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Council allocates $1.1-million for streets

Art Shotwell Jul. 21 2014 3 minutes read

The City Council has, for the first time, approved a transportation policy which allocates minimum of $1.1-million annually for street maintenance. The policy, when combined with other legislation, will mean an annual $20 car tab fee.

An-O-Chords summer shows this weekend

Art Shotwell Jul. 21 2014 1 minute read
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The An-O-Chords are getting ready for their annual summer weekend featuring two shows at Brodniak Hall as well as a Sunday barbecue at Washington Park. The theme for this summer’s shows is “Juke box music through the ages.”

Tesoro plans refinery upgrade

Art Shotwell Jul. 21 2014 1 minute read

Tesoro Corp. says it plans to spend $400 million to produce petrochemical feedstocks in its West coast refineries for extraction at their March Point refinery here.

Hospital now offers online patient records

Art Shotwell Jul. 21 2014 1 minute read
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Island Hospital now offers an online patient portal that enables patients and their families to take a more active role in their care by providing easy, secure access to their health information anywhere with an Internet connection.

Police Blotter, July 11 - 16, 2014

Jul. 20 2014 8 minutes read

Police are investigating the theft of a 5-foot-tall lawn gnome from a home on M Ave., apparently hauled off by more than one person because of the size.

Now open: Island Smoothie

Art Shotwell Jul. 18 2014 1 minute read
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Just in time for summer. A new smoothie place has opened in downtown Anacortes. Island Smoothie is a now a week old, after what they call a ‘soft opening.’

Primary Election ballots are in the mail

Art Shotwell Jul. 18 2014 1 minute read

Primary election ballots are in the mail and will be due by the end of election day on August 5. On the ballot are races for state representatives, PUD commissioners, as well as several county offices.

Suspect broke patrol car window on way to jail

Jul. 16 2014 2 minutes read

Anacortes Police used a Taser on a combative suspect who, despite being handcuffed, managed to break out the window of a Police vehicle while on the way to Skagit County Jail, according to a news release.

Anacortes is alive with music this summer

Jul. 15 2014 7 minutes read
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This summer, Seafarers’ Memorial Park, the Farmer’s Market at the Depot and The Heart of Anacortes amp up the ambiance with inviting outdoor stages. Sometimes there’s a cover, but usually it’s free with beverages and savory bites available. Here's a full list,

NTSB says several factors led to bridge collapse

Jul. 15 2014 4 minutes read
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The collapse of the I-5 Skagit River bridge that was struck by a truck carrying an oversize load was ultimately caused by a series of deficiencies in a system intended to safeguard the passage of oversized loads over Washington roadways, the NTSB determined in a meeting Tuesday.

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