The Fidalgo Pool and Fitness Center board plans to make some quick decisions about how to proceed with the aging facility once a general contractor comes back with more information next month on possible options.
Union construction workers and engineers haven’t been able to come to an updated agreement with contractors for two months, resulting in increased tensions and slowed work schedules.
A packed meeting Tuesday of Gov. Jay Inslee’s task force on Southern Resident orca recovery began with words from tribal leaders and a prayer for an orca mother that recently lost her calf and pushed its carcass for weeks and 1,000 miles throughout the Salish Sea.
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Directors at Quaker Cove Retreat are looking to improve the camp’s facilities, but have run into zoning roadblocks that prevent them from making changes.
With voices full of emotion and accompanied by the steady beat of a drum, several women came together Aug. 21 to remember those taken from them.
Out of 14 vehicle collisions near the Sharpes Corner roundabout in the two months since it opened on June 23, seven of them involved drivers who failed to yield, according to Anacortes Police Department documents.
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Smoke-filled air meant for some tricky practice schedules for the Anacortes High School fall sports teams, but as play kicks off this week, the season is set to be a good one, Anacortes High School Athletic Director Erik Titus said.
The Anacortes High School Seahawks football team will kick off play this year with a jamboree Saturday at home.
A fun run event Saturday will not only get people out and get moving, it also will allow them to take steps toward preventing colon cancer.
More than 400 people participated in the annual Art Dash on Saturday, part of the annual Anacortes Arts Festival.
During its appearance in the AA American Legion district tournament, the Anacortes Blackhawks baseball team first fell to Mount Vernon 13-2 in five innings and then to Sedro-Woolley 14-1.
Even with playing several games in one day in hot temperatures, the Bash 16U softball team, which features five girls from Anacortes, battled its way to earn a top spot at the state tournament.
Gilden commits to play baseball at SVC
