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Eastsound Free America Walkout January 20 at 2pm
||| FROM BARBARA NESBET || One year into Trump’s second regime, we face an escalating fascist threat: raids on our communities, troops occupying our cities, attacks on immigrants, families torn apart, mass surveillance, and terror
Larsen releases statement on Trump’s Greenland comments
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF U.S. REP. RICK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the following statement on Presidents Trump's comments about taking over Greenland: “The Arctic has always been
Tomorrow! Tuesday! Free America Walkout
||| FROM INDIVISIBLE SAN JUANS ||| We are feeling determined and resilient as our resistance grows! Tomorrow, the Free America Walkout starts at 2:00 pm local time. Our Indivisible San Juan Islands Community, YOU, have been showing up,
Regular Monday WSF schedule for MLK Day
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| We are running our regular Monday schedule on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Jan. 19,except on the Fauntleroy/Vashon/Southworth and Seattle/Bremerton routes. These two routes are on reduced service due to urgent vessel repairs. Visit our schedules webpage to
Guest Opinion | When a Water Board stops listening, a community loses its voice
||| FROM ELISABETH BRITT ||| Water is a public trust, and on an island it is a lifeline. That is why the recent direction of the Eastsound Water Users Association should concern every member it
Sheriff’s Report | January 7 – 12, 2026
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7 26-000128 Controlled Substance Problem 13:26:17 01/07/26 A Deputy in Friday Harbor received some prescription medications from a citizen that had been left by another
Larsen and colleagues secure reinstatement of addiction, mental health funding
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF U.S. REP. RICK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) cheered the reinstatement of nearly $2 billion in grants to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
LWV | County Council notes for January 13, 2026
||| FROM NECIA QUAST for LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS ||| The council recognized January 19, 2026 as Martin Luther King Day and a Day of National Service. The WSU Extension Service reviewed programs in the county
WSF Weekly Report | Repairs, replacements; upcoming online meetings; ridership increased almost 1M
||| FROM STEVE NEVEY for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| A message from Steve Thanks to the hard work and creative thinking of our employees, we made good progress this week getting our system back on
WSF to host two online meetings next week
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| We’re hosting two online community meetings on Wednesday, Jan. 21 at 12 p.m. and 6 p.m. This is your chance to share feedback and ask us questions. Each meeting
Jurors cancelled for January 20-23
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| JURY DUTY: JANUARY 20-23, 2026 For the jury term beginning Tuesday, January 20, 2026: Jury trials for this term have been cancelled. ALL JURORS assigned to this jury
Council reviews major initiatives and priorities for 2026 at two-day retreat
The County Council elected a new chair and vice chair, reviewed significant projects from 2025, and began setting priorities for the upcoming year. ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| This week, the San Juan
League of Women Voters | County Council January 12, 2026
||| FROM NECIA QUAST for LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS ||| At a previous meeting on December 29, the council ratified and executed the collective bargaining agreement with AFSCME Local 1849 union for 2026-2028. The council adopted
OIFR launches historic fire academy
||| FROM BEN LUNA for ORCAS ISLAND FIRE & RESCUE ||| Orcas Island Fire & Rescue has launched one of its largest fire academies in department history. Thirty recruits began training on January 3rd. They
Double check for upcoming jury duty
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| JURY DUTY: JANUARY 20-23, 2026 Jurors in groups 3, 4, 5 and 6 who are summonsed for the jury period beginning Tuesday January 20th through Friday January 23rd,
News Brief | Washington bill would round cash transactions to the nearest nickel
||| FROM KOMO-4 NEWS ||| Without clear guidance, cash-only businesses have been unsure of how to handle rounding, which can create confusion and errors in transactions. HB 2334 solves this problem by putting clear rules
