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2026 candidate filing week is May 4 – 8
During filing week, candidates may submit their filings online, by email, by fax, or in person at the San Juan County Elections Office at 55 Second Street, Suite A, Friday Harbor ||| FROM SAN JUAN
OIFR responds to three simultaneous calls including fatal accident, structure fire
||| FROM BEN LUNA for ORCAS ISLAND FIRE & RESCUE ||| On the afternoon of April 13, 2026, Orcas Island Fire & Rescue (OIFR) was dispatched to three separate incidents simultaneously, requiring the department to
Earth Day Orcas hands-on learning for all ages
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| Your local public health team wants to remind you of a few tips to help make your spring season as fun and healthy as possible. Before you
Conservation Land Bank Commission to travel to Orcas for upcoming meeting
The meeting will be held at the Orcas Island Fire Station ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| The San Juan County Conservation Land Bank Commission will hold its regularly scheduled April 17 meeting on
The president is having an actual mental breakdown. Will the vice president take action?
||| FROM MILES TAYLOR for DEFIANCE.ORG ||| Sunday night into Monday morning, the president of the United States conducted an all-night social media binge that would alarm any reasonable observer, whether or not he was
April 28, 2026, Special Election | Vote Early! Sign! Send!
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| All registered voters in San Juan County will receive a ballot for the Special Election on April 28, 2026. This election will include measures for San Juan County
Letter to Editor | The cost of a ‘No’ vote on county levy
||| FROM NATHAN KESSLER-JEFFREY ||| As we all consider the County’s proposed levy lid lift, I hope we take a moment to consider the true impact of a “no” vote. I’m a property owner, and
Letter to Editor | No on levy lid lift
||| FROM CINDY CARTER ||| San Juan County is requesting a levy lid lift to $.85/$1000 of property value. The statement on the county website is the same levy rate that was approved in 2019.
Letter to Editor | We need code updates. Code updates need the county levy lift
||| FROM CHRIS & CHOM GREACEN ||| A “yes” vote on the levy lid lift is a vote to protect the core services that make island life possible: public safety, public health, senior services, and
Larsen welcomes major disaster declaration for NW Washington, urges fast relief for flood-hit families, communities
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF U.S. REP. RICK LARSEN ||| EVERETT, WA – Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) today welcomed the Major Disaster Declaration for Washington state following the severe storms and flooding that hit the state
Conservation Land Bank Commission travels to Orcas Island for upcoming April 17 Meeting
The meeting will be held at the Orcas Island Fire Station ||| FROM TANJA WILLIAMSON for CONSERVATION LAND BANK COMMISSION ||| The San Juan County Conservation Land Bank Commission will hold its regularly scheduled April
Sheriff’s Report | April 1 – 6, 2026
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1 26-001773 Communications Problem 09:11:50 04/01/26 An Orcas Island Deputy responded to a scam attempt. The Deputy learned that a new scam involves the scammer
WSF Weekly Report | Women’s Transportation Seminar; WSDOT Worker Memorial; Summer schedule;
||| FROM STEVE NEVEY for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| A message from Steve Last Thursday, nine of our women leaders and my deputy represented Washington State Ferries at the Women’s Transportation Seminar Puget Sound Chapter
Is this the secret bunker being built under the new ballroom?
||| FROM THE UNITED FRONT |||
Leadership San Juan Islands celebrates graduation of Cohort XVII
April 24, 2026 | San Juan Islands, WA ||| FROM GRETCHEN KRAMPF for LEADERSHIP SAN JUAN ISLANDS ||| Leadership San Juan Islands proudly announces the graduation of Cohort XVII on April 24, 2026, marking another
Permitting with the County | How to use the SmartGov System
Using the online SmartGov portal, you can apply for, renew, and view the status of permits, as well as schedule inspections and make secure payments ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County’s
