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Kiwanis Club to begin recycling service

Art Shotwell Jan. 7 2009 1 minute read

You’ll be able to recycle old computers, televisions and other electronic products here in Anacortes, thanks to a new program by a Kiwanis Club group.

4 % raises for city employees

Art Shotwell Jan. 7 2009 1 minute read

The City Council has okayed a 4 percent pay hike for Teamsters Union employees for the city. According to city human resources directory Emily Schuh, the raises are similar to what other city employees will be getting. 

The Police Blotter

Jan. 4 2009 5 minutes read

A woman in the 1000 block of 20th St. reported the theft of 12 duck decoys, 24 geese decoys, a tent, a child’s snowboard, and a dead snow goose from her front yard in the afternoon of New Year’s Eve. 

Running Hot by Jayne Ann Krentz

Jan. 4 2009 2 minutes read

running_hot.jpgGrabbing readers from the get-go with a sizzling murder that's the perfect setup for what's to come, this latest in Seattle writer Jayne Ann Krentz's unique "Arcane Society" series pairs a bitter, wounded ex-cop-turned-bartender with an emotionally guarded genealogy librarian.

December housing prices down

Art Shotwell Jan. 3 2009 1 minute read

It's a buyer's market for homes in Anacortes/ Housing prices fell last month. Homes sales for 2008 were down sharply from the previous year. And, there are a lot of homes on the market right now.

Munks goes after Ag post

Art Shotwell Jan. 3 2009 1 minute read

March Point resident Don Munks, who recently retired from the Skagit County commissioners, says he wants the governor to name him director of the state Agriculture Department.

City sales tax revenue down

Art Shotwell Dec. 31 2008 1 minute read

City retail sales has been down this year. It’s down about eight percent for the first eleven months of the year.

Winter storm was costly

Art Shotwell Dec. 31 2008 1 minute read

The recent winter storms cost the city about $30,000 for overtime pay, sand, rock salt and fuel. The city spread more than 500 tons of sand on city streets. 

Tesoro refinery plans maintenance shutdown

Art Shotwell Dec. 30 2008 1 minute read
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Tesoro plans to shut down it’s March Point refinery for maintenance for several weeks starting in mid-January.

The Police Blotter

Dec. 28 2008 11 minutes read

This week’s Police Blotter is a bit shorter than usual. Possibly, some would-be criminals were having the same difficulties getting around town as the rest of us.

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