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Sheriff’s Report | September 9-15, 2020
||| from San Juan County Sheriff's Office ||| Wednesday, September 9, 2020 20-007746 Agency Assistance 14:56:45 09/09/20 A San Juan Deputy responded to a report of an agency assist. A report was made. 20-007747 Citizen
Gov. Inslee statement on death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
||| from the Office of Governor Jay Inslee || “We have lost one of the greatest American patriots to ever serve on the U.S. Supreme Court. Ruth Bader Ginsburg was so much more than a
Navy updates 2015 environmental impact statement
||| from Julianne Stanford for Navy Region Northwest ||| SILVERDALE, Wash — The U.S. Navy has completed a final supplement to the 2015 Northwest Training and Testing (NWTT) Final Environmental Impact Statement/Overseas Environmental Impact Statement (EIS/OEIS)
Letter to Editor | 21st century? We can’t get cell service at our house
||| from Sandra Parker ||| My husband and I live on the east side of Orcas Island in Washington state. We have been T-Mobile customers for the past two years. We chose T-Mobile because we
Council takes another look at Prune Alley redevelopment
||| BY MINOR LILE & MATTHEW GILBERT, ORCASONIAN REPORTERS ||| Prompted by an open letter from former EPRC member and local architect Fred Klein, the County Council raised some last-minute questions regarding Prune Alley’s extensive
How and why to avoid butt dialing from your cell phone, especially to 911
||| by Lin McNulty, Editor ||| It's known as pocket dialing, or, even more colloquially, as butt dialing. It's when your cell phone dials all on its own because it's been activated by sitting
SJ Fire concurrently transports two moms in labor, two different islands, to Anacortes
||| from Chuck Dalldorf for San Juan Island Fire & Rescue ||| This time, it wasn’t the stork who made the middle of the night call to assist two pregnant mothers. Just before 3:00 a.m.
State Health Dept. releases initial case investigation and contact tracing performance metrics
||| from State Health Department ||| OLYMPIA -- The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) today published new data related to COVID-19 case investigation and contact tracing efforts in Washington state. These data will now be
Auditor: Registered voters do not need to request a mail-in ballot
||| from Milene Henley, San Juan County Auditor ||| San Juan County voters have been receiving postcards from the U.S. Postal Service encouraging voters to “plan ahead” for the November 3 General Election. Unfortunately, two
WA governor sends open letter to White House occupant about climate change
||| from Governor Jay Inslee's Office ||| Gov. Jay Inslee sent an open letter to President Donald Trump today, it reads in part, "Mr. President, I hope you had an enlightening trip to the West Coast, where
Rick Hughes responds to open letter questions
||| from Rick Hughes, County Councilmember ||| Link to Tom Eversole questions. Thank you for these questions, Tom Eversole. Seniors are indeed a large portion of our population. Over 30% are currently 65 and older.
How to breathe easy in wildfire smoke
||| from Deanna Ellefson for PeaceHealth ||| Here are some steps you can take to protect your health when the air quality is poor. When wildfires create smoky conditions, it’s important to take extra steps to
Governor tours wildfire damage, approves CARES Act distributions to local governments
-- from Governor Jay Inslee's Office -- Gov. Inslee tours wildfire damage across Washington Gov. Jay Inslee toured fire damage this week in Pierce and Whitman counties as wildfires around the state set historic records
COVID-19 activity declining in Washington state with the help of face coverings and distancing
-- from State Department of Health -- OLYMPIA – Today the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) released the latest statewide situation report, which reflects an overall decline in COVID-19 activity as of late August. The report
Update on COVID-19 vaccine distribution & planning progress in Washington State
||| from State Health Department ||| OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) continues to make progress with our COVID-19 vaccine distribution planning efforts. Our federal government is leading the planning efforts around the
Sheriff’s Report | September 2 – 8, 2020
||| from San Juan County Sheriff's Office ||| Wednesday, September 2, 2020 20-007466 Fraud 11:41:28 09/02/20 A Deputy responded to a walk in report of a Fraud in Friday Harbor. The reporting party stated that
