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WA prosecutors who withhold evidence rarely face discipline
Legally and ethically, prosecutors are required to turn over evidence — even when it could hurt their case. Those who don’t, however, face few consequences. ||| FROM CROSSCUT.COM ||| Reprint at request of Orcasonian reader
Fire Commission will meet on Monday
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS ||| Attached you will find the agenda for the Board of Fire Commissioners' regular monthly meeting being held on Monday, April 18 at 5:30 p.m. online
Governor’s report on highlights of his week
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| I-5 bridge project over Nisqually River highlights rapidly changing flood risks, ecological impacts and regional growth David Troutt, the natural resources director for the Nisqually
Ongoing Prune Alley work continues, but with a four-day work week
||| FROM JESSE DOUGLAS-SEITZ for SAN JUAN COUNTY ||| 4 day work week with site open Friday, Saturday and Sunday for the remainder of the construction season as work permits. Road Closure North of Main
UPDATE: Friday Harbor arson suspect taken into custody in Island County
||| FROM SHERIFF RON KREBS ||| On Saturday, April 16, around 4:30 p.m., Dwight C Henline was taken into custody by Island County deputies and transported to the Island County jail. Henline will be transferred
Warrant issued for arson suspect, potentially armed and dangerous
||| FROM SHERIFF RON KREBS ||| Dwight C. Henline, arson suspect On April 16, 2022, the San Juan County Sheriff’s Office has obtained a warrant for the arrest of Dwight C. Henline in
OIHCD Commissioners to meet April 19 at 5 pm
||| FROM TOM EVERSOLE, INTERIM HEALTH CARE SUPERINTENDENT ||| The Agenda and Materials (Board Packet) for the April 19, 2022 Board meeting of the Orcas Island Health Care District will be posted April 18. You
Sheriff’s Report | April 6 – April 12, 2022
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6 22-002049 Burglary,NonRes 08:25:28 04/06/22 An Orcas Island Deputy conducted a burglary investigation at Rosario Resort & Spa. An unknown suspect forced entry into the
WSF weekly report: Worker shortages, assist with FH fire, food service reopens on some sailings
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Our Seattle/Bainbridge run is a little more than three weeks into its trial service (Stage 3) of our Service Restoration Plan (Plan), which outlines steps to restore service to pre-pandemic levels
Joint release on Spring Street fire on April 7, 2022 pinpoints the frightening cause
||| FROM SAN JUAN ISLAND FIRE & RESCUE ||| San Juan Island Fire and Rescue, Town of Friday Harbor, and San Juan County Sheriff’s Office (SJCSO) are at a point in the investigation and recovery
Larsen responds to Russian sanctions
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) issued the following statement after the Russian government levied sanctions against Larsen and 397 other members of the U.S. House
Property damage by fire may qualify for property tax relief
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Our community is deeply saddened by the property loss and impact to lives and livelihoods from the fire on April 7, 2022. If your property was damaged by
County Council to finally rule on capping vacation rental permits
||| BY MATTHEW GILBERT, theORCASONIAN OP-ED REPORTER ||| After three years of passionate public comment, Planning Commission debate, and County Council smoke signals, the idea of setting caps on the number of vacation rental permits
Washington State Ferries in need of more workers
||| FROM KING 5 TV ||| A March 8 report from the ferry system states staff shortages are "unprecedented" in the ferry system's 70-year history.
Jane Fuller is running for County Council, District 3
||| FROM JANE FULLER ||| Jane Fuller announces her candidacy for county council For the last two years, our focus as a community has been our collective response to the COVID crisis. As
Development Director wants government offices in rural areas
||| BY STEVE BERNHEIM, ORCASONIAN REPORTER ||| Citing an “inconsistency” in the zoning code, Development Director David Williams has set a Planning Commission meeting for Friday, May 6, to gain support for his proposal to
