State Ferries Director David Moseley says a proposed reduction in ferry service from Anacortes to Sydney, BC, would carry 92 percent of the passengers that now use that route. He told the Anacortes Ferry Committee Tuesday that the reduction from 40 weeks of service to 32 weeks bring profitability to 70 percent from the low 60's.

An Anacortes man discovered that he had been the victim of identity theft after learning that someone had opened up a credit card account in his name and used it a number of locations until the limit was maximized.

Due to an unexpected necessary engine repair, the Guemes Island Ferry will provide passenger-only service on Monday, Nov. 26 on the 8:00 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. sailings.

We have groups of door to door magazine salespeople every year in Anacortes. If you are thinking of buying something from anyone that is going door to door make sure that you check out their credentials and the company that they work for thoroughly.

The gates are closed until spring on the North Cascades Highway. Nearly two feet of new snow and several snowslides, coupled with a weather forecast calling for more snow through the Thanksgiving weekend, prompted the Washington State Department of Transportation to permanently close the cross-state highway.

An argument that got loud broke out during Monday night's City Council meeting between Mayor Dean Maxwell and Council member Ryan Walters. And, it wasn't the first verbal fisticuffs between the two since Walters was elected a year ago. It took a 10-minute recess to let everyone cool down.