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Inslee statement on federal decision to maintain U.S.-Canada border closure
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Gov. Jay Inslee today issued the following statement regarding the federal government's recent announcement of continued U.S.-Canada border closure. "I am extremely disappointed by the federal government’s
Inslee issues emergency drought declaration, other proclamations tied to extreme heat, firefighting
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Gov. Jay Inslee authorized the state Department of Ecology to issue an emergency drought declaration for most of the state Wednesday. A historically dry spring and summer, followed
Board of Fire Commissioners will meet on Monday
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for ORCAS ISLAND FIRE & RESCUE ||| Regular Meeting Agenda San Juan County Fire Protection District #2 Monday – July 19, 2021 5:30 p.m. Online / by phone via ZOOM: Dial
Orcas deputies respond to early morning fatality accident
||| FROM SHERIFF RON KREBS ||| At 07:36 a.m. on Saturday, July 17, deputies responded to a report of a vehicle upside down in the pond on the corner of Mt. Baker and Terrill Beach
Inslee issues, amends proclamations relating to wildfires, recent extreme temperatures
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Gov. Jay Inslee issued two emergency proclamations today relating to the climate crisis; one update to a previously issued proclamation regarding wildfires, and a new
County, Johnsons settle two lawsuits tied to Orcas Road project
||| FROM TAMARA GREENE for SJC PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE ||| Two lawsuits over the Orcas Road Project improvements brought by Jeff and Angie Johnson settled with a net payment of $140,000 to Jeff and Angie Johnson.
Good news/bad news from Auditor about our upcoming primary election
Ballots are not affected ||| FROM MILENE HENLEY, SAN JUAN COUNTY AUDITOR ||| San Juan County has three issues in this year’s primary election. Friday Harbor voters will vote in a runoff between three candidates
Sheriff’s Report | July 7 – 13, 2021
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, JULY 7 21-005866 Domestic Dispute or Assault 05:55:29 07/07/21 San Juan Deputies responded to a report of a domestic. One person was arrested for assault 4
Latest from Lekanoff | Child tax credit, redistricting update, native mascots, salmon
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. DEBRA LEKANOFF ||| Happy Fantastic Friday! The Child Tax Credit The American Rescue Plan provided the largest Child Tax Credit ever. The amount that a family can receive per child was
WSF weekly report reflects increasing ridership as pandemic winds down
||| FROM NICOLE MCINTOSH for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Our busiest days since the summer of 2019 The state’s reopening and the start of summer are bringing us a surge in ridership. We carried almost
Larsen: Expanded Child Tax Credit puts money in pockets of NW Washington’s working families
Benefits 42,600 Households, 85.8% of All Children in WA-02 ||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| EVERETT, WA – Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) is encouraging Northwest Washington’s working families to be on the lookout for advance
State Parks Boating Program shares tips for paddlesport safety
Get on board with safety during Paddle Safe Week July 18-24 ||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE PARKS ||| Olympia – The Washington State Parks Boating Program wants paddlers to have fun – and be safe -
Port of Orcas disseminates an approach reminder for pilots
Because a happy community is a happy airport ||| FROM JEANNIE SHARPE for PORT OF ORCAS ||| After a noise/low flight complaint [yesterday], and many others recently, I’ve decided to email a friendly reminder about
Larsen to visit SJI Family Resource Center, Community Theatre and more on Wednesday
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| On Wednesday, July 14, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) will meet with San Juan Island Family Resource Center Director Jennifer Armstrong to discuss the child care needs
Council extends vacation rental moratorium
UPDATED JULY 14, 2021 ||| BY MATTHEW GILBERT, theORCASONIAN OP-ED REPORTER ||| After a public hearing on July 12, the County Council unanimously approved an amended extension of the vacation rental moratorium that now includes
Public invited to Land Bank Commission meeting on July 16
||| FROM TANJA WILLIAMSON for SAN JUAN COUNTY LAND BANK ||| A Department of Natural Resources (DNR) crew arrived by boat to Watmough Bay Preserve and picked up creosote logs that Lopez Preserve Steward, Amanda
