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Vehicle reservations for spring open next Tuesday, Feb. 10 at 10 a.m.
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Vehicle reservations for the spring 2026 schedule (March 22 through June 13) will be available at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 10. To ensure a smooth and fair experience during
Larsen releases statement on government funding package
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF U.S. REP. RICK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the following statement on the Fiscal Year 2026 funding package before the House of Representatives: “These
Guest Speaker | The Constitution, the Supreme Court and the Executive Branch
Where are we today? ||| FROM INDIVISIBLE SAN JUAN ISLANDS ||| Indivisible San Juan Islands (ISJI) is pleased to announce our upcoming Guest Speaker, Garrett Epps. Professor Epps, a nationally renowned Constitutional scholar, law professor,
Jennifer Swanson announces County Council candidacy
||| FROM THE COMMITTEE TO ELECT JENNIFER SWANSON ||| Jennifer Swanson is excited to announce her candidacy for the San Juan County Council, District 3. A longtime resident of Shaw Island, Jennifer lives in District
Join the Ferry Riders Opinion Group
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| The Washington State Transportation Commission is inviting ferry riders and the public to join the Ferry Riders’ Opinion Group, or FROG. This group gives you a chance to share your
Sheriff’s Report | January 21 – 27, 2026
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21 26-000405 Attempted Suicide 07:39:54 01/21/26 An Orcas Island Deputy and Orcas Island Fire and Rescue responded to a mental health crisis. The subject of
Letter to Editor | Make your voice heard
||| FROM SHARON NELSON ||| I’m a resident of Orcas Island, and like you, I’ve watched as ICE and CBP have terrorized communities and ripped immigrant families apart targeting the most vulnerable rather than those
WSF Weekly Report |
||| FROM STEVE NEVEY for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| A message from Steve Our engine crews and vessel maintenance employees did outstanding work last weekend. Our three largest boats were sidelined for unexpected mechanical issues.
SJC Monthly News Digest – January 2026
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Council Reviews Major Initiatives and Priorities for 2026 at Two-Day Retreat This January, the San Juan County Council completed a two-day retreat where they reviewed significant projects from
Shut it down! Friday, January 30
No work, no school, and no shopping ||| FROM WOMENS COALITION ||| This Friday, January 30, activists and communities across the United States are calling for a National Shutdown — a day of no work,
Larsen supports impeaching Secretary Kristi Noem
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF U.S. REP. RICK LARSEN ||| EVERETT, WA – Today, Representative Rick Larsen released the following statement: “On Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem’s watch, federal agents killed Renee Good and
San Juan County Sheriff’s Office statement | Two bills affecting voters and sheriffs
San Juan County Sheriff Eric Peter releases a statement about two current bills being reviewed by the Washington State legislature. ||| FROM ERIC PETER, SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF ||| San Juan County Sheriff Eric Peter
Upcoming jury terms are excused
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| JURY DUTY: FEBRUARY 2-13, 2026 All jurors summonsed for the jury term beginning Monday, February 2nd through Friday, February 13th, 2026 are excused. If you were summonsed
Guest Opinion | Get dark money out of politics (Part 1)
||| FROM INDIVISIBLE SAN JUAN ISLANDS ||| “92% of the time the candidate that raises the most money wins in the general election. (Source: Grossman. Niskanen Center. 10/29/2025) With the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision in 2010,
Honoring four decades of spill response in San Juan County
||| FROM BILL SYMES and ELAINA THOMPSON ||| One day in 1985, oil and oiled birds began washing ashore on the west side of San Juan Island. Arresting and then remediating the resulting damage to
Final report available for county’s Marine Transport Services pilot project
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| During the Council retreat earlier this month, County staff discussed past and future efforts to support transportation initiatives throughout the islands. One of the most notable initiatives from
