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County Board and Advisory Committee Vacancies and Positions
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The County Council is searching for San Juan County citizens to fill current and upcoming vacancies on various boards and commissions. Additional information about each committee is available
Second public hearing on vacation rental moratorium now scheduled
||| FROM ISLAND STEWARDS ||| San Juan County (SJC) Council will be continuing an online public hearing on Tuesday, March 9 to discuss whether the moratorium on the issuance of Vacation Rental Permits should be
Editorial | Historic ties between pandemics, extremism
||| BY LIN MCNULTY, EDITOR ||| If, like me, you are, to put it mildly, puzzled, alarmed, or even frightened by recent societal divisions, you may find some insight in this recent CBSN conversation with
WA Supreme Court declares drug possession statute unconstitutional
Gaylord urges prompt action by Legislature ||| FROM RANDALL GAYLORD, SAN JUAN COUNTY PROSECUTOR ||| On Thursday Feb. 25, 2021 a narrow majority of the Washington Supreme Court ruled unconstitutional a state statute making it
Larsen votes to protect public lands, rivers in Washington state, nationwide
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) voted for a comprehensive wilderness and public lands protection bill which includes Representative Derek Kilmer’s legislation to designate more
WSF now knows the best times to sail, publishes new travel guide
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Customers can now check out WSF’s updated Best Times to Travel guides for every route from now through Saturday, May 8. The new online interface allows customers to more easily
Larsen: American Rescue Plan delivers real relief to struggling Washingtonians, puts nation on path to economic recovery
||| FROM REP. RICK LARSEN'S OFFICE ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) voted to deliver real relief to Washingtonians struggling with the economic and public health impacts of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The American
Sheriff’s Report | February 17 – 23, 2021
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17 21-001378 Found Property 10:41:36 02/17/21 A San Juan Deputy responded to a report of found property. The property's owner was located, and it was
Friday update from Rep. Lekanoff … and today is her birthday!
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. DEBRA LEKANOFF ||| Happy Fantastic Friday! This week, the People's House began full-time floor action, which will continue until Tuesday, March 9. This means for the next week and
Local Scam Alert | You probably don’t have an arrest warrant for you
||| FROM RON KREBS, SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF ||| We are currently experiencing a large number of scam phone calls where the caller is stating he is Sgt. Peter of the Sheriff’s Office. After stating
Time to sign up for Coast Guard Auxiliary course
||| FROM CHUCK DALLDORF for U.S. COAST GUARD AUXILIARY ||| Bellingham, Wash. – The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Bellingham and San Juan Islands Flotilla is offering three opportunities for boaters to take an on-line Washington
Guest Opinion | Republicans challenge who votes in 2022
||| FROM HEDRICK SMITH for RECLAIM THE AMERICAN DREAM ||| Washington – The 2020 election let the genie out of the bottle. More than 100 million American voters discovered it was easier to vote by
Planning Commission takes a look at climate change
||| BY STEVE BERNHEIM, ORCASONIAN REPORTER ||| If you are concerned that San Juan County government is not doing enough to reduce the county’s carbon footprint, you should know the Planning Commission just received a
Inslee signs $2.2 billion COVID relief bill
||| FROM GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE'S OFFICE ||| Gov. Jay Inslee today signed House Bill 1368, which appropriates $2.2 billion in federal funding that has been allocated to states in response to the ongoing COVID emergency. The
Sheriff’s Report | February 10 – 16, 2021
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10 21-001178 Agency Assistance 10:01:21 02/10/21 San Juan Deputies responded to an agency assist to take a defendant into custody. The defendant was booked into
Happy fantastic Friday weekly update from Rep. Lekanoff
||| FROM REP. DEBRA LEKANOFF ||| As of last weekend, the entire state has moved to Phase 2 of the Healthy Washington reopening plan. This is great news for families and businesses across the state! Learn more about
