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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
Inslee issues “Stay Safe – Vote Safe” proclamation
||| FROM GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE'S OFFICE ||| Gov. Jay Inslee issued a proclamation and guidance memo today clarifying application of COVID-19 requirements for voters and for voting service operations, including county elections offices, county voting centers and student
Due to lack of lodging tax revenue, no proposals for next year
||| FROM INGRID GABRIEL for COUNTY COUNCIL ||| Due to the lack of lodging tax revenue caused by the pandemic, there will be no requests for proposals this year for next year’s projects. Funds available
Inslee statement on voter security and election integrity following threats
||| FROM GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE'S OFFICE ||| Gov. Jay Inslee made the following statement ... in response to alleged attempts by foreign intelligence agencies to harass and confuse American voters. "Efforts by nefarious actors to meddle
Sheriff’s Report | October 13 – 20, 2020
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13 20-008767 Trouble Unknown 19:39:46 10/13/20 Orcas Island Deputies were dispatched to a trouble unknown in the Eastsound area. An involved party was subsequently arrested.
Guest Opinion | Can we rebuild the political middle?
||| FROM HEDRICK SMITH ||| Hedrick Smith, NY Times reporter, Frontline producer and founder of Reclaim the American Dream (reclaimtheamericandream.org) Washington – With the election just days away, are you getting tired of
WSF website gets a makeover
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Customers will notice that our website has a new look. Not only does it look better, but it is now easier to navigate. Check out the changes at www.wsdotferries.com.
