The Guemes Island Ferry continues to get bad news. New repairs prompted by the annual maintenance for the M/V Guemes will cost $100,000 and delay the Oct. 14 return to service until Oct. 24, at the earliest.

The Anacortes-Sidney, BC, ferry run is facing extended winter shutdowns if a proposed state Transportation Department budget ends up getting adopted.

The Fire Department will hold a family-oriented open house featuring fun and educational activities at the downtown fire station next weekend as part of Fire Prevention Week.

Two Oregon residents were injured when their motorcycle slid on a damp Mt. Erie Drive on Oyster Run weekend.

A new problem has cropped up at the Guemes ferry dock on Guemes Island, forcing beach landings for a few days, starting Tuesday.

New housing, a small-scale hotel and small-retail proved popular at a community forum on what people would like to have built on MJB’s property between 17th and 22nd streets east of Q/R Ave.