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News Brief | Are Oregon data centers helping to drive an increase in cancer, miscarriages?

By Lin McNulty|2025-12-06T16:14:38-08:00December 7th, 2025|0 Comments

Flood watch posted by National Weather Service through Friday afternoon

By News Source|2025-12-07T15:33:19-08:00December 7th, 2025|0 Comments

News Brief | Artificial intelligence technology is ‘changing every sector of society’

By News Source|2025-12-06T17:04:47-08:00December 7th, 2025|2 Comments

Ukulele Kanikipila and/or Chair Yoga at Senior Center

By Community|2025-12-06T12:53:10-08:00December 7th, 2025|0 Comments

Guest Opinion | Should Washington lawmakers hide their records from the public?

By Community|2025-12-06T22:54:56-08:00December 6th, 2025|0 Comments

News Brief | WA man mauled by ICE dog

By News Source|2025-12-06T16:54:18-08:00December 6th, 2025|0 Comments

Larsen statement on Trump Administration changes to immigration processes

By News Source|2025-12-06T16:16:58-08:00December 6th, 2025|0 Comments

Coastal flood advisory

By News Source|2025-12-07T15:31:28-08:00December 6th, 2025|0 Comments

As the Paradigm Shifts | Dang it! There is love

By Rosie Kuhn|2025-12-05T19:43:29-08:00December 6th, 2025|0 Comments

Sheriff’s Report | November 26 – December 1, 2025

By Community|2025-12-06T11:46:40-08:00December 6th, 2025|0 Comments

Give Orcas | Every gift matters

By Community|2025-12-05T17:13:27-08:00December 5th, 2025|0 Comments

‘Counting Orca’ free screening from Center for Whale Research

By Community|2025-12-05T15:52:48-08:00December 5th, 2025|0 Comments

SJIMA annual artists’ registry show will dazzle

By Community|2025-12-05T14:57:20-08:00December 5th, 2025|0 Comments

Letter to Editor | Regarding OPALCO rate hike

By Community|2025-12-05T14:31:35-08:00December 5th, 2025|5 Comments

WSF Weekly Report | Thanksgiving ridership up; technology partners selected to power new ferries; become a FROG

By News Source|2025-12-05T13:59:49-08:00December 5th, 2025|0 Comments

Council adopts legislative priorities for 2026 | Infrastructure, transportation, affordable housing

By Community|2025-12-05T13:47:04-08:00December 5th, 2025|1 Comment

Occam’s Razor | Our island, our world through the eyes, pen of S.C. Watson

By S. C. Watson|2025-12-04T16:28:39-08:00December 5th, 2025|0 Comments

Medicare open enrollment ends December 7

By Community|2025-12-04T19:54:52-08:00December 4th, 2025|0 Comments

Lopez Park and Recreation District Commissioner No. 5 recount completed

By Community|2025-12-04T16:35:58-08:00December 4th, 2025|0 Comments

Coastal flood advisory in effect from 4am to 10am Saturday

By News Source|2025-12-04T20:07:45-08:00December 4th, 2025|0 Comments

Step aside, Olga Red Gravenstein! The next generation of unique Orcas Island apples is ready for takeoff!

By Community|2025-12-04T15:37:10-08:00December 4th, 2025|0 Comments

‘On Screen’ series brings epic performances from The Met: Live in HD and National Theatre Live

By Community|2025-12-04T15:22:10-08:00December 4th, 2025|0 Comments

Children’s Holiday Craft Fair at the Library! | ¡Feria de manualidades navideñas para niños en la biblioteca!

By Community|2025-12-04T15:08:12-08:00December 4th, 2025|0 Comments

Holiday on the Green returns to Eastsound Village Green on December 6

By Community|2025-12-04T14:54:35-08:00December 4th, 2025|0 Comments

OPALCO launches opt-in Renewable Energy Survey to gather member input

By Community|2025-12-04T14:23:19-08:00December 4th, 2025|6 Comments

Council opts for one-year budget

By Community|2025-12-04T13:37:22-08:00December 4th, 2025|0 Comments

Severe Weather Shelter now open at dark, 7 days a week

By Community|2025-12-04T20:02:42-08:00December 3rd, 2025|0 Comments

Meet Cory Harrington | New housing specialist, with lived experience

By Community|2025-12-03T16:12:53-08:00December 3rd, 2025|0 Comments

Orcas artist-blacksmith debuts new works featuring totemic sculptures, handcrafted masks

By Community|2025-12-03T13:27:43-08:00December 3rd, 2025|0 Comments

LWVSJ Observer Corps | County Council December 1- 2, 2025

By Community|2025-12-03T12:50:44-08:00December 3rd, 2025|3 Comments

Letter to Editor | Odd Fellows hall Thanksgiving dinner gratitude

By Community|2025-12-03T12:43:27-08:00December 3rd, 2025|0 Comments

Jurors excused for December 8 – 12

By Community|2025-12-03T12:38:18-08:00December 3rd, 2025|0 Comments

Despite the speed at which it is progressing, AI is getting far too little discussion in Congress

