The State Ferries system expects a record number of travel enthusiasts to access routes through Anacortes this Fourth of July weekend. Customers are strongly encouraged to extend their stay to avoid the peak travel times, and to have solid backup travel plans.
The Coast Guard expects an increase in boater traffic during the extended Independence Day weekend. It is important that all boaters are reminded of the following boating safety initiatives.
The family of Keith Anderson, missing since January 6, is planning a celebration of his life later this summer, even as they hope for some resolution of his disappearance.
Police have arrested a 32-year old Anacortes man suspected of as many as 100 vehicle prowls and thefts over the past several months.
The city is finalizing engineering plans for a $60 million expansion and upgrade of the city's water treatment plant, located in the riverbend area of Mount Vernon. The aim: more capacity, better reliability and continued high water quality.
Thieves stole numerous expensive items during prowls of 4 unlocked vehicles in the south end of the city over the weekend of June 18-20.
The Samish Indian Nation unveiled a healing totem pole Saturday in a 2 hour ceremony at the Samish-owned Fidalgo Bay Resort & RV Park. One small hitch: as the pole was being unwrapped, one of the blankets caught on an edge and a aerial bucket vehicle had be used to unsag the blanket.
The state has agreed to transfer ownership of Huckleberry Island, just east of Guemes island, to the Samish Island Nation. The state Parks and Recreation Commission approved the transfer this week.
These warm summer days help our fruits and veggies grow and we are all so ready for this season to get going. Strawberries are officially here and we had our first appearance of cherries (the beginnings of the beautiful fruit from east of the Cascades).
The Samish Indian Nation will raise this healing pole, now resting in a shed, during a ceremony the Fidalgo Bay RV Park. The pole was originally intended as a healing pole after the trestle fire last October.
