2015 2 minutes read

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Verizon has erected the first of what could be three new cellular phone towers in the city. The new 70-foot tower near Commercial Ave. and 32nd St. went up earlier this week.

City could get second retail marijuana store

Art Shotwell Dec. 17 2015 3 minutes read

The number of retail marijuana stores allotted for Anacortes will double to two under new allocations established by the state Liquor and Cannabis Board. One store is now operating in the city.

Police Blotter, December 5 - 10, 2015

Dec. 12 2015 6 minutes read

Anacortes Police are investigating the theft of several hundred dollars in personal items during the ransacking of a home on 16th St.

Fire damages Anacortes Music Channel

Art Shotwell Dec. 9 2015 2 minutes read

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A fire late Tuesday night caused an estimated $160,000 to a building housing the Anacortes Music Channel and Classic Upholstery in the 200 block of Commercial ave.

Council approves $53.7 million budget

Art Shotwell Dec. 8 2015 1 minute read

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The City Council has okayed a $53.7 million city budget for the coming year, more than 42 million than Mayor Gere had originally asked for in her budget presentation last October.

Former hospital foundation official pleads guilty to theft & forgery

Art Shotwell Dec. 7 2015 1 minute read

The former development director of the Island Hospital Foundation has pleaded guilty to four counts of first degree theft and five counts of forgery in connection with the theft of more than $300,000.

Sci-Fi Night at the library

Art Shotwell Dec. 7 2015 2 minutes read

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The Anacortes library has scheduled an event designed to celebrate discovery and imagination in Sci-Fi. and, it’s just in time for opening weekend of the newest movie installment in a galaxy far, far away, Star Wars, The Force Awakens.

Weather didn't hamper Christmas parade

Art Shotwell Dec. 5 2015 2 minutes read

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An enthusiastic crowd turned out for Anacortes’ annual Christmas parade on Saturday despite the very windy and sometimes rainy morning.

Police Blotter, Nov. 29 - Dec. 4, 2015

Dec. 5 2015 5 minutes read

An Anacortes Police Sergeant was dispatched to 22nd Street and R Avenue on Thursday evening about 8:00 pm for a one-car accident.

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