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OIFR currently on the scene of three simultaneous medical calls
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for ORCAS ISLAND FIRE AND RESCUE ||| Orcas Island Fire and Rescue crews are currently handling three separate calls, including an overturned commercial truck in the 400-block of Buck Mountain Road
Sheriff’s Report | July 13 – 19, 2022
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, JULY 13 22-004733 Assault - Body Force 15:55:39 07/13/22 A Deputy on San Juan took a delayed walk-in report of an assault that occurred the day
Progress Update: Prune Alley is … paved…!
||| FROM COLIN HUNTAMER for SAN JUAN COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS ||| Big Picture: Next week work will continue on the remaining sidewalks and we expect to start placing brick pavers on some driveways. As this
WSF Weekly Report | Mukilteo rescue, seeking hybrid construction proposals, service reliability
||| FROM PATTY RUBSTELLO for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Kitsap crews help rescue person in water off Mukilteo Our Kitsap crewmembers were part of a team of first responders that rescued a person off Mukilteo Sunday evening. Witnesses
Larsen shapes annual spending bills to support NW Washington families and communities
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Wednesday, July 20, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) voted to pass H.R. 8294, a package of six government funding bills that will help families
Commissioners held meeting on Waldron
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Last week, San Juan County Council held its first meeting outside of the Friday Harbor council chambers since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The three councilmembers, accompanied
Fire Commission will meet tomorrow in recorded session
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS ||| The Board of Fire Commissioners will meet on Monday, July 18 at 5:30 p.m. online via Zoom. Access information can be found on the attached
Nursing shortages, murder hornets, an electric ferry highlight Inslee trip to Whatcom
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Inslee discusses nursing labor shortage, workforce development efforts with nurses in Bellingham Gov. Jay Inslee visited Bellingham Technical College to understand how the college has
Sheriff’s Report | July 6 – 12, 2022
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, JULY 6 22-004493 Accident-NonInj 07:12:39 07/06/22 A Deputy on Lopez Island responded to a report of a vehicle collision. The parties exchanged information and the incident
Letter to Editor | WSF service is negatively impacting Prune Alley project
||| FROM. MIKE CARLSON ||| Dear San Juan County Council, County Administrator, Town of Friday Harbor Mayor and Town of Friday Harbor Administrator, I am writing you all today to express our experiences and the
Latest Prune Alley construction progress update
||| FROM ERIN WYGANT for SJC PUBLIC WORKS ||| Progress Update: This week the crews worked Tuesday through Friday since there was no work on the Monday, July 4th holiday. Supply chain and ferry service
New U.S. citizens, abortion rights, Grays Harbor groundbreaking among governor’s activities this week
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Seattle naturalization ceremony welcomes new citizens on Independence Day Nearly 300 immigrants from 74 countries became citizens of the United States of America on Independence Day
Sheriff’s Report | June 29 – July 6, 2022
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29 22-004276 Citizen Assist 12:35:57 06/29/22 An Orcas Island Deputy collected suspected Methamphetamine from a citizen who located it while cleaning an abandoned house. The
San Juan County Planning Commission seeks public testimony for Comprehensive Plan
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The San Juan County Planning Commission is seeking public testimony on an ordinance adopting the 2036 Comprehensive Plan Update. The Comprehensive Plan is the centerpiece of local planning
WSF update on service restorations, naturalists on board, a rescue on Vashon
||| FROM PATTY RUBSTELLO for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Service restoration update This week’s Service Restoration Plan (PDF 794KB) Progress Report (PDF 579KB) shows we’re maintaining service reliability of 95% or more on our three restored routes, despite
Full LaPorte Road closure scheduled for Tuesday
||| FROM JEFF SHARP P.E., DEPUTY COUNTY ENGINEER ||| Who: San Juan County Public Works and Winters Family Construction What: Full Road closure with Significant Delays When: Tuesday July 12 Work expected to be completed in
