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OIFR Town Hall scheduled for Wednesday, June 11 to present apparatus, facilities funding needs
||| FROM CHIEF CHAD KIMPLE for ORCAS FIRE & RESCUE ||| Orcas Island Fire and Rescue (OIFR) has always been there for our community—responding to emergencies, protecting homes, and providing lifesaving care. As the demands
Larsen releases statement on closing of Job Corps Program
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF U.S. REP. RICK LARSEN ||| SKAGIT COUNTY, WA – Today, Representative Rick Larsen released the following statement on the closing of the Job Corps program: “As a part of the
Jury Duty June 6-13? It’s cancelled
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| JURY DUTY: JUNE 6-13, 2025 All jurors summonsed for jury duty beginning Monday June 9th through Friday June 13th, are excused. Thank you.
After Trump administration axes $500 million from Washington dam project, Patty Murray says she won’t let it happen again
||| FROM THE SPOKESMAN REVIEW || WASHINGTON – The most fundamental job of Congress is to fund the government each year, typically through a bipartisan process that distributes dollars more or less evenly between red
Washington State’s ‘Wenatchee’ becomes largest U.S. ferry to go hybrid
||| FROM GCAPTAIN ||| Vigor Marine Seattle has completed a groundbreaking hybrid-electric conversion of the Washington State Ferry M/V Wenatchee, marking a significant advancement in maritime sustainability. The 202-vehicle ferry, one of the largest in the
Larsen requests nearly $37 Million for 15 local projects in Fiscal Year 2026 spending bill
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF U.S. REP RICK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) has requested $36,773,695 for 15 local projects in the Fiscal Year 2026 spending bill. Larsen submitted the requests to
Sheriff’s Report | May 21 – May 27, 2025
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, MAY 21 25-002966 Traffic Violation 09:24:22 05/21/25 Orcas Island Deputies responded to a report of a traffic offense. The reporting party stated that a driver had
The story of the 2025 Legislative Session
Advancing good things. Preventing harm. Holding the line. Walking forward, together. ||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. DEBRA LEKANOFF ||| This year, our work in Olympia called on every ounce of wisdom, courage, and commitment
WSF Weekly Report | $900M from state budget; Wenatchee goes electric; WSF 74th anniversary
||| FROM STEVE NEVEY for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| A message from Steve Gov. Bob Ferguson signed the 2025-2027 state budgets last week. I’m excited to share that nearly $900 million from the transportation budget
Jurors beginning June 2 are excused
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| JURY DUTY: BEGINNING JUNE 2 2025 Jurors summonsed for jury duty beginning on Monday, June 2nd are excused. This includes jurors summonsed for the two week jury period
Rep. Larsen announces 2025 Congressional App Challenge
Challenge open to all Middle and High School students who live or attend school in Washington State’s 2nd District ||| FROM THE OFFICE OF U.S. REP. RICK LARSEN ||| EVERETT, WA – Today, Rep. Rick
Online open house for feedback to WSF ticket price increase
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| The Washington State Transportation Commission (WSTC) sets our ticket prices every two years. Now through Monday, June 9, WSTC is hosting an online open house for the public to
Hawaiʻi makes history as first state to charge tourists to save environment
A Hawaiʻi vacation will cost you more in the near future thanks to a new “green fee” that the governor signed into law today. ||| FROM HONOLULU CIVIL BEAT ||| Hawaiʻi has officially become the
Health Care District regular & special board meetings tomorrow
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| The Orcas Island Health Care District Board will hold a regularly scheduled board meeting on Wednesday, May 28th from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. in the Community Room at the
Graduation, badge pinning and promotion ceremony at OIFR
||| FROM BEN LUNA for ORCAS FIRE & RESCUE ||| Please join Orcas Fire & Rescue on Saturday, May 31 st from 11 am – 1 pm for a graduation, badge pinning and promotion ceremony
Sheriff’s Report | May 14 – 20, 2025
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, MAY 14 25-002797 Citizen Assist 10:10:03 05/14/25 Orcas Island Deputies responded to a citizen assist. The individual was looking to surrender three firearms. Deputies received the
