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Sheriff’s Report | April 13 – 19, 2022
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13 22-002237 Fraud 09:23:55 04/13/22 A Deputy on San Juan Island took a report of a housing rental scam. The victim provided personal information but
Bullet train study should include other options
The electric line is a literal 'third rail' ||| FROM CASCADIA DAILY NEWS ||| REPRINT AT REQUEST OF ORCASONIAN READER There’s light rail; there’s high-speed rail and there’s ultra-high-speed rail. Then there’s the “third rail,”
Real and personal property taxes are due May 2
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County Treasurer, Rhonda Pederson would like to remind county property owners that the first half property taxes and personal property taxes are due May 2. Since
WSF weekly update for Earth Day 2022
||| FROM PATTY RUBSTELLO for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Earth Day at Washington State Ferries [Today] April 22, is Earth Day, and we have many reasons to celebrate as we’ve accomplished a lot in the
Friday Harbor Fire | Sometimes, it takes an entire archipelago
||| FROM SHERIFF RON KREBS ||| On April 7, our town was changed forever by an act of arson. There are no words to describe how it felt to arrive on scene and see the
Sheriff’s Office requesting info on recent Orcas business burglaries
||| FROM SHERIFF RON KREBS ||| Orcas Island has experienced a number of burglaries, recently to local businesses. The following businesses were burglarized: Orcas Island Artworks The Matia Restaurant The Clever Cow Creamery Tide Poll
Guest Opinion | The rampant toxicity and failure of leadership at Orcas Fire & Rescue
||| FROM AMANDA MONTAGUE ||| Over the course of many months, much has been said about the toxicity occurring at OIFR and the utter failure by OIFR leadership and the Commission to correct course and
Bail set at $500,000 for Friday Harbor arson suspect
The suspect, identified as Dwight Henline, is being held on suspicion of first-degree arson but has not been officially charged. ||| FROM KING5 NEWS ||| A judge set bail at $500,000 for the man accused
Larsen announces nearly $110 million in new transportation, climate investments for state
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| EVERETT, WA – Today, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02), a senior member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, announced Washington state will receive nearly $110 million over five
WA prosecutors who withhold evidence rarely face discipline
Legally and ethically, prosecutors are required to turn over evidence — even when it could hurt their case. Those who don’t, however, face few consequences. ||| FROM CROSSCUT.COM ||| Reprint at request of Orcasonian reader
Fire Commission will meet on Monday
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS ||| Attached you will find the agenda for the Board of Fire Commissioners' regular monthly meeting being held on Monday, April 18 at 5:30 p.m. online
Governor’s report on highlights of his week
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| I-5 bridge project over Nisqually River highlights rapidly changing flood risks, ecological impacts and regional growth David Troutt, the natural resources director for the Nisqually
Ongoing Prune Alley work continues, but with a four-day work week
||| FROM JESSE DOUGLAS-SEITZ for SAN JUAN COUNTY ||| 4 day work week with site open Friday, Saturday and Sunday for the remainder of the construction season as work permits. Road Closure North of Main
UPDATE: Friday Harbor arson suspect taken into custody in Island County
||| FROM SHERIFF RON KREBS ||| On Saturday, April 16, around 4:30 p.m., Dwight C Henline was taken into custody by Island County deputies and transported to the Island County jail. Henline will be transferred
Warrant issued for arson suspect, potentially armed and dangerous
||| FROM SHERIFF RON KREBS ||| Dwight C. Henline, arson suspect On April 16, 2022, the San Juan County Sheriff’s Office has obtained a warrant for the arrest of Dwight C. Henline in
OIHCD Commissioners to meet April 19 at 5 pm
||| FROM TOM EVERSOLE, INTERIM HEALTH CARE SUPERINTENDENT ||| The Agenda and Materials (Board Packet) for the April 19, 2022 Board meeting of the Orcas Island Health Care District will be posted April 18. You
