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WSF card payment fee begins March 1

By News Source|2026-02-12T15:37:44-08:00February 12th, 2026|7 Comments

Larsen fights to fund FEMA, U.S. Coast Guard, TSA and hold ICE accountable

By News Source|2026-02-12T14:34:38-08:00February 12th, 2026|Comments Off

Orcas Island Artworks Gallery is reopening

By Community|2026-02-12T14:19:32-08:00February 12th, 2026|Comments Off

Letter to Editor | Did OPALCO think we wouldn’t read the report?

By Community|2026-02-12T14:46:51-08:00February 12th, 2026|11 Comments

Letter to Editor | New issue before Council: Post-purchase revision of recorded protective covenants

By Community|2026-02-12T13:13:50-08:00February 12th, 2026|6 Comments

Oh, Canada! Larsen leads charge to end Canada tariffs, lower costs

By News Source|2026-02-12T12:25:45-08:00February 12th, 2026|Comments Off

Queer Valentine Day Dance is today

By Community|2026-02-12T12:19:00-08:00February 12th, 2026|Comments Off

Orcas Christian School students give back during Community Service Day

By Community|2026-02-12T12:06:04-08:00February 12th, 2026|1 Comment

Building the Team | San Juan County welcomes a new public defender

By Community|2026-02-12T11:55:30-08:00February 12th, 2026|Comments Off

Guest Opinion | A thousand days of chaos

By Community|2026-02-11T22:11:15-08:00February 12th, 2026|6 Comments

Library friends seeks volunteers and board growth

By Community|2026-02-11T13:59:18-08:00February 11th, 2026|Comments Off

SJC seeks pro & con committee members for Voter’s Guide levy lid lift statements

By Community|2026-02-11T13:37:13-08:00February 11th, 2026|Comments Off

Jurors excused for February 17 – 20

By Community|2026-02-11T12:10:32-08:00February 11th, 2026|Comments Off

News Brief | ICE begins buying ‘mega’ warehouse detention centers across US

By News Source|2026-02-10T14:41:32-08:00February 11th, 2026|4 Comments

Letter to Editor | Awash in water bills

By Community|2026-02-11T09:14:52-08:00February 11th, 2026|3 Comments

Larsen fights drug trafficking, funds public safety, addiction recovery

By News Source|2026-02-11T09:04:27-08:00February 11th, 2026|Comments Off

Maintaining health, safety & community services | Council places levy lid lift on April ballot

By Community|2026-02-11T08:58:04-08:00February 11th, 2026|Comments Off

HB 2395 Update | Full steam ahead into the season

By News Source|2026-02-11T09:06:30-08:00February 10th, 2026|Comments Off

Larsen demands ICE oversight and accountability

By News Source|2026-02-10T12:22:47-08:00February 10th, 2026|1 Comment

News Brief | Orcas are drowning in noise

By News Source|2026-02-10T12:17:02-08:00February 10th, 2026|1 Comment

Letter to Editor | Questions for OPALCO Board

By Community|2026-02-10T12:08:21-08:00February 10th, 2026|3 Comments

Orcas Island Public Library hosts Movie Night Bingo at Emmanuel

By Community|2026-02-10T12:00:02-08:00February 10th, 2026|Comments Off

Wednesdays at Emmanuel | Meditation at noon, letter writing at 1pm

By Community|2026-02-10T11:39:25-08:00February 10th, 2026|Comments Off

WSF prepares for Seahawks parade onslaught on Wednesday

By News Source|2026-02-10T11:01:46-08:00February 10th, 2026|Comments Off

UPDATE | OIFR child passenger safety technician training date change

By Community|2026-02-10T10:56:21-08:00February 10th, 2026|Comments Off

In Memoriam | Richard Shattuck Lee,1937 – 2026

By Community|2026-02-10T10:50:00-08:00February 10th, 2026|Comments Off

No Place Like Loam | Defiance as stewardship and self-reliance: Growing perennial vegetables

By Alex Tamaya-Wolf|2026-02-09T12:08:04-08:00February 9th, 2026|1 Comment

County recognizes MLK Day of Service, 100th anniversary of Black History Month

By Community|2026-02-09T11:18:38-08:00February 9th, 2026|Comments Off

Dog licenses now renewable online

By Community|2026-02-09T11:09:07-08:00February 9th, 2026|Comments Off

The AI boom is so huge it’s causing shortages everywhere else

By News Source|2026-02-08T14:25:37-08:00February 8th, 2026|3 Comments

Grannie’s Attic | A treasure hunt awaits

By Community|2026-02-08T13:57:08-08:00February 8th, 2026|Comments Off

News Brief | Are killer whales trying to share food with people?

By News Source|2026-02-08T13:33:15-08:00February 8th, 2026|Comments Off

See what’s ongoing at Senior Center

By Community|2026-02-08T12:51:42-08:00February 8th, 2026|1 Comment

Guest Opinion | We currently enjoy 90% renewable, 100% carbon free energy – what is OPALCO doing?

