The 2015 Guemes Island ferry haul-out will take place from September 28 through October 25. The last run the car ferry will do will be at 8:30 p.m. Sunday, September 27. Then the ferry will make its voyage south to Lake Union Drydock in Seattle.
The public is invited to comment on the scope of an environmental impact statement (EIS) that Skagit County and the state Department of Ecology plan to jointly prepare for a proposed facility to receive rail deliveries of crude oil at the Shell Puget Sound Refinery.
A free two-day exhibit titled: "History of Commercial Fishing in Anacortes and Puget Sound" is scheduled Saturday and Sunday at the Eagles Hall, 901 7th Street in downtown Anacortes.
Anacortes Police Officers have received over 20 reports of IRS scam calls on Monday.
The school board will meet on Thursday, Sept. 24 to consider proposed concept plans for Rice Field, which will replace Memorial Field, where a new high school building will be built.
Mt Erie PTA is hosting a clothing and textile drive now through Oct. 10 to support student enrichment programs.
The School Board has approved the concept for the newly reconstructed Anacortes High School, a design concept from Hutteball & Oremus Architecture for the school district.
A camper at Washington Park contacted Police on Sunday afternoon, Sept. 6, to report approximately $750 in damage to the rear window and roof of her vehicle that was sustained while parked at a camp site.
Skagit County Commissioners officially started the clock ticking on construction of a new 400-bed jail with a unanimous vote to affirm Lydig Construction as contractor with a bid of $41.8 million.
The County Commissioners have okayed a fare hike for the Guemes Ferry.
