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UPDATE to Saturday story: Elwha running two hours late due to ‘cleanup on the car deck’
-- from Washington State Ferries -- Vessel #1 Elwha is running an estimated two hours behind schedule due to a necessary cleanup on the car deck. This delays the 8:55 p.m. from Anacortes to Shaw
Health care on Orcas at a crossroads
-- from Anne Presson, for Orcas Island Health Care District -- Orcas Island Health Care District (District) has now been officially operational for one year. To date, our primary focus has been on establishing the
County asks that you participate in this first step of land capacity analysis
-- from San Juan County Communications -- A draft Gross Developable Lands Inventory (GDLI) web map is available for public comment until June 28, 2019. The GDLI map identifies the parcel type (residential, commercial, etc.)
Eastsound Planning Review Committee meeting agenda
Thursday, June 6, 3 - 6 p.m., Eastsound Fire Station -- from Erika Shook for Eastsound Planning Review Committee -- The Eastsound Planning Review Committee will meet in a regular-scheduled session on Thursday, June 6
Two 40th District senatorial candidates to appear in Friday Harbor
Saturday, June 15, 11:30 a.m. - 2 p.m., Skagit Valley Friday Harbor campus -- from David Turnoy, Chair, San Juan County Democrats -- Senatorial candidates Liz Lovelett (top), and Carrie Blackwood On Sunday, June 2, at
County seeks to fill board, commission vacancies
-- 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
Bear swims to Mount Vernon, gets captured, released into wild
End of story...? -- from KOMO News -- Police said a notorious bear known for swimming between islands in Skagit, San Juan, and Island counties was captured Saturday morning in Mount Vernon. The bear, also
Orcas Road construction site prepares for chip seal
-- from Shannon Wilbur for San Juan County Public Works -- The road is nearly 50% complete and the Contractor has spent most of the week adding the final layer of gravel to the road
Sheriff’s Report | May 22 – 28, 2019
-- from San Juan County Sheriff's Office -- Wednesday, May 22, 201919-003695 Suspicious Person/Circumstance 10:39:51 05/22/19 A Lopez Island Deputy took an information report about suspicious activity at a local business. 19-003699 Animal Noise 12:13:27
All burn permits expire today
-- from San Juan County Communications -- The 2018/19 burning season has come to a close. All permits issued this year and last fall are now expired. Commercial and Residential burning is over for the
Govs. Inslee, Brown, Newsom letter on abortion bans to fellow governors
-- from the Office of Governor Inslee -- In case you missed it: Govs. Jay Inslee, Kate Brown and Gavin Newsom sent a letter today to fellow governors across the country regarding new and restrictive abortion bans.
WSF issues statement on ferry vs. humpback whale in Elliott Bay
-- from Washington State Ferries -- On Tuesday night, the Wenatchee struck a humpback whale around 8:20 p.m., a few minutes after leaving Seattle on its way to Bainbridge Island. The whale breached several feet in front
Inslee visits San Juan, Skagit counties to discuss broadband
-- from Governor Inslee's office -- Gov. Jay Inslee stepped into a small room in a Friday Harbor hospital on Tuesday and faced a large, white screen as if he were going to stand and
Health Care District tackles after-hours care, building maintenance, financing
-- by Susan McBain, Orcas Issues reporter -- The major continuing topics for the commissioners of the Orcas Island Health Care District (OIHCD) sound familiar: provision of after-hours care; costs to support the two clinics,
Auditor to conduct test of vote counting equipment
Wednesday, June 19 at 11:00 a.m., County Elections Office A “Logic and Accuracy” test of ballot tabulating equipment used in San Juan County for the August 6, 2019 Primary is scheduled for June 19 at
Guest Opinion | New road going in the wrong direction
-- from Mindy Kayl -- As I sit in my house and watch Mt. Wollard go by in the back of gravel trucks, I wonder why is our county government so reactionary, backwards, and fearful
