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Sheriff’s Report | April 2 – 8, 2025
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2 25-001801 Theft 07:08:40 04/02/25 A Lopez Deputy responded to a report of a farm stand money box being stolen. The incident is under investigation.
WSF Weekly Report | Life-saving Walla Walla crew; new rescue boats; summer reservations start Tuesday
||| FROM JOHN MEZINA for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| A message from John Proud to spend time on Saturday with a group who are vital to providing safe and reliable service but are rarely seen
Statement from Washington Wildlife First on Governor Ferguson’s appointments to Fish and Wildlife Commission
||| FROM HEATHER NICHOLSON for WASHINGTON WILDLIFE FIRST ||| Until this week, Washington had been a beacon of light in a world growing progressively darker for fish and wildlife. Under the leadership of former Governor
Jury instructions for April 14-25, 2025
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| For the jury period beginning Monday, April 14th through Friday, April 25th, all jurors are required to report to the San Juan County Courthouse lobby for jury service
Larsen, Meeks, Neal introduce resolution to force vote on Trump tariffs
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF U.S. REP. RICK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON, DC - Representatives Rick Larsen, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure, Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign
Health Care District Public Levy Lift informational town hall tomorrow
||| FROM HEALTH CARE DISTRICT BOARD ||| San Juan County Public Hospital District #3 dba Orcas Island Health Care District (OIHCD) is proposing a Levy Lift Ballot Measure in the April 22nd, 2025 Special Election.
An estimated 1000 islanders gather to say ‘Hands Off’
||| FROM DARRELL KIRK ||| On Saturday, April 5, nearly 1000 islanders gathered to express their strongly-worded thoughts and feelings about the policies and actions of the Trump administration. View more pics.
2025 Comp Plan Update: Transportation Element, Plan Intro, & Administration piece ready for review
Public comments regarding the draft transportation element and others can be submitted by April 17 for review at the Planning Commission meeting on April 18. ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County
New summer schedule for Anacortes/San Juan Islands Route
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| We’ll begin a new summer schedule for the Anacortes/San Juan Islands route on June 15, following a collaborative schedule update process with the community. This is the third new
Sheriff’s Report | March 26 – April 1, 2025
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26 25-001645 Fraud 10:44:36 03/26/25 Orcas Island Deputies contacted a person reporting fraud. Deputies took the report and found the matter to be civil in
Guest Opinion | Death by 1000 cuts
||| FROM BOB THOMAS ||| I am the “against” advocate. My intent has been to bring up points that may not have been covered or add to those that have and encourage islanders to investigate
WA Reps. send open letter to ICE Director, DHS Secretary re: raid in Bellingham
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF U.S. REP. RICK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON, DC - Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02), along with Rep. Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Rep. Suzan DelBene (WA-01), Rep. Marilyn Strickland (WA-10), Rep. Emily Randall (WA-06),
Why the big freak out over tariffs?
||| FROM SUBSTACK ||| President Trump insists that stiff tariffs on products from other countries will help U.S. manufacturers, despite the risk of higher prices for consumers and even a recession. Of far less interest
Latest from Lekanoff | Approaching sine die; Heal One WA; Restoring salmon
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. DEBRA LEKANOFF ||| In March, we said goodbye to a giant—a leader whose heart beat for the people of Washington. Speaker Frank Chopp was more than a legislator; he
WSF Weekly Report | Crew rescues person overboard; Summer reservations; Distracted driver awareness
|||FROM STEVE NEVEY for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| A message from Steve I had a great opportunity to connect with the Puget Sound Maritime Historical Society recently, an outstanding organization focused on preserving our region’s
April 22, 2025, Special Election – Vote! Sign! Send!
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Registered voters on Orcas Island will receive a ballot for the 2025 April Special Election. The April Special includes a ballot measure for the San Juan County Hospital
