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WSF Weekly Report | Tour de Lopez; fair changes; rescue operation
||| FROM STEVE NEVEY for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| A message from Steve Yesterday was Earth Day, which started in 1970 to raise environmental awareness and inspire action to protect our planet. This year’s theme,
County awards $384,000 in cultural access funding to local non-profit arts & culture organizations
This year, funding was awarded to 19 entities to finance public facilities serving economic development purposes ||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| This week, the County Council approved a series of Cultural Access funding awards
Port Commissioners schedule regular meeting
||| FROM CHIP LONG for PORT OF ORCAS COMMISSIONERS ||| The Port of Orcas Board of Commissioners will hold a Regular Meeting on Monday, April 27th at 4:00 p.m. online via Zoom and in-person at the
Jennifer Krembs honored as Trailblazer Award recipient by Washington Municipal Clerks Association
||| FROM TOWN OF FRIDAY HARBOR ||| The Washington Municipal Clerks Association (WMCA) proudly announces that Jennifer Krembs, Town Clerk for the Town of Friday Harbor, has been named the recipient of a 2026 WMCA
No jurors needed April 27 – May 1
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| JURY DUTY: APRIL 27 - MAY 1, 2026 All jurors summonsed for the Jury Period beginning Monday April 27th through Friday May 1st, 2026, are excused. Thank you.
News Brief | WSF making changes to handle thousands of FIFA World Cup riders
||| FROM KOMO NEWS ||| Hundreds of thousands of soccer fans from around the world are headed to Seattle for the FIFA World Cup in June and July - and many of those visitors will
Larsen encourages constituents to get their money back from Trump’s illegal tariffs
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF U .S. REP. RICK LARSEN ||| WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the following statement: “Northwest Washington businesses will now have the chance to get the money Trump taxed from them in
Sheriff’s Office getting a new home on Lopez
||| FROM SHERIFF ERIC PETER for SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE |||
Letter to Editor | Just say no!
||| FROM PHIL PETERSON ||| A no vote on Proposition 1 will force needed change in the way we the people, our elected representatives and our essential public servants do our business. At issue is
Sheriff’s Report | April 8 – 14, 2026
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ||| WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8 26-001936 Attempted Suicide 10:10:52 04/08/26 An Orcas Island Deputy and Orcas Island Fire and Rescue responded to a medical emergency in the Olga area.
Letter to Editor | Regarding that county levy
||| FROM RICHARD GROUT ||| If you haven’t returned your ballot yet, please read this carefully. The mini–voters pamphlet that came with your ballot says the proposed county levy is 85 cents per $1,000 of
News Brief | Panic in East Coast town as families fear LOSING their homes over massive 50% tax hike
||| FROM THE DAILY MAIL ||| In South Hadley, a leafy East Coast community, residents will vote tonight on whether to approve a dramatic increase that could send bills soaring by as much as 50
No jurors needed for April 20-24
||| FROM SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS ||| JURY DUTY: APRIL 20-24, 2026 All jurors summonsed for the Jury Period beginning Monday April 20th through Friday April 24th, 2026, are excused. Thank you.
WSF Weekly Report | Summer reservations available; partnership with USCG; work zone awareness week
||| FROM STEVE NEVEY for WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES ||| A message from Steve Today we released our updated Service Contingency Plan. The plan explains our operations and how we'll adjust when service is unexpectedly disrupted.
‘Coffee with Kari’ offers islanders on San Juan time with Councilmember Kari McVeigh
District 1 Council representative Kari McVeigh is hosting another ‘Coffee With Kari’ event this spring – an opportunity to ask questions, hear the latest County news, and chat about what matters to locals ||| FROM
Larsen honored with Henry M. Jackson Award
||| FROM THE OFFICE OF. U .S. REP. RICK LARSEN ||| EVERETT, WA – Today, Economic Alliance of Snohomish County (EASC) and Herald Media named Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) the recipient of the 2026 Henry M. Jackson Award.
