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Fishermen rescue woman who jumped off state ferry near Bremerton
||| FROM KOMO NEWS ||| BREMERTON, Wash. (AP) — The Coast Guard says a woman who jumped off the state ferry Chimacum during a Monday crossing was recovered and brought to St. Michael Medical Center
Fire Commission will meet on Monday
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for ORCAS FIRE & RESCUE ||| Regular Meeting Agenda San Juan County Fire Protection District #2 Monday – November 16, 2020 5:30 p.m. Online / by phone via ZOOM: Dial #
Sheriff’s Report | November 4 – 10, 2020
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2020 20-009430 Wanted Person 08:24:22 11/04/20 A Deputy on San Juan Island located and arrested a male on multiple active felony warrants. The male
WSF installation of physical distancing floor decals is working its way north
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| To remind riders and employees to practice safe physical distancing, new floor decals are being installed in all our terminals and vessels. Crews began last week on our Point
Deer Harbor Plan committee to meet Nov. 18
||| FROM SHEILA GAQUIN for DEER HARBOR PLAN REVIEW COMMITTEE ||| Here’s the agenda for the Deer Harbor Hamlet Plan Meeting for Nov. 18 at 4pm, one week later than normal due to the Nov.
Looking forward to 2021? You’re not the only one
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Planning Commission mulls resource lands, clusters, urban growth
Public Calls for Vision Revision ||| BY STEVE BERNHEIM, ORCASONIAN REPORTER ||| The San Juan County Planning Commission met October 16 to receive a briefing from the County’s Community Development staff on the state of
Sheriff’s Report | October 28 – November 3, 2020
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28 20-009209 Attempted Suicide 14:15:09 10/28/20 Deputies on Orcas responded to a suicidal subject near Eastsound. The person was located, help was given and a
Cindy Wolf extends sincere thanks to supporters, community
||| FROM CINDY WOLF, SAN JUAN COUNTY COUNCIL MEMBER-ELECT ||| I want to extend my sincere thanks to all of my campaign supporters, volunteers and staff, and especially to the voters, for electing me as
Third rescue in two months for WSF Puyallup crews
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| For the third time in two months, our Puyallup crewmembers were a part of a successful water rescue! On Sunday, the crew on board the vessel saved two jet skiers and their
Rick Hughes concedes election
||| BY MINOR LILE, ORCASONIAN REPORTER ||| In a statement posted on Facebook on Nov. 4, incumbent Council member Rick Hughes conceded the race for the County Council District 2 seat to challenger Cindy Wolf.
Inslee statement on historic re-election for third term
||| FROM GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE'S OFFICE ||| Gov. Jay Inslee released a statement tonight as voters re-elected him, making him only the second governor in state history to be elected to three consecutive terms. "Our
Inslee statement on continued ballot counting
||| FROM GOVERNOR INSLEE'S OFFICE ||| Gov. Jay Inslee issued a statement today as the country waits for votes to be counted. “There was always a possibility we wouldn’t know who would win the presidency
Wolf and Minney lead in race for County Council seats
||| BY MINOR LILE, ORCASONIAN REPORTER ||| With approximately 83% of the vote counted, Cindy Wolf has received 5,861 votes (52.94%) and holds a 682 vote lead over incumbent Rick Hughes (5,179 votes, 46.78%) in
Inslee announces technology investment for Washington students, staff
||| FROM GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE'S OFFICE ||| Gov. Jay Inslee today announced the allocation of $24 million in Coronavirus Relief Funds to purchase approximately 64,000 computing devices for students across the state. These devices will
Sheriff’s Report | October 21 – 27, 2020
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21 20-008990 Burglary - Residential 11:39:51 10/21/20 A Deputy on Orcas Island was dispatched to a residential burglary near Eastsound. A report was filed and
