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Systemwide WSF virtual meetings coming up
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| Next week on Wednesday, Feb. 12 and Thursday, Feb. 13, we’re hosting systemwide virtual public meetings to take questions and update community members on the latest at Washington State Ferries.
Working Families Tax Credit | Get money back this tax season
||| FROM MEGAN METCALF for ORCAS COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER ||| Great news for Washington residents! The Working Families Tax Credit (WFTC) is here to put money back in your pocket. If you worked in 2024,
Sheriff’s Report | January 29 – February 4, 2025
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29 25-000533 Suspicious Person/Circumstance 09:25:35 01/29/25 An Orcas Island Deputy arrested a subject for reckless driving, assault in the 3rd degree on a peace officer
Latest from Lekanoff
Happy Fantastic Friday! ||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. DEBRA LEKANOFF ||| As we move forward in this legislative session, I want to take a moment to update you on the critical work we are
2025 Comp Plan elements for review
Housing, Capital Facilities, Utilities, and Economic Development ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| San Juan County is in the process of updating its Comprehensive Plan (Comp Plan) as part of its 2025 Growth Management
Larsen supports Taxpayer Data Protection Act to stop Musk from invading Americans’ privacy
Larsen: “Join me in fighting back against the Republican Rip-Off” ||| FROM THE OFFICE OF REP. RICK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) joined House Democrats to introduce the Taxpayer Data Protection Act,
WSF Weekly Report | Winter weather; 24/7 support staff; USCG K-9 honored
||| FROM STEVE NEVEY for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| A message from Steve As a 24/7 operation, we have staff working nonstop to support our customers every day of the year. We have dispatchers working
Jury Duty: FEBRUARY 10-14, 2025 required to appear
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| All jurors summoned for the jury period beginning Monday, February 10th through Friday February 14th, are required to appear for jury service on Tuesday, February 11th. Jurors are to
Canadian woman killed during stormy boating accident in San Juan Islands
||| FROM KOMO TV NEWS ||| A tragic boating accident near Sucia Island killed a Canadian woman on Monday, the San Juan County Sheriff's Office confirmed. The incident happened on Feb. 3, when a 31-foot
Parent of South Whidbey student arrested by ICE, district vows to protect school community
||| FROM KOMO-TV.COM ||| WHIDBEY ISLAND, Wash. — A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raid last week in Langley nabbed the parent of a South Whidbey Island School District student, the district's top leader confirmed.
Feds fly 110 detained migrants to Washington state, advocacy group says
Observers said a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement flight arrived over the weekend with dozens of people sent to a detention center in Tacoma. ||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE STANDARD ||| More than 100 detained migrants
Public officials and advocates from across the Sound mobilize for urgent ferry system investment
||| FROM FIX OUR FERRIES ||| OLYMPIA, WA – A significant delegation of local elected officials and community leaders from across Washington’s ferry-served regions will converge in Olympia from February 4-6, 2025, for Fix Our
Health Care District Board Meeting – Cancelled due to weather
||| FROM ORCAS ISLAND HEALTH CARE DISTRICT ||| UPDATE: Board Meeting - CANCELLED - February 4, 2025 The Orcas Island Health Care District Board is cancelling the Special Board Meeting on Tuesday, February 4th due to inclement weather. The
Island Ways | Trump’s hard line on immigration sparks fear on Nantucket
Orcas and Nantucket Islands are each roughly the same size and the same distance off their respective coasts. We share the same concerns about the high cost of living, lack of affordable housing, tourist management,
Historic Washington Elwha ferry sold for $100K, will be repurposed into floating office
||| FROM KOMO TV NEWS ||| The historic ferry Elwha, a staple of Washington State Ferries since 1968, has been sold to Everett Ship Repair for $100,000. The ferry will be repurposed into a floating
Virtual WSF public meetings coming up
||| FROM WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| We’re hosting systemwide virtual public meetings on Wednesday, Feb. 12 and Thursday, Feb. 13. WSF staff will answer questions and provide updates on the latest at Washington State Ferries.
