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Reps. Larsen, DelBene to highlight federal bridge repair funding in Skagit County
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| SKAGIT COUNTY, WA – On Tuesday, January 25, Reps. Rick Larsen (WA-02) and Suzan DelBene (WA-01) will hold a press conference with local officials to highlight how
Order from SJC Court: Due to COVID, no jury trials until mid-February
||| FROM MELLISSA DERKSEMA, SJC COURT ADMINISTRATOR ||| As of January 19, 2022, San Juan County Superior and District Courts have entered new emergency orders postponing all jury trials until mid-February, due to high transmission
Couple of Orcas road closures coming up on Tuesday
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County will be closing Cormorant Bay Rd to through traffic on Tuesday, January 25 from 7 a.m. to noon for road work. Also, we will be
Sheriff’s Report | January 12 – 18, 2022
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12 22-000260 Suspicious Person/Circumstance 09:04:15 01/12/22 A Lopez Island Deputy took a report of a subject trespassing on private property. The subject had left prior
Happy Fantastic Friday from Rep. Lekanoff
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. DEBRA LEKANOFF ||| Happy Fantastic Friday! Join us for the 40th LD Virtual Town Hall on January 27! You're invited to join Sen. Liz Lovelett, Rep. Alex Ramel and me
WSF still has crewing issues, but surprise marriage proposal was a success
||| FROM PATTY RUBSTELLO for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| COVID-19 crew relief requests continue to affect service We continue to have hundreds of coronavirus-related relief requests among our frontline terminal and vessel employees.
Revisiting John F. Kennedy inaugural speech from 1961
||| REPRINT AT REQUEST OF SPIRIT EAGLE ||| Following is John F. Kennedy's inaugural speech, 1961. It is so pertinent to all of us, right now! It lifted my heart, I hope it does yours,
Guest Opinion | When did questioning behavior at OIFR become personal?
||| FROM AMANDA MONTAGUE ||| I feel compelled to respond as a former OIFR Commissioner and someone who cares deeply about the Department to the "Firehouse Foundations" piece written by Mia Kartiganer and the comments
UPDATED! Candidate for Congress Jason Call to visit Orcas and San Juan Islands
Jason Call will be on Orcas Island this coming Tuesday [new time at 1:15 p.m] at the Village Green ||| FROM DAVID TURNOY, CHAIR, SAN JUAN COUNTY DEMOCRATS ||| Progressive candidate for Congress Jason
Letter to Editor | Check out this presentation on Ranked Choice Voting
||| FROM SHARON ABREU ||| I encourage you to tune into FairVote Washington's NW Chapter's one-hour online presentation on Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) happening on Jan. 27 from 6:30-7:30 p.m. I've been a supporter of
Hey, we had a Tsunami Advisory this morning
||| FROM DAVE HALLORAN for DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| Good morning, in the news today is a volcanic eruption near the Tonga Islands. The Tsunami Warning center (tsunami.gov) has issued an Advisory for the
OIFR reports on last week’s Cascade Way structure fire
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for ORCAS FIRE & RESCUE ||| Orcas Island Fire and Rescue responded to reports of a fully involved house fire in the 100-block of Cascade Way on Sunday, January 9 at
Sheriff’s Report | January 5 – 11, 2022
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5 22-000098 Trespassing 11:57:09 01/05/22 A San Juan Deputy responded to a request to trespass an individual from a local business. A trespass notice letter
Until further notice, no Provisions (Cafe) at Anacortes terminal
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| The Provisions Cafe at the Anacortes terminal is closing until further notice. Vending machines are available at the terminal and on board the vessels. Updates will occur when more
Latest from Lekanoff | Welcome to 2022 legislative session
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. DEBRA LEKANOFF ||| Welcome to the 2022 Legislative Session Just like last session, we’ll be doing most of our work virtually to help keep the public, staff, and lawmakers
Larsen announces WA share of bridge repair funding from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| EVERETT, WA – On Friday, January 14, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) will join City of Everett staff to announce Washington will receive approximately $121 million for Fiscal
