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WSF Weekly Report | WSF community meetings next week; kayak rescue; music aboard Suquamish
||| FROM STEVE NEVEY for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| A message from Steve As summer winds down and we head into Labor Day weekend, I hope you’ll join me in thanking my colleagues across our
Coffee with Kari McVeigh event coming up
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| District 1 Council representative Kari McVeigh is hosting another ‘Coffee with Kari’ event during the month of September – an opportunity to ask questions, hear the latest County
Jury duty beginning Sept. 8? You’re excused
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| JURY DUTY: SEPTEMBER 8-11, 2026 All jurors summonsed for Jury Duty beginning September 8th, 2026 are excused. Thank you.
Orcas-born K-9 from Skagit County joined missing person search
||| FROM PEGGY WILSON ||| Two Skagit K9 teams responded to the search for Kent Sawyer today. K9 Cricket was born on Orcas Island and was reunited with her breeder Sargent Bryce Peterson, who was
Missing person search successfully concludes
||| FROM BEN LUNA for ORCAS ISLAND FIRE & RESCUE ||| The missing person has been found. He is home and comfortably resting with family. Thank you to everyone who made that possible. More than
San Juan County announces annual road striping maintenance
Work is scheduled to begin on San Juan Island on September 8, with operations moving to Orcas, Shaw, and Lopez over a two to three week period ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San
New tool helps San Juan County emergency agencies respond to wildland fires
||| FROM BRENDAN COWAN for SJC DEPT. OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ||| Island forests in late summer tell a familiar story: browning maple leaves, dry madrona litter underfoot, and brittle moss. Even with a bit of
Search underway for missing person in Mt. Woolard Area
||| FROM BEN LUNA for ORCAS ISLAND FIRE & RESCUE ||| Search operations are underway today with mutual aid from San Juan Island Fire, Lopez Island Fire, and Whatcom County Search and Rescue. Orcas Island
News Brief | A whistleblower accused USPS of planning to reject batches of ballots
||| FROM THE WASHINGTON POST ||| Details: Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut) said today that an anonymous federal official warned that the U.S. Postal Service has adopted a policy that would reject large batches of mail-in
WSF service during Labor Day weekend
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Close to 400,000 people are expected to travel on Washington State Ferries this Labor Day weekend, between Thursday, Sept. 3 and Monday, Sept. 7. Holiday schedules for Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 7: Anacortes/San
Rick Larsen | Busy August in review
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF U.S. REP. RICK LARSEN ||| August has been a busy month in Northwest Washington. I have spent time meeting with local leaders, visiting community organizations, listening to your concerns, and
Larsen urges Supreme Court to protect LGBTQ+ students from discrimination
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF U.S. REP. RICK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) joined more than 180 House and Senate Democrats in filing an amicus brief at the Supreme Court in the case of St.
League of Women Voters | County Council regular meeting, August 25, 2026
||| FROM LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS ||| Council discussed an op/ed letter to the community about the risks of increased oil tanker traffic and how to coordinate statements with other concerned entities. Auditor Natasha Warmenhoven
Bill Gates | The turbulent AI era is here. The choices we make now are critical
AI will either be the greatest equalizer ever invented, or the worst source of injustice ||| FROM BILL GATES ||| The transition to the AI era will be one of the most turbulent times in
Council letter to community | Increased oil tanker traffic in Salish Sea
Council's letter expresses concern for heightened risk of oil spills in the region; requests government partners to take all possible action to address risk ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| From Lime Kiln Park
Update and construction schedule for Port of Orcas runway rehabilitation
Better, not bigger: Port asphalt production ||| FROM CHIP LONG for PORT OF ORCAS ||| In June we shared an overview of our "Better, Not Bigger" runway rehabilitation project — a partnership between the FAA,
