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Ready to run for office? Window for filing opens Monday, May 17
||| FROM MILENE HENLEY, SAN JUAN COUNTY AUDITOR ||| If you have ever wanted to be an elected official, now is your chance. Offices will soon be open in fire, school, hospital, water, sewer, port,
At least a dozen dead deer have been found in Spring Point area
||| BY LIN MCNULTY, theORCASONIAN EDITOR ||| Spring Point residents were surprised and shocked to learn that up to a dozen dead deer were discovered throughout the area within the last couple of days. Area
Inslee announces a pause in re-opening plan in his weekly press update
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Healthy Washington enters pause as COVID activity statewide plateaus Gov. Jay Inslee on Tuesday announced a two-week pause on movement in the Healthy Washington: Roadmap to Recovery reopening
WSF weekly report indicates no service disruption locally due to Wenatchee fire
||| FROM PATTY RUBSTELLO for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Service changes across system due to Wenatchee fire When we unexpectedly lose one of our largest ferries (Puyallup, Tacoma and Wenatchee), there are cascading effects across our system. With Wenatchee out of
Sheriff’s Report | April 27 – May 3, 2021
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| TUESDAY, APRIL 27 21-003399 Trespassing 11:41:31 04/27/21 A Deputy on Orcas was dispatched to a trespassing call in Eastsound. The suspect was identified and a report was
Latest from Lekanoff | University guidance, emergency broadband, climate commitment act
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. DEBRA LEKANOFF ||| Happy Fantastic Friday! This week, we honor and remember our missing sisters on National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and People. A huge thank
2021 sees building permits, tax revenues soar
||| BY MATTHEW GILBERT, theORCASONIAN OPD-ED REPORTER ||| Summer has not officially arrived, but you would never know it from the hum of activity blanketing the islands. Some of this has been expected as visitors,
Public Works pushes pause on Prune Alley project
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS ||| Public Works looks to push pause on construction and delay construction-related community impacts until Spring of 2022. Plans for a single continuous construction effort remain unchanged from
Current board, committee vacancies, and positions with terms ending within 30 days
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| If you are interested in serving on a board or advisory committee fill out an Advisory Committee Application or contact the Council Office at: (360) 378-2898 Email:ingridg@sanjuanco.com. Committee
Inslee signs economic justice legislation to help working families
||| FROM GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE'S OFFICE ||| Gov. Jay Inslee today signed an economic justice legislative package, including the Working Families Tax Credit and the capital gains excise tax, that starts the process of making
Rep. Lekanoff: Legislative session has ended, but work still goes on
||| FROM REP. DEBRA LEKANOFF ||| Join us for the 40th LD Virtual Town Hall on May 6! Before I update you on the 2021 session and dive in to highlights of our final budgets,
WSF weekly update includes saga of a fire aboard the Wenatchee
||| FROM PATTY RUBSTELLO for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Wenatchee engine room fire Thankfully, no one was hurt when an engine on Wenatchee caught fire last Thursday while the vessel was conducting sea trials with no passengers aboard.
Sheriff’s Report | April 21 – 27, 2021
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21 21-003225 Controlled Substance Problem 10:07:24 04/21/21 A County Parks employee brought found property to the Sheriff's office in Friday Harbor. The property was found
First ballot count is in, with School District support at 68%
||| BY LIN MCNULTY, EDITOR ||| Results from today's special election have been posted on the website of the San Juan County Auditor's Office. With a county-wide voter turnout rate of 36.28%, and only 600
Public hearing scheduled to consider Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) applications
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County will conduct a public hearing on May 4, 2021, beginning on or after 9:15 a.m., to consider projects proposed for funding under the Community Development
Inslee statement on 2021 legislative session
||| FROM GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE'S OFFICE ||| Gov. Jay Inslee release a video statement today on the successes of the 2021 legislative session. The 105-day session ended on Sunday evening with major advances on several