By Community|2026-02-08T11:03:57-08:00February 8th, 2026|8 Comments

Letter to Editor | Put a stop to this trash

By Community|2026-02-07T13:18:09-08:00February 7th, 2026|7 Comments

Standing Up for Our Community | A legislative update from Alex Ramel

By News Source|2026-02-07T13:09:52-08:00February 7th, 2026|1 Comment

Jigsaw Puzzle event at the library

By Community|2026-02-07T13:03:16-08:00February 7th, 2026|Comments Off

Midnight Mutterings The best place on Orcas Island for fainting

By Jackie Bates|2026-02-07T12:57:31-08:00February 7th, 2026|1 Comment

San Juan County brings mobile passport devices to Lopez

By Community|2026-02-07T12:24:02-08:00February 7th, 2026|Comments Off

Medicare’s Preventive Benefits | Why they matter

By Community|2026-02-06T15:06:59-08:00February 7th, 2026|Comments Off

Sheriff’s Report | January 28 – February 3, 2026

By Community|2026-02-06T15:03:07-08:00February 7th, 2026|Comments Off

Latest from Lekanoff | Legislative session is moving quickly

By News Source|2026-02-06T12:52:52-08:00February 6th, 2026|1 Comment

Midterm mania as Trump summons state election officials to D.C.

By News Source|2026-02-05T19:27:00-08:00February 6th, 2026|1 Comment

Local author releases new book, Superposition | Here’s an interview

By Alex Tamaya-Wolf|2026-02-05T19:09:40-08:00February 6th, 2026|Comments Off

WSF Weekly Report | Still battling availability issues | Go Hawks!

By News Source|2026-02-05T19:25:47-08:00February 6th, 2026|Comments Off

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

By S. C. Watson|2026-02-05T19:08:01-08:00February 6th, 2026|Comments Off

Ditch the screen and connect to birds, to nature, and with each other

By Community|2026-02-06T10:00:08-08:00February 6th, 2026|Comments Off

OPALCO to hold virtual community town hall

By Community|2026-02-06T09:49:23-08:00February 6th, 2026|Comments Off

Learn from scientist/ecologist Peter Guillozet as he speaks about backyard ponds

By Community|2026-02-05T13:09:43-08:00February 5th, 2026|Comments Off

Library After Dark | Writing night offers adults a quiet space to create

By Community|2026-02-05T12:54:06-08:00February 5th, 2026|Comments Off

County publishes guide for reviewing OPALCO’s proposed solar project on Decatur Island

By Community|2026-02-05T12:45:35-08:00February 5th, 2026|7 Comments

How do our packages get here?

By News Source|2026-02-05T12:31:05-08:00February 5th, 2026|Comments Off

Gray whales featured in new picture book

By Community|2026-02-05T13:00:03-08:00February 5th, 2026|Comments Off

Calling all Orcas Island nonprofits | Applications for 2026 Spring GiveOrcas grants now being accepted

By Community|2026-02-05T09:49:35-08:00February 5th, 2026|Comments Off

Child Find Screening soon to be available

By Community|2026-02-05T09:41:03-08:00February 5th, 2026|Comments Off

Letter to Editor | Property taxes in 2026

By Community|2026-02-05T09:27:52-08:00February 5th, 2026|7 Comments

County Council continues discussing levy lid lift to maintain services

By Community|2026-02-04T16:19:44-08:00February 4th, 2026|6 Comments

Poetry | Advice from a raindrop

By Community|2026-02-04T16:23:29-08:00February 4th, 2026|1 Comment

Orcas Community Resource Center to host “Financial Disaster Recovery” seminar

By Community|2026-02-04T12:54:40-08:00February 4th, 2026|1 Comment

Town Council to hold special meeting

By Community|2026-02-04T12:43:28-08:00February 4th, 2026|Comments Off

Jurors for February 9-13 excused

By Community|2026-02-04T12:34:25-08:00February 4th, 2026|Comments Off

Larsen rejects Trump’s agenda; demands ICE accountability

By Community|2026-02-03T15:06:13-08:00February 3rd, 2026|Comments Off

Vehicle reservations for spring open next Tuesday, Feb. 10 at 10 a.m.

By News Source|2026-02-03T15:12:28-08:00February 3rd, 2026|Comments Off

Larsen releases statement on government funding package

By News Source|2026-02-03T11:27:38-08:00February 3rd, 2026|Comments Off

Guest Speaker | The Constitution, the Supreme Court and the Executive Branch

By Community|2026-02-03T11:18:33-08:00February 3rd, 2026|1 Comment

Mid-Sale Reminder | SJC Master Gardeners native plant sale still open for online orders

By Community|2026-02-02T10:15:33-08:00February 2nd, 2026|Comments Off

Join us for the first ever Floating Valentine’s Ukulele Jam

By Community|2026-02-02T12:07:15-08:00February 2nd, 2026|Comments Off

Noxious Weeds | Does winter mean ‘time for a break’ or is it an opportunity?

