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Time runs out on opportunity for permanent standard time as legislative session ends
||| BY LIN MCNULTY, theORCASONIAN EDITOR ||| It was such a nice fantasy for a few months -- to not have to ever change our clocks around twice a year -- as we waited for
Larsen applauds inclusion of $3.72 Billion in federal infrastructure dollars in final state transportation package
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| EVERETT, WA – Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) applauded the inclusion of $3.72 billion from the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) in the state’s “Move Ahead Washington” transportation
Governor wraps up the week, as well as the legislative session
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| The Legislature adjourned “sine die” Thursday night, ending a short session that realized many of the governor’s budget goals, headlined by a once-in-a-generation transportation revenue package
Rep. Lekanoff: Legislative session wrap-up
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. DEBRA LEKANOFF ||| We just wrapped up the 2022 Legislative Session! After a jam-packed 60-days, we adjourned late last night after passing the finalized transportation and operating budgets. In
Sheriff’s Report | March 2 – 8, 2022
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2 22-001347 Alarm 22:16:11 03/02/22 A Deputy on San Juan Island responded to a medical alert call with EMS. The patient was found to be
Legislative session concludes with 300 bills sent to Inslee for signature
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| The Legislature ended a short but historic session Thursday night, headlined by a once-in-a-generation transportation revenue package that will reduce emissions and our dependence on fossil
Land Bank’s, Preservation Trust’s offer on Glenwood Inn property was not the top bid
||| FROM CRAIG CANINE for SAN JUAN PRESERVATION TRUST ||| The San Juan County Conservation Land Bank and San Juan Preservation Trust announced today that they jointly submitted an offer to purchase the Glenwood Inn
Weekly WSF report indicates they are ‘working on it’
||| FROM NICOLE MCINTOSH for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Service restoration plan Today, we released our COVID-19 Service Restoration Plan, which outlines steps to restore service to pre-pandemic levels on a route-by-route basis. However, our restoration
WSF shares their road map to pre-pandemic ferry service
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Washington State Ferries is actively working to bring service to pre-pandemic levels. While that won’t happen overnight, staff have developed a plan that outlines how to get there. Customers
Dolphin Bay Road project underway: Expect traffic delays
||| FROM SUZANNE OLSON for ORCAS POWER & LIGHT COOPERATIVE ||| OPALCO contractors are at work on Dolphin Bay Road between Shaner-Armstrong Road and Killebrew Lake on Orcas Island replacing old direct-buried single-phase conductor with
Amy Vira announces candidacy for San Juan County Prosecutor
||| FROM AMY VIRA ||| San Juan Prosecutor candidate Amy Vira Attorney Amy Vira of San Juan Island announced her candidacy for San Juan County Prosecutor today. “I came to San Juan County
Larsen supports ban on Russian oil and gas to further isolate Russian economy, outlines actions to relieve pressure of Putin’s price hike on consumers
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) voiced his support for the U.S. ban on imports of Russian oil, gas and other energy products. In 2021,
From our County Auditor | A surprising 2021 comes with hope for 2022
||| FROM MILENE HENLEY, SAN JUAN COUNTY AUDITOR ||| Spring is a time full of hope. Last spring, we hoped we would soon see the last of COVID. That didn’t turn out the way we’d
Evidence of Orcas Island explosions has been recovered
||| FROM SHERIFF RON KREBS ||| Based on reports the Sheriff’s Office received from the Orcas Island community, we were able to recover evidence of the explosion that occurred on Crescent Beach during the early
Inslee statement on new EPA actions on clean transportation
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOV. JAY INSLEE ||| Gov. Jay Inslee released a statement in response to the Biden administration's announcement of new Environmental Protection Agency regulations and funding to promote cleaner trucks and buses.
Sheriff asks for community help as they investigate yet another explosion
||| FROM RON KREBS, SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF ||| The San Juan County Sheriff’s Office is asking you’re your help in investigating an explosion that happened in the Crescent Beach area of Eastsound. Shortly after
