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Sheriff’s Report | May 7 – 13, 2025
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, MAY 7 25-002638 Suspicious Person/Circumstance 11:31:09 05/07/25 A Lopez Deputy responded to an individual experiencing delusions. A mental health referral was generated. 25-002641 Vehicle Theft 13:13:46
Building the Team | County welcomes new Deputy County Manager and HR Director
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County is pleased to welcome a new Deputy County Manager as well as a new Director of Human Resources (HR) to the County’s staff. These new
WSF Weekly Report | Bids open on new ferries; unlawful passenger conduct; online community meetings next week
||| FROM STEVE NEVEY for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| A message from Steve We need new ferries – 26 according to our Long Range Plan – with a current fleet of 21 vessels. This week,
San Juan County Courts hold second annual Law Day celebration
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| On May 1, 2025, San Juan County Superior and District Courts invited seventh grade students across the county to participate in their second annual Law Day celebration. Sixty-five
LWVSJ Observer Corps* | County Council May 12 & 13, 2025
||| FROM NECIA QUAST for LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS ||| On May 12, during public comment the OPALCO ED spoke about the importance of siting renewable energy facilities and adequately planning for essential electrical facilities
Jurors excused for May 19 – 23
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| JURY DUTY: MAY 19-23, 2025 All jurors summonsed for jury duty beginning Monday, May 19th through Friday May 23rd, are excused. Thank you.
Madrona Club awards Robin DiGeorgio Grant to severe weather shelter
||| FROM BRIAN MOSS for ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY CHURCH ||| Orcas Island Community Church is grateful to announce a $4,000 grant from the Robin DiGeorgio Endowment Fund, stewarded by the Madrona Club of Orcas Island.
County Council approves internal solution to coroner services
The County explored two options – contracted services via an interlocal agreement and in-house staffing – before appointing a staff member to the role. ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Over the past few
Systemwide community ferry meetings coming up
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| On Wednesday, May 21 and Thursday, May 22, we will host two virtual community meetings. At the meetings, we'll outline plans for summer service, provide project updates, and invite public
Wildfire Awareness Month in the San Juans held community event Saturday
Island Readiness event with DNR, Fire Depts., Conservation Dist., and more ||| FROM ANGIE REQUENA for WILDFIRE READY ||| Saturday, Orcas Island Fire & Rescue (OIFR), Washington Department of Natural Resources (WA DNR), and other
OIFR responds to structure fire on Buckhorn Road
||| FROM BEN LUNA for ORCAS ISLAND FIRE & RESCUE ||| At 10:45 AM on Friday, May 9 Orcas Fire responded to reports of a fire in the Buckhorn Road area. The initial fire report
Larsen releases report on his work in Congress this year
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Larsen released the following report on his work in Congress so far this year: "I have been working hard in the 119th
Sheriff’s Report | April 30 – May 6, 2024
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT ||| WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30 25-002448 Theft 10:04:42 04/30/25 A Friday Harbor resident reported a package that may have been stolen from her mailbox sometime around the 16th of
Updates for Douglas/Bailer Hill Rd improvement project on SJI
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The Douglas/Bailer Hill Road Improvements Project is well underway, and San Juan County’s Public Works Department is pleased to share progress updates and safety reminders. Project Updates The
Larsen statement on firing of Librarian of Congress
||| FROM. U.S. REP. RICK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the following statement after President Trump fired the Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden: “Carla Hayden is the People’s Librarian of Congress
Federal cuts cripple local workforce training program
||| FROM PAUL ANDERSSON for SAN JUAN ISLANDS CONSERVATION DISTRICT ||| Federal funding cuts to the AmeriCorps program had an immediate impact on nearly twenty local community members serving on the Islands Conservation Corps (ICC),
