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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
Canadians not happy about Biden border-crossing decision
U.S. border closure makes 'no sense' as Canada starts to reopen for fully-vaccinated Americans: critics 'What the U.S. administration has done today is to continue to divide families, and prevent people from coming to the
Rep. Larsen also urges U.S.-Canada border reopening
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| WHATCOM COUNTY, WA – Today, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the below statement after the Biden administration announced an extension of temporary cross-border travel restrictions through August
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
