Between January 22 and February 9, voters within the Anacortes School District will be asked to approve a 4-year maintenance and operations (M&O) levy to replace the current levy which expires at the end of this year.
When police officers showed up at a rear-end traffic accident last Wednesday, they discovered that the driver of the car that was hit had run off. Turned out there were 4 arrest warrants for him.
Saying "A friend of ours needs help," local Red Cross director Brian Geer briefs around 3-dozen volunteers Saturday morning before launching a grassroots search for Keith Anderson, who's been missing since January 6.
Anacortes Cinemas has added two new films to the schedule this weekend: Fantastic Mr. Fox and The Book of Eli. Continuing are: It's Complicated, Sherlock Holmes and Avatar. Fantastic Mr. Fox has received great reviews.
Workers put the finishing touches on a new pocket beach park at the north end of O Ave. The park project by the Port of Anacortes involved removing 103 creosote pilings, an old concrete bulkhead and other rubble.
As many as 200 people braved the cold and drizzle Wednesday night for a candlelight vigil at Causland Park for retired Anacortes High School counselor Keith Anderson, who has been missing for a week.
A grassroots search party is being organized to look for popular retired Anacortes High School counselor Keith Anderson, who has been missing for a week. And, a candlelight vigil is planned for Wednesday night.
(Updated Jan. 12, 2010) Popular retired Anacortes High School counselor Keith Anderson has been missing for nearly a week, and friends have set a candlelight vigil for 6pm Wednesday at Causland Park.
A bank closure notice on the front door of the Horizon Bank branch on Commercial Ave. tells the news that Horizon Bank was closed and that starting Monday, January 11, the bank will operate as a branch of Washington Federal Savings.
A police officer surprised a youth as he was using a hammer to beat on a cash register inside a coffee stand on Tuesday. When asked what he was doing, the boy answered, ”breaking and entering.”
