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Sheriff’s Report | July 28 – August 4, 2021
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, JULY 28 21-006663 Citizen Assist 09:28:35 07/28/21 A Deputy on Orcas responded to a callback about a possible order violation. After reading the order and speaking
WSF Weekly Report | Some system news, yes, but check out this ferry built on Lopez
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Behind the scenes: Eagle Harbor Maintenance Facility Did you know our Eagle Harbor Maintenance Facility on Bainbridge Island has 10 different trade shops? Each of them is vital in
Inslee statement on suspected death of Southern Resident orca K-21
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| "I am saddened to hear the news that one of the 75 remaining endangered Southern Resident orcas, K-21 - a 35-year-old male - was seen this
Auditor updates search for Voters’ Pamphlet “con” writers
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. The arguments will be
Health & Community Services office to be closed Friday Aug. 6
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County Health & Community Services staff will be unavailable on Friday August 6, as we will be attending an All Staff Meeting. Staff will be
Port Commission calls special meeting for commissioner roundtable
||| FROM JEANNIE SHARPE for PORT OF ORCAS ||| SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA August 9, 2021 12:30 P.M. Topic: Special Meeting Commissioner Roundtable Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87403339708?pwd=UHN1YmRRTXRiZ1FNVFM1STZsZHpudz09 Meeting ID: 874 0333 9708 Passcode: 385867 One tap
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
