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Sheriff’s Report | May 6 – 10, 2022
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT ||| FRIDAY, MAY 6 22-002757 Suspicious Person/Circumstance 01:12:49 05/06/22 A Deputy was dispatched to a Suspicious Circumstance in the Friday Harbor area. The caller believed there was someone
WSF weekly report with forewarning about high tides next week
||| FROM PATTY RUBSTELLO for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Mukilteo/Clinton route moves to restored service stage of restoration process Monday, May 16 I’m pleased to report that our Mukilteo/Clinton route will move to two-boat restored
Prune Alley construction activities to continue tomorrow (Friday)
||| FROM COLIN HUNTAMER for SJC PUBLIC WORKS ||| Onsite construction actives on Prune Alley are expected to continue tomorrow (Friday May 13). Onsite construction activities will cease throughout the weekend, resuming again on Monday
Statement from Gov. Jay Inslee in response to federal report regarding Native boarding schools
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| The U.S. Department of the Interior released a national investigative report today that identified more than 400 federally-run schools for Native American children, including 15 in Washington state. The
Letter to Editor | About that road work in Eastsound…
||| FROM JOHN ERLY ||| How does he Contractor that is doing Prune Alley get away with leaving the road in the condition it is in? I have been in other areas and talked to
Gov. Inslee weekly update includes urgency of abortion protection
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| "We are going to fight like hell” – State leaders vow to protect access to abortion Jennifer Martinez, PPAA’s board president who spoke of her
Sheriff’s Report | April 27 – May 5, 2022
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27 22-002556 Civil Problem 10:55:22 04/27/22 Deputies served two temporary orders for protection to an individual on San Juan Island baring the person from his
County officials discuss affordable housing, infrastructure investments with Rep. Larsen
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Saturday and Sunday, April 30 and May 1, San Juan County officials toured Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) through the islands to discuss affordable housing and infrastructure investments.
Newest update from WSF
||| FROM PATTY RUBSTELLO for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Life-saving appliance training Our crewmembers go through a lot of practice to make sure everyone on board is safe. As the weather warms up, our training
Statement from U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen on the SCOTUS draft decision to overturn Roe v. Wade
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| BELLINGHAM – U.S. Rep Rick Larsen released the following statement today on the draft U.S. Supreme Court Decision to overturn Roe v. Wade: “As someone who will always
Important opportunity for local Democrats
||| FROM DAVID TURNOY for SAN JUAN COUNTY DEMOCRATS ||| A lot of folks have relocated to the islands the last couple of years, and you may not be aware that we have a very
Judge Carolyn Jewett announces her re-election campaign
||| FROM CAROLYN JEWETT, DISTRICT COURT JUDGE ||| San Juan County District Court Judge Carolyn Jewett has announced that she is running for re-election. She has served as District Court Judge since January of 2019.
Next week’s construction plan for Prune Alley
||| FROM JESSE DOUGLAS-SEITZ for SAN JUAN PUBLIC WORKS ||| 4-day work week with the site open Friday, Saturday, and Sunday for the remainder of the construction season as work permits. The Contractor is installing manholes and catch basins
Inslee rescinds proclamations for drivers licensing, open meetings act
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Today, Gov. Jay Inslee announced the upcoming rescission of Proclamations 20-15 and 20-28. Proclamation 20-15 suspended and waived certain statutes related to in-person drivers licensing eye examinations and in-person
WSF weekly update
||| FROM PATTY RUBSTELLO for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Service restoration update Our latest Service Restoration Plan Progress Report released this week shows that our Seattle/Bainbridge route has reached 95% reliability over the last three weeks. As a
Sheriff: Orcas burglary suspect in jail pending hearing
||| FROM RON KREBS, SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF ||| On April 28, 2022 Orcas Deputies served a search warrant on the residence of an Eastsound man in connection to a string of burglaries happening over
