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Sheriff’s Report | December 20, 2020 – January 5, 2021
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2020 20-010952 Traffic Hazard 12:20:52 12/30/20 A Lopez Island Deputy responded to a reported tree down, partially blocking Fisherman Bay Rd. An OPALCO crew
New year brings leadership transition at WSF
||| FROM AMY SCARTON for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Washington State Ferries will soon have a new leader. Last week, WSDOT Secretary Roger Millar announced an upcoming change in leadership that’s bittersweet for me. While it’s an
Rep. Larsen calls for immediate removal of the president from office
||| FROM CONGRESSMAN RICK LARSEN'S OFFICE ||| After yesterday's events in our nation's capital, I want you to hear directly from me. Let me say it as plainly as I can: the attack on the
Inslee addresses Washingtonians following day of violence at both the state and nation’s capital
||| FROM GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE'S OFFICE ||| Gov. Jay Inslee addressed the state today following a day of unrest and violence in both the state of Washington and Washington, D.C. Rioters broke in to the U.S.
Insurrection at the Capitol: It’s happened before, but not like this
||| FROM ASSOCIATED PRESS ||| In more than 220 years, the U.S. Capitol had seen nothing like it: a roiling mob, forcing its way past its majestic marble columns, disrupting the passage of power, desecrating
NAS Whidbey conducts first MEDEVAC of year from Orcas Island
||| FROM WHIDBEY ISLAND NAVAL AIR STATION ||| NAVAL AIR STATION WHIDBEY ISLAND, Wash. – A Search and Rescue (SAR) team from Naval Air Station (NAS) Whidbey Island conducted a medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) from Orcas
State agencies adopt rules to implement Washington’s 100% clean electricity law
New rules put state on path to greenhouse gas emission-free electricity by 2045 ||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE & UTILITIES & TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION ||| OLYMPIA, WA --- Washington state has passed another milestone on
Navy remains committed to environmental stewardship, conducts critical training in PNW
||| FROM CAPT. MATT ARNY, COMMANDING OFFICER, NAS WHIDBEY ||| Numerous area media outlets, including The Seattle Times, published stories, which cited studies that have raised questions about whether Navy jet noise affects Southern Resident
County Boards need your participation, input
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY NEWS ||| 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
Guest Opinion | Rebuilding the guard rails of our Republic
||| FROM HEDRICK SMITH, RECLAIM THE AMERICAN DREAM ||| Hedirck Smith, NY Times reporter, Frontline producer and founder of Reclaim the American Dream (reclaimtheamericandream.org) Washington – Just when you think we are out
State Parks staff releases environmental determination of U.S. Navy training permit application
Commission will hold public comment meeting Jan. 26 ||| FROM STATE PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION ||| OLYMPIA – Dec. 22, 2020 – Today, staff of the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission released a State
WSF has two virtual public meetings upcoming in next year
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Washington State Ferries will host two virtual public meetings to kick off the New Year. Staff will be available to answer questions and give an update on what’s happening
Sheriff’s Report | December 23 – 29, 2020
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23 20-010782 Found Property 08:33:03 12/23/20 A Lopez Island Deputy was called to pick up a license plate that had been found, having apparently fallen
Rick Hughes honored with public service award by Orcas Chamber
||| FROM ORCAS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ||| The Orcas Island Chamber of Commerce and its Board President Colleen Smith have announced they are honoring Rick Hughes with the “President’s 2020 Public Service Award for Dedicated
New Mukilteo ferry terminal opens with a virtual ribbon cutting video
State’s first new ferry terminal in 40 years opens to traffic ||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| MUKILTEO – The state’s new Mukilteo Multimodal Ferry Terminal, Washington State Ferries’ first new terminal in 40 years, officially
County Planning Commission endorses vacation rental moratorium
||| FROM YONATAN ALDORT for VACATION RENTAL GROUP ||| NEWS: Last month, the San Juan County Planning Commission issued a recommendation to the County Council in which they addressed six of the eight regulatory reform
