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Auditor seeks “con” writers for voters’ pamphlet statements
This post has been updated. ||| FROM MILENE HENLEY, SAN JUAN COUNTY AUDITOR ||| The San Juan County Auditor is seeking volunteers to write opposing arguments to ballot measures in the November 2021 General Election.
Letter to Editor | But WSF just told us a smaller boat wouldn’t happen
||| FROM BOB DISTLER ||| For those of us looking forward to the rest of the summer, an alarming situation has come to my attention: The WSF reservation system indicates that the 90-car Sealth will replace the
Here’s the latest Inslee e-news update
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Inslee addresses Biden, Harris on challenges of worsening wildfires Gov. Jay Inslee joined a bipartisan group of seven Western governors to address President Biden and Vice
Sheriff’s Report | July 21 – 27, 2021
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, JULY 21 21-006407 Burglary,NonRes 07:22:16 07/21/21 A window on the victim's RV was shattered by an unknown person sometime in the past week. A report was
Body of female climber who fell on Blakely Island is recovered
||| FROM SHERIFF RON KREBS ||| On Thursday, July 29, at approximately 5:17 p.m. the USCG sent an alert to all vessels around Blakely Island for an injured kayaker. The M/V Samish was passing Blakely
What new WA police accountability laws do and don’t do
Plus, a closer look at some of the concerned statements made by police chiefs and sheriffs ||| FROM CROSSCUT ||| Several new police accountability bills went into effect in Washington state this week, changing some
San Juan County complete burn ban goes into effect tomorrow, 5 p.m.
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for SJC FIRE DISTRICTS & COUNTY FIRE MARSHAL ||| With continuing dry weather conditions, San Juan County Fire Districts and the County Fire Marshal’s office are enacting a complete burn ban
Census redistricting data | What to expect and when
||| FROM DR. RON JARMIN for U.S. CENSUS BUREAU ||| Since releasing the apportionment results in April, we’ve had several teams working hard on the next set of 2020 Census data — the redistricting data.
ADVISORY: Inslee and agency leaders to discuss digital inclusion to connect people to social safety net
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Gov. Jay Inslee will meet with state agency leaders on Wednesday, July 28, to hear about how state agencies are working toward ensuring digital equity and
Congressman Rick Larsen speaks out on Capitol Police testimony
||| FROM REP. RICK LARSEN ||| “On January 6, violent domestic terrorists stormed the Capitol building, attacked law enforcement and threatened the exercise of our democracy. Today, the House January 6th Committee hears sobering testimony
Sheriff gives peek into how department, community may be impacted by new state laws
||| FROM SHERIFF RON KREBS, SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF ||| San Juan County Sheriff Ron Krebs As of 12:01 a.m. on July 26, the State of Washington enacted a group of laws aimed
Effective today, WA law enforcement agencies have new laws charting their responses
||| BY LIN MCNULTY, theORCASONIAN EDITOR ||| A package of five new laws in the State of Washington aimed at law enforcement reform and accountability that were signed by Gov. Jay Inslee in May are
Sheriff’s Report | July 14 – 20, 2021
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE || WEDNESDAY, JULY 14 21-006097 Accident-Injury, Traffic 08:24:11 07/14/21 A Deputy on Orcas responded to a motorcycle accident with injury on Dolphin Bay Rd. The rider had hit
Latest from Lekanoff | Child tax credit, drought, coastal infrastructure
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. DEBRA LEKANOFF ||| An expanded Child Tax Credit included in the American Rescue Plan is now available for most families! For every child under 6, families will receive $3,600/yr and for
WSF Weekly Report | Fall reservations open next week; looking for public input on fare increase
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Construction crane at Seattle’s Colman Dock moving into small area of vehicle holding lanes If you pass through our Seattle terminal, you’ll soon notice a construction crane adjacent to
Larsen: American WINGS Act gives high school students STEM skills to soar
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) introduced legislation to help U.S. high school students access in-demand jobs in growing Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) industries. The American Workforce
