The city's new $57-million water treatment plant is on line and producing drinking water, according to an announcement from the Mayor's office. Mayor Dean Maxwell said, "The new plant is meeting all our expectations, and our water is surpassing all Washington State Department of Health standards."
About three-dozen hearty souls took to the water at Seafarers' Memorial Park Saturday afternoon as part of a fund-raiser for Special Olympics Washington, despite a water temperature of 46 degrees. They raised $8,800.
An Anacortes woman apparently scrambled out of her car topless, in the middle of the day, after allegedly being involved in a hit-and-run accident out on Highway 20.
Fisherman-turned-filmmaker Mark Lundsten watches as his film crew shoots a scene in Seattle recently. Lundsten, a South Fidalgo resident, has just launched a fund-raising effort to complete his film, called The Bath.
Anacortes Police Department is circulating this photo of a possible suspect in the passing of fake $100 bills at businesses in Anacortes, as well in the Burlington area.
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he Anacortes School Board voted Thursday evening to hire Dr. Mark Wenzel, currently head of the Methow Valley School District in Winthrop, as the new Superintendent here in Anacortes, replacing Chris Borgen, who is set to retire this summer.
Registration is now open for the eight afternoon and three evening classes being offered by Anacortes Senior College for its spring term, which starts on April 16.
The state is launching a new campaign to look for drunk drivers next week. They warn, St. Patrick’s Day is quickly approaching and with that comes the increased risk of someone driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
If weather cooperates, it might not take a full six weeks to clear the North Cascades Highway this year, according to the state Transportation Department. The spring reopening effort will begin a few days after the first day of spring as it has for the last half-dozen years, but there's some optimism that SR 20 could be open before the first of May, this year.
More than a dozen potential political candidates listened Wednesday morning as as another half-dozen political officeholders told of their experience running for office. The Skagit Business Alliance staged the 90-minute session to help educate people who were thinking of running for office.
