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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
Rep. Lekanoff sums up legislative past week, heading into sine die on Sunday
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. DEBRA LEKANOFF ||| Bill Updates The 2021 Legislative Session ends this Sunday, April 25. As the session comes to a close, I want to give you a final update
Sheriff’s Report | April 14 – 21, 2021
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14 21-003006 Fraud 06:29:28 04/14/21 A Lopez Deputy responded to a fraud call. A Lopez citizen received a call from an unknown source asking for
WSF weekly update: How they are making every day Earth Day
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| In honor of Earth Day, here’s an update on our first-ever Sustainability Action Plan. As part of our Environmental Stewardship & Sustainability Program, we launched the two-year plan on this day
Port sets agenda for next meeting
||| FROM JEANNIE SHARPE for PORT OF ORCAS ||| REGULAR MEETING AGENDA April 26th, 2021 5:00 P.M. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89432112153?pwd=OXUydStLNHFBVmtzYk1Gb2tRZTMrQT09 Meeting ID: 894 3211 2153 Passcode: 547239 One tap mobile +12532158782,,89432112153#,,,,*547239# US (Tacoma) CALL
New property tax deferral signed into law for businesses with real property
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Rhonda Pederson, San Juan County Treasurer said Gov. Jay Inslee signed a new bill into law on April 16, 2021, ESHB 1332 , which provides a deferral of 2021
Inslee statement on Chauvin trial verdict
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Gov. Jay Inslee released a statement today regarding the conviction of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in
Letter to Editor | I have questions before I can vote for school levy
||| FROM BEA VON TOBEL ||| In order to help me decide how to vote on the levy, I have the following questions: What does OISD project as the annual funds to be made available
Motorcycle operator from last week’s fatality accident has been identified
||| BY LIN MCNULTY, theORCASONIAN EDITOR ||| The operator of a motorcycle involved in a fatality accident on Monday, April 12 has been identified. An Orcas EMS Paramedic was enroute to another call at 2:30
Here’s the agenda for tomorrow’s Fire Commission meeting
||| FROM KIM KIMPLE for ORCAS ISLAND FIRE & RESCUE ||| Regular Meeting Agenda San Juan County Fire Protection District #2 Monday – April 19th, 2021 5:30 p.m. Online / by phone via ZOOM: Dial
Rep. Lekanoff’s legislative wrap-up spotlights a busy week
My bill honoring Billy Frank Jr. was signed by Governor Inslee! On Wednesday, Governor Inslee signed into law my bill to honor Billy Frank Jr. by placing a statue of him in the National Statuary
Governor’s report looks at this week’s legislative accomplishments as end of session approaches
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE ||| Inslee signs legislation to add Billy Frank Jr. statue to U.S. Capitol Gov. Jay Inslee signed HB 1372 on Wednesday, which will place a statue of tribal leader
