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Vacation Rental Permits now required in Eastsound & Lopez Village commercial designations
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Property owners within Eastsound Village Commercial and Lopez Village Commercial land use designations must now obtain a provisional use permit through the Department of Community Development (DCD) to
County to host ribbon cutting at new county offices on Fern Street
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County is pleased to open the new Fern Street building on September 16 in Eastsound that will expand the County’s ability to serve residents of Orcas
Jurors for Sept. 15 – 19 are excused
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| JURY DUTY: SEPTEMBER 15-19, 2025 All jurors summonsed for jury duty beginning September 15th through Friday September 19th, are excused. Thank you.
News Brief | Three things that could save your home from the next wildfire
||| FROM WASHINGTON POST ||| Originally reported by Washington Post "Why do some homes burn in wildfires while others do not? Researchers, insurers and government officials have been scrambling to answer this question, made urgent
Guest Opinion | Vote-at-Home is the law—and it works
||| FROM WA STATE COUNTY AUDITORS ||| This oped was inspired by a thoughtful inquiry from a Stevens County voter, curious about the origins, security, and integrity of Washington’s voteathome system. Pend Oreille County Auditor
Thursday Sept. 11th – One Million Rising Event
Thursday, September 11th • 5:30 to 7:30 pm • SJI Grange ||| FROM INDIVISIBLE SJI TEAM ||| Join your fellow Indivisible members and others to learn how we can resist the Trump Administration’s authoritarian takeover
News Brief | More Whales at Niagara Falls Marineland will die
||| FROM CHCH ||| "More whales at Niagara Falls’ Marineland will die without urgent action, expert says" Originally reported by CHCH "After the whale death toll rose again recently, experts say whatever is done must
News Brief | ‘We have a duty’ to protect our national forests
||| FROM CASCADIA DAILEY ||| "Saturday rally raises awareness about Roadless Rule change" Originally reported by Cascadia Daily "If the Trump administration is successful, the Roadless Rule repeal would allow for road building and logging
News Brief | 14 wildfires continue to burn across state
||| FROM SEATTLE TIMES ||| "14 large wildfires burn across Washington as crews face rugged terrain, shifting weather" Originally reported by Seattle Times "State officials report 1,602 total fires in 2025, with 122,301 acres scorched
Guest Opinion | Bear Gulch fire immigration arrests
||| FROM WAYNE FOURNIER, THURSTON COUNTY COMMISSIONER ||| Thurston County Commissioner Wayne Fournier, a longtime firefighter, issued a statement Wednesday concerning the recent immigration arrests at the Bear Gulch Fire: "What happened at the Bear
Sheriff’s Report | August 27 – September 2, 2025
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27 25-005849 Court Order Violation 08:21:31 08/27/25 A San Juan Deputy took a third-party report of a potential court order violation. The incident is still
WSF Weekly Report | Improved service; increased Labor Day traffic; legislative staff visit
||| FROM STEVE NEVEY for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| A message from Steve For the past few years, the number one thing our riders have been asking us is to improve service. I understand that
Letter to Editor | How about some solar-operated speed signs?
||| FROM JOHN ERLY ||| I wonder what the cost would be for two (2) solar operated speed signs. The kind that tells the driver how fast they are going. Should this be a county
Fire safety preparation as heating season approaches
September Fire Safety Reminders from Orcas Island Fire & Rescue ||| FROM BEN LUNA for ORCAS ISLAND FIRE & RESCUE ||| As September marks the transition to cooler weather and the beginning of heating season,
San Juan County announces beginning of road striping
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County’s Public Works Department is announcing its annual summer road striping schedule beginning on Monday, September 8 and lasting approximately two weeks. Pavement markings, including centerlines, shoulder
Jurors excused: September 8-12
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| JURY DUTY: SEPTEMBER 8-12, 2025 All jurors summonsed for jury duty beginning September 8th through Friday September 12th, are excused. Thank you.