By News Source|2025-12-02T22:14:35-08:00December 3rd, 2025|0 Comments

News Brief | DOJ demands info on all state voters, sues WA secretary of state

By News Source|2025-12-02T16:48:45-08:00December 2nd, 2025|Comments Off

Orcas Montessori School hosts annual wreath sale & Holiday Bazaar

By Community|2025-12-02T14:39:29-08:00December 2nd, 2025|Comments Off

Wild salmon and steelhead in Columbia River Basin are collapsing; endangered orcas that depend on them are starving

By News Source|2025-12-02T13:42:44-08:00December 2nd, 2025|10 Comments

Health Care District & Island Health sign 10 year+ contract renewal for Island Primary Care – Orcas clinic operations

By Community|2025-12-02T12:36:16-08:00December 2nd, 2025|1 Comment

GiveOrcas is now here

By Community|2025-12-02T12:27:50-08:00December 2nd, 2025|Comments Off

Larsen releases statement on Trump administration changes to immigration processes

By News Source|2025-12-02T12:12:30-08:00December 2nd, 2025|Comments Off

Today starts the 10 Days of GiveOrcas with a party

By Community|2025-12-02T11:53:17-08:00December 2nd, 2025|Comments Off

Avian Influenza in domestic flock confirmed in San Juan County

By Community|2025-12-02T12:19:02-08:00December 2nd, 2025|3 Comments

Join us for another evening of Drag Bingo

By Community|2025-12-02T13:04:14-08:00December 2nd, 2025|Comments Off

Garden Club presents language of flowers & holiday tea party

By Community|2025-12-01T15:17:24-08:00December 1st, 2025|Comments Off

Friends of Library hosting Annual Holiday Tea

By Community|2025-12-01T14:38:09-08:00December 1st, 2025|Comments Off

Fill your heart with holiday joy at Choral Society concert

By Community|2025-12-01T14:06:43-08:00December 1st, 2025|Comments Off

Notice of Recount | Lopez Park & Rec. Dist. Commissioner No. 5 & Recount Certification Meeting

By Community|2025-12-01T13:46:58-08:00December 1st, 2025|Comments Off

Library to host ‘Love’s Cauldron’ author with new book

By Community|2025-12-01T13:40:54-08:00December 1st, 2025|Comments Off

Orcas Online delivers holiday cheer with free speed upgrades

By Community|2025-12-01T13:29:37-08:00December 1st, 2025|Comments Off

Island Health currently finalizing a contract with Ambetter

By Community|2025-12-01T13:16:07-08:00December 1st, 2025|1 Comment

CWR logs two encounters with J Pod

By Community|2025-11-30T13:57:03-08:00November 30th, 2025|Comments Off

Bring a drum, join the fun at Senior Center

By Community|2025-11-29T14:18:08-08:00November 30th, 2025|Comments Off

Lopez author releases new novel about Southern Resident Killer Whales

By Community|2025-11-29T14:10:45-08:00November 30th, 2025|Comments Off

Children’s Holiday Craft Fair coming to Library

By Community|2025-11-28T14:36:57-08:00November 30th, 2025|Comments Off

German magician returns with holiday magic special at Odd Fellows Hall

By Community|2025-11-28T16:37:54-08:00November 29th, 2025|Comments Off

Color, imagination artwork at Senior Center

By Community|2025-11-29T14:26:31-08:00November 29th, 2025|Comments Off

Holiday Tea coming up at Orcas Library — including a Santa visit

By Community|2025-11-28T14:31:29-08:00November 29th, 2025|Comments Off

News Brief | Lummi Nation declares disaster after invasive crab arrives

By News Source|2025-11-29T13:21:35-08:00November 29th, 2025|Comments Off

Midnight Mutterings | Thinking about Japan

By Jackie Bates|2025-11-28T21:28:55-08:00November 29th, 2025|Comments Off

Sheriff’s Report | November 19 – 25, 2025

By Community|2025-11-28T16:51:27-08:00November 29th, 2025|Comments Off

Encounter with Bigg’s in Puget Sound

By Community|2025-11-28T17:36:02-08:00November 28th, 2025|Comments Off

Guest Opinion | Success in the climate change battle looks like this…

By Community|2025-11-28T20:43:05-08:00November 28th, 2025|10 Comments

Home for the Holidays concert with Crow Valley String Band

By Community|2025-11-28T15:05:20-08:00November 28th, 2025|Comments Off

Orcas Island School Board has a vacancy

By Community|2025-11-28T14:15:46-08:00November 28th, 2025|Comments Off

Latest from Lekanoff | Celebrating native heritage & building a stronger Washington

By Community|2025-11-28T13:46:11-08:00November 28th, 2025|Comments Off

LWVSJ Observer Corps | San Juan County Council November 25, 2025

By Community|2025-11-28T13:23:56-08:00November 28th, 2025|Comments Off

Occam’s Razor | Our island, our world through the eyes, pen of S.C. Watson

By S. C. Watson|2025-11-27T00:25:25-08:00November 27th, 2025|3 Comments

From giving thanks to giving local

By Community|2025-11-26T16:41:33-08:00November 26th, 2025|Comments Off

Holiday Tree Sale at Lum Farm

By Community|2025-11-26T13:14:06-08:00November 26th, 2025|Comments Off

Friends of Rural Public Transportation comments on SJCs’ Comprehensive Plan transportation element

