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Deputies arrest alleged sex offender on Orcas Island for Rape 3rd Degree
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The San Juan County Sheriff’s Office reports that on July 30, 2023, deputies on Orcas Island responded to a sex offense call on Orcas Island and arrested the
Sheriff’s Report | July 19 – 26, 2023
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, JULY 19 23-005687 Unwanted Person 06:13:01 07/19/23 A San Juan Deputy took a report of an unwanted person at Peace Island Medical Center. The person had
Ferry Advisory Committee to hold special community outreach meeting
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County’s Ferry Advisory Committee (FAC) is holding a special community outreach meeting on August 2 to share information about its advocacy efforts with Washington State Ferries
Letter to Editor | Open letter from Assessor John Kulseth to Leith Templin
||| FROM LEITH TEMPLIN ||| Hi Leith, The Orcas Fire levy for collection in 2023 was $2,384,531.23, with a levy rate of 0.5883604965 per $1,000 of assessed value based on a total assessed value of
OIFR personnel respond to scene of airplane crash
||| FROM KAT BARNARD for ORCAS ISLAND FIRE & RESCUE ||| An airplane traveling a few miles away from Orcas Airport made an emergency landing Wednesday evening. The landing resulted in the airplane flipping over
Letter to Editor | My 2 cents on the fire levy lid lifting, and running candidates
||| FROM CLARK CUNDY ||| Many of us have probably voted already but it took me some time to get more up to speed. After attending the League of Women voters Fire and Port Candidates
WSF Weekly Report | Cat saved at Clinton terminal, photos w/crews in the field
||| FROM PATTY RUBSTELLO for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Out in the fleet on our Point Defiance/Tahlequah route My coworkers on the boats and at our terminals have the most interaction with our customers and
Health Care District Board will meet tomorrow
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT BOARD ||| The Orcas Island Health Care District Board will hold our regularly scheduled board meeting on Tuesday, July 25th at 5:00 PM in the Community Room at the
Letter to Editor | My ballot recommendations
||| FROM ROBERT WAUNCH ||| Fire District. A very important part of a good functioning board is historical memory and experience. Currently the only person running for a board position with historical memory and experience
Letter to Editor | A vote for Toni is a vote for inclusion & transparency
||| FROM ED ANDREWS ||| Toni Knudson is a dear friend of mine. She’s as loyal and hard working as they come. Like a true Orcasonian, she’s there to lend a hand when you’re in
Port Commission to meet on Monday
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for PORT OF ORCAS ||| The Port of Orcas Board of Commissioners will hold a regular meeting on Monday, July 24th at 5:00 p.m. online via Zoom and in person at
Letter to Editor | Kate or Toni for Fire Commissioner
||| FROM SADIE BAILEY ||| Frankly, I’d be thrilled if these two candidates won the primary. I wish I could vote for both of them, or that they were running for different seats. Listening to
Sheriff’s Report | July 12 – 18, 2023
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, JULY 12 23-005428 Fraud 13:14:22 07/12/23 A Deputy on Orcas Island was dispatched to a report of fraud. A report was taken. 23-005430 Citizen Assist 14:12:44
WSF Weekly Report | Recruiting high schoolers, scholarships for deck officers, talk about ferry fares
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| High schoolers interested in a career in maritime tour Tacoma, Eagle Harbor Students from Tacoma Public Schools’ Tacoma Tideflats - Merchant Mariner summer program toured one of our ferries and our Eagle Harbor Maintenance
County announces ban on recreational fires in unincorporated areas of San Juan County
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The San Juan County Fire Marshal has declared a ban on all recreational fires after consultation with the San Juan County Fire Chiefs. Due to current atmospheric and
San Juan County cardiac arrest survival is highest in state at 100%
||| FROM KAT BARNARD for ORCAS ISLAND FIRE & RESCUE ||| San Juan County’s Emergency Medical Services (EMS) agencies reported a 100% survival rate following cardiac arrest from a heart rhythm that can be defibrillated
