Police surrounded a home on 7th St. last Tuesday after a woman inside phone and said her boyfriend had a gun and was going to kill himself. The incident ended with the man asleep in the home.

Tesoro's March Point refinery will likely stay shut down until the end of June, according to a company official. The director of investor relations Scott Phipps told analysts on Friday, "There is no estimated time for restart."

The Washington State Ferries will hold a community meeting in Anacortes in about a month to answer questions and gather public comments on issues related to the ferry system. The Anacortes meeting is one of a series set for May.

The state has awarded Anacortes $15,000 to prepare a weed plan for Heart Lake. The lake suffers from milfoil. Part of the plan includes surveying the lake for other non-native invasive plants.

A new summer surcharge will go into effect this Saturday on state ferries. On the Anacortes to Friday Harbor run, the basic walk-on fare for Wed.-Sat. will go from $11.20 to $13.45. Sun.-Tue. fares are slightly lower. 

An American flag hangs from the ladders of two fire trucks outside Brodniak Hall at the high school during a memorial ceremony Sunday to remember the 7 victims of an explosion and fire at the Tesoro March's Point refinery earlier this month.