By Community|2025-11-26T13:02:28-08:00November 26th, 2025|Comments Off

‘The Share Table’ collaboration cultivates healthy eating, community in San Juan County

By Community|2025-11-26T12:44:18-08:00November 26th, 2025|Comments Off

Orcas bands Vexing Left and Wild Child in concert

By Community|2025-11-25T15:07:33-08:00November 26th, 2025|Comments Off

Public Health Hot Topic | Happy and healthy holidays

By Community|2025-11-25T15:44:40-08:00November 25th, 2025|Comments Off

OPALCO Board passes 2026 budget and rates

By Community|2025-11-25T14:55:27-08:00November 25th, 2025|6 Comments

End of year town hall event with Councilmember Jane Fuller

By Community|2025-11-25T14:42:56-08:00November 25th, 2025|Comments Off

Official notice of San Juan County canvassing board meeting for recount

By Community|2025-11-25T14:38:41-08:00November 25th, 2025|Comments Off

Celebrate Taylor Swift’s birthday with tribute band at Orcas Center

By Community|2025-11-25T14:31:30-08:00November 25th, 2025|Comments Off

Jurors for December 1-5 are excused

By News Source|2025-11-25T14:05:15-08:00November 25th, 2025|Comments Off

News Brief | ’Tis the season for shopping, scams, and stolen savings

By News Source|2025-11-24T12:53:02-08:00November 24th, 2025|1 Comment

No Place Like Loam | Winter Garden: What my Grandfather’s war garden still teaches me – Part 2

By Alex Tamaya-Wolf|2025-11-24T12:21:11-08:00November 24th, 2025|1 Comment

Auditions coming up for all-kid production at Orcas Center

By Community|2025-11-24T11:52:05-08:00November 24th, 2025|1 Comment

Fill Food Bank donation barrels at Island Market and Co-op

By Community|2025-11-24T11:24:16-08:00November 24th, 2025|Comments Off

Get Scrooged for the holidays with Actors Theater

By Community|2025-11-24T11:03:17-08:00November 24th, 2025|Comments Off

Larsen fights to extend Affordable Care Act tax credits

By News Source|2025-11-23T16:38:30-08:00November 23rd, 2025|1 Comment

News Brief | How billionaires took over American politics

By News Source|2025-11-23T16:28:35-08:00November 23rd, 2025|3 Comments

News Brief | Indoor firing ranges exacerbate blast waves

By News Source|2025-11-23T16:05:48-08:00November 23rd, 2025|Comments Off

News Brief | A tribally owned network of chargers will soon be complete in the Dakotas

By News Source|2025-11-23T15:34:59-08:00November 23rd, 2025|5 Comments

News Brief | Home prices on a warming planet

By News Source|2025-11-23T15:04:17-08:00November 23rd, 2025|Comments Off

Larsen secures more than $50 Million for Northwest Washington transit agencies

By News Source|2025-11-23T14:34:26-08:00November 23rd, 2025|Comments Off

Yoga, needlework at Orcas Senior Center

By Community|2025-11-23T13:32:40-08:00November 23rd, 2025|Comments Off

Holiday magic comes to Orcas Senior Center

By Community|2025-11-23T15:37:36-08:00November 23rd, 2025|Comments Off

Port of Orcas to meet on Monday

By Community|2025-11-22T16:06:27-08:00November 22nd, 2025|Comments Off

Larsen releases statement on Ukraine-Russia peace talks

By News Source|2025-11-22T15:54:14-08:00November 22nd, 2025|Comments Off

News Brief | New fishing closures, and whale deaths raise concerns on B.C.’s coast

By News Source|2025-11-22T15:35:37-08:00November 22nd, 2025|Comments Off

As the Paradigm Shifts | Yes, no, and the space in between

By Rosie Kuhn|2025-11-22T15:11:19-08:00November 22nd, 2025|Comments Off

Severe weather shelter to be open every night, starting Thanksgiving night

By Community|2025-11-21T22:10:05-08:00November 22nd, 2025|Comments Off

Sheriff’s Report | November 12 – 18, 2025

By Community|2025-11-21T14:01:47-08:00November 22nd, 2025|Comments Off

WSF | Plan ahead for Thanksgiving holiday travel

By News Source|2025-11-21T15:13:51-08:00November 21st, 2025|Comments Off

News Brief | Drones are remaking marine mammal research

By News Source|2025-11-21T15:01:46-08:00November 21st, 2025|Comments Off

OISD announces upcoming surplus sale

By Community|2025-11-21T14:14:38-08:00November 21st, 2025|Comments Off

Larsen statement on reports of Coast Guard downgrading swastikas, nooses, confederate flags as hate symbols

By News Source|2025-11-20T18:20:20-08:00November 21st, 2025|1 Comment