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Outdoor burning is now closed; recreational campfires are OK
||| FROM CHAD KIMPLE, SAN JUAN COUNTY FIRE MARSHAL ||| Residential and Commercial burning closes for the season effective June 1. Permits will become available again in October. Recreational campfires remain open at this time
This week’s update on happenings at the State level
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Your turn, Congress: Washington state leads on firearm safety policies Tuesday's violent tragedy at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, once again highlights the overwhelming need for
Sheriff’s Report | May 18 – 24, 2022
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, MAY 18 22-003080 Unwanted Person 11:03:56 05/18/22 An Orcas Island Deputy served a subject with a trespass warning letter from the Washington State Ferry system after
WSF looking forward to pre-pandemic level travel to San Juans this weekend
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| SEATTLE – May is the start of the busy travel season for Washington State Ferries. Service has returned to pre-pandemic levels on the Seattle/Bainbridge, Mukilteo/Clinton and Anacortes/San Juan Islands
Thoughts from Eric Webb following yesterday’s school shooting in Texas
||| FROM ERIC WEBB, ORCAS SCHOOLS SUPERINTENDENT ||| Students, Families, Staff and Community, Today, our deepest sympathies are with those in Texas who suffered an unthinkable act of violence yesterday. Please be reassured that the
Statement from Washington State Office of Firearm Safety and Violence Prevention
||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ||| OLYMPIA, WA --- “Once again we find ourselves grieving from the loss of innocent lives to a senseless act of gun violence. While mass shootings blare from the
Washington part of multi-state Salmonella outbreak linked to peanut butter
||| FROM STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT ||| OLYMPIA -- Washington State Department of Health (DOH) is working with local and federal public health partners to investigate a case of Salmonella that is likely linked to consuming contaminated Jif® brand
Prune Alley construction update for week of May 23
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| 4-day work week is anticipated, with the site open Friday, Saturday, and Sunday for the Memorial Day holiday weekend. Sewer Switch over, new sewer line and service connections south of
A wrap-up of Gov. Jay Inslee’s week
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Former judge appointed to lead first-in-the-nation Office of Independent Investigations At a news conference earlier this week, Gov. Jay Inslee announced the appointment of Roger Rogoff to lead
Ranked-choice voting campaign kick-off for San Juan County
FairVote Washington joins San Juan County advocates to launch a campaign for ranked-choice voting ||| FROM SHARON ABREU for FAIRVOTE ||| San Juan County voters have an opportunity to win more voice, more choice, and
Sheriff’s Report | May 11 – 17, 2022
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, MAY 11 22-002901 Malicious Mischief 07:59:45 05/11/22 An Orcas Island Deputy investigated a vandalism / graffiti to the construction site on Prune Alley. A report was
Sheriff cautions drivers to respect safety of Prune Alley workers
||| FROM SHERIFF RON KREBS ||| The Sheriff’s Office, along with Mike Carlson Construction, is asking the public in Eastsound to respect the safety of the hard-working men and women currently working on the Prune
Prune Alley to be closed on Friday for ongoing construction
||| FROM JESSE DOUGLAS-SEITZ for SJC PUBLIC WORKS ||| Onsite construction activities on Prune Alley are expected to continue through tomorrow, Friday May 20. Onsite construction activities will cease throughout the weekend, resuming again on
Council chooses modest VR cap, island-sensitive allocations
||| BY MATTHEW GILBERT, theORCASONIAN OP-ED REPORTER ||| More than 100 people showed up – most of them virtually, though the meeting room was full – at the May 17, 2022 meeting of the San
FairVote ranked-choice voting kicks off with SJC campaign
FairVote Washington joins San Juan County advocates to launch a campaign for ranked-choice voting ||| FROM BEN CHAPMAN for FAIRVOTE WASHINGTON ||| WASHINGTON — San Juan County voters have an opportunity to win more voice,
County Council sets executive session to discuss property acquisition
||| NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the San Juan County Council will conduct a Special Meeting on Friday, May 20, 2022 via TEAMS conferencing and/or in person from the Legislative Hearing Room, 55 Second Street,