By Community|2026-02-02T10:08:50-08:00February 2nd, 2026|Comments Off

Unscripted and Unleashed | Improv with Brian James O’Connell

By Community|2026-02-02T10:01:25-08:00February 2nd, 2026|Comments Off

Jennifer Swanson announces County Council candidacy

By Community|2026-02-10T14:25:07-08:00February 2nd, 2026|Comments Off

Guest Opinion | OPALCO and the double entendre

By Community|2026-01-31T16:44:53-08:00February 2nd, 2026|3 Comments

Library display | See what Dave Kosiur has snapped around Orcas

By Community|2026-02-01T13:13:27-08:00February 1st, 2026|Comments Off

Salish Sea Early Music returns in concert

By News Source|2026-01-31T16:42:53-08:00February 1st, 2026|Comments Off

Two art exhibit openings in February at Orcas Center

By Community|2026-01-31T15:38:20-08:00February 1st, 2026|Comments Off

Look at what’s coming up at Orcas Senior Center

By Community|2026-02-01T10:02:16-08:00February 1st, 2026|Comments Off

Join the Ferry Riders Opinion Group

By News Source|2026-01-31T15:26:59-08:00January 31st, 2026|Comments Off

CWR | A sunny encounter with Bigg’s

By Community|2026-01-31T11:43:21-08:00January 31st, 2026|Comments Off

Letter to Editor | Renewable energy done right

By Community|2026-01-31T11:34:40-08:00January 31st, 2026|8 Comments

In Memoriam | David Schmillen, 1947-2025

By Community|2026-01-31T11:24:10-08:00January 31st, 2026|Comments Off

As the Paradigm Shifts | There’s a whole lotta shakin’ goin’ on

By Rosie Kuhn|2026-01-30T16:36:01-08:00January 31st, 2026|2 Comments

Sheriff’s Report | January 21 – 27, 2026

By Community|2026-01-30T16:07:15-08:00January 31st, 2026|Comments Off

Letter to Editor | Make your voice heard

By Community|2026-01-30T14:58:27-08:00January 30th, 2026|2 Comments

Reminder | SJC Master Gardeners native plant sale still open for online orders

By Community|2026-01-30T14:53:28-08:00January 30th, 2026|Comments Off

WSF Weekly Report |

By News Source|2026-01-30T14:43:45-08:00January 30th, 2026|Comments Off

Adrift | They both bring me to tears

By Lin McNulty|2026-01-30T18:43:26-08:00January 30th, 2026|3 Comments

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

By S. C. Watson|2026-01-29T16:59:22-08:00January 30th, 2026|Comments Off

SJC Monthly News Digest – January 2026

By News Source|2026-01-29T16:20:01-08:00January 29th, 2026|Comments Off

Shut it down! Friday, January 30

By Community|2026-01-29T15:25:21-08:00January 29th, 2026|Comments Off

Community celebrates Pea Patch ground turning

By Community|2026-01-29T14:12:05-08:00January 29th, 2026|Comments Off

Larsen supports impeaching Secretary Kristi Noem

By News Source|2026-01-29T13:05:57-08:00January 29th, 2026|Comments Off

Letter to Editor | OPALCO bill too high? Here’s why…

By Community|2026-01-30T13:05:27-08:00January 29th, 2026|7 Comments

Orcas Community Resource Center closes on building purchase, strengthening our future on Orcas

By Community|2026-01-28T11:52:38-08:00January 29th, 2026|Comments Off

San Juan County Sheriff’s Office statement | Two bills affecting voters and sheriffs

By Community|2026-01-28T19:19:27-08:00January 28th, 2026|3 Comments

Upcoming jury terms are excused

By Community|2026-01-28T14:55:42-08:00January 28th, 2026|Comments Off

It’s time for ticks | A message from Kwiaht

By Community|2026-01-28T11:10:25-08:00January 28th, 2026|Comments Off

Take it easy | Eagles tribute band to play at Orcas Center

By Community|2026-01-28T10:59:16-08:00January 28th, 2026|Comments Off

Guest Opinion | Get dark money out of politics (Part 1)

By Community|2026-01-28T10:45:07-08:00January 28th, 2026|2 Comments

Honoring four decades of spill response in San Juan County

By Community|2026-01-28T10:15:11-08:00January 28th, 2026|Comments Off

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

By S. C. Watson|2026-01-27T16:41:26-08:00January 27th, 2026|Comments Off

Health Care District Board to meet tomorrow

By Community|2026-01-27T15:35:58-08:00January 27th, 2026|Comments Off