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Council sets priorities for 20206-27 biennial budget amidst funding challenges
San Juan County will continue to seek ways to balance the budget that prioritize mandatory and essential functions, while not disproportionally decreasing services to the community. ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| During the
OIFR seeks community properties for firefighter training
||| FROM BEN LUNA for ORCAS ISLAND FIRE & RESCUE ||| Orcas Island Fire & Rescue (OIFR) is looking for properties and structures to use for firefighter training. Whether you have a new construction project,
No jurors needed for October 6-10
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| JURY DUTY: OCTOBER 6-10, 2025 All jurors summonsed for the week beginning Monday, October 6th through Friday, October 10th are excused.
Conservation Land Bank acquires 225-acre school trust land parcel on Blakely Island
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| On September 18, the San Juan County Conservation Land Bank received a 225-acre parcel on Blakely Island from the Washington Department of Natural Resources. The property is located
Port Commission approves ‘better – not bigger’ option for airport
||| FROM CHIP LONG for PORT OF ORCAS ||| At the Port’s September 2025 regular meeting your commissioners approved a motion to formally accept the FAA’s funding award and engage Granite Construction in Bellingham for
Larsen releases statement on Trump administration raising costs by cancelling clean energy projects
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF. U.S. REP. RICK LARSEN ||| EVERETT, WA – Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the following statement after the Trump administration announced the cancellation of funding for the Pacific Northwest Hydrogen Hub
Sheriff’s Report | September 24 – 30, 2025
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 25-006604 Found Property 12:18:22 09/24/25 An Orcas Island Deputy responded to a found property incident at a business in Eastsound. The found property was
Larsen releases statement on Israeli detention of Orcas resident, Jasmine Ikeda
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF U.S. REP. RICK LARSEN ||| EVERETT, WA – Today, Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the following statement on the detention of Jasmine Ikeda, an Orcas Island resident detained by Israel on
Orcas Island Fire & Rescue equips new EMTs with life-saving AEDs
Thanks to GiveOrcas Grant ||| FROM BEN LUNA for ORCAS ISLAND FIRE & RESCUE ||| Orcas Island Fire & Rescue (OIFR) is proud to announce the purchase of nine new automated external defibrillators (AEDs) for
Israeli military stops nearly all boats in aid flotilla, sparking global protests
||| FROM WHAT A DAY ||| Israeli forces raided ships carrying aid to the Gaza Strip. Moments before they detained crewmembers, an activist on board detailed the “fucking scary” situation in an exclusive interview with
Orcas resident illegally detained by Israeli military
||| FROM MADS HALL and BAILEY QUISHENBERRY ||| Urgent! Jas Ikeda, Orcas resident, has been illegally detained by the Israeli military. Yesterday, October 1st at approximately noon Pacific Standard Time, Ikeda's vessel, the Sirius-Haifa, was
Council to review 2025 Comp Plan update at series of fall meetings
Council will review recommendations from the Planning Commission, accept public comments, and hold a public hearing, during a series of upcoming meetings. ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County is updating its
Larsen releases statement on government shutdown
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF U.S. REP. RICK LARSEN ||| EVERETT, WA – Today, Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the following statement about the government shutdown: “Prices are up, the economy is down, and now Republicans
County seeks proposals for behavioral health peer support program
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County Department of Health & Community Services invites local agencies or organizations who utilize peer support in their programs to review our Request for Proposal (RFP).
Test your earthquake preparedness on October 16
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for SAN JUAN COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| While earthquakes in the islands are rare, San Juan County is smack in the middle of some of the highest risk quake
ALL ROUTES | Fare changes begin Wednesday, Oct. 1
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Fare changes begin today, Wednesday, Oct. 1 Starting tomorrow Wednesday, Oct. 1, there will be new passenger and vehicle ticket prices. The Washington State Transportation Commission recently approved these
