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Gallery Walk this Friday

Art Shotwell Feb. 5 2015 2 minutes read

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Dark Sun by Dederick Ward is one of the new works on display at Scott Milo Gallery during this month’s First Friday Gallery Walk, which runs from 6 - 9 pm this Friday.

AHS athlete recognized by state group

Art Shotwell Feb. 5 2015 1 minute read

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An Anacortes High School athlete has been named one of 12 Athletes of the Week this week by the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association.

Highway 20 accident snarls traffic

Art Shotwell Feb. 3 2015 1 minute read

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Firefighters sprayed foam at a traffic accident in which a former school bus had been converted to a camper rolled onto its side, blocking eastbound lanes of Highway 20 at Sharpe’s Corner on Tuesday morning.

State files lawsuit over Skagit bridge collapse

Art Shotwell Feb. 2 2015 2 minutes read

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The State Department of Transportation on Monday filed a $17 million lawsuit to recoup the costs of response and repair after the 2013 over-height vehicle collision that caused a portion of the Skagit River Bridge on Interstate 5 to collapse.

Update: Tesoro operates with non-union crews

Art Shotwell Feb. 2 2015 2 minutes read

Steelworkers were on the picket line Monday outside the March Point Tesoro refinery which continues to operate with non-union personnel, according to the company.

Steelworkers strike Tesoro

Art Shotwell Feb. 1 2015 2 minutes read

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The United Steelworkers Union called strikes Sunday morning at nine refineries, including the March Point Tesoro refinery. Sunday afternoon Tesoro said, “Operations continue here at our Anacortes refinery and we expect to fully transition to non-USW workers within the next 24-48 hours.”

Roundabout sculpture installed Saturday

Art Shotwell Jan. 31 2015 1 minute read

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Merrillee Moore’s 18-foot tall, 5,000 pound, stainless steel sculpture “Aerie” was installed with little fanfare Saturday in the Commercial Ave. roundabout.

Police Blotter, January 24 - 29, 2015

Jan. 31 2015 7 minutes read

Anacortes Police arrested and charged an Oak Harbor man with ripping a bathroom door off its hinges and damaging a wall at a Commercial Ave. hotel.

Tech Center hosts manufacturing industry leaders

Art Shotwell Jan. 31 2015 1 minute read

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In another in a series of Career Education events, the Northwest Career & Technical is hosting a Career Manufacturing Industry Night in Anacortes this Wednesday.

County re-directing health services

Jan. 31 2015 2 minutes read

Skagit County Health Department is changing direction and will be ending clinical services such as immunizations, in part as a resulf of the Affordable Care Act.

